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Book (series)Pilot project: Introduction of alternative income generating activities for livelihood diversification for fishing dependent communities on the Islands of the three riparian States of Lake Victoria
GCP/RAF/466/EC SmartFish Project
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No results found.The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, under the implementation of a regional strategy for the Eastern and Southern African - Indian Ocean region program, is implementing a pilot project: ‘The Introduction of Alternative Income Generating Activities for Livelihood Diversification for Fishing Dependent Communities on the Islands of the Three Riparian States of Lake Victoria’. A baseline survey on vulnerability/livel ihood/poverty in all project target areas/groups was undertaken in June 2013. The purpose was to establish vulnerability indicators and livelihood/dependency/poverty patterns associated with selected self-help groups located on selected islands of Lake Victoria in the riparian countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The other objective was to identify potential alternative income generating activities that would reduce dependency on fishing and fish resources. The selected self-help groups and th eir respective beaches and islands are: Nyisiaya Women’s Group in Ndeda Beach, on Ndeda Island and USIA Youth Group in Mahanga, on Mageta Island (Kenya); Mpola Mpola at Gori, on Jagusi Island and Ddajje Star Group in Ddajje, on Buggala Island (Uganda); REEC/UPENDO in Ihumbo, on Bumbire Island and NEEMA Community Group in Igalula, on Ukerewe Island (Tanzania). The six self-help groups and respective fishing communities were interviewed by means of focus group discussions and personal interviews o n major areas of concern: group status; ownership of assets; access to services; vulnerability; income and expenditure; poverty and gender. The results show that the fisher communities are primarily concerned with, in order of priority: health; declining fish catches; safety on the lake; credit access, and education. The fishers acknowledge their high dependence on fish stating that during times of drought, market fluctuations and weather changes the communities are more vulnerable. They therefo re understand the need for diversification of income. The survey findings show that most self-help groups were formed to augment income, food and access to credit. The majority of the members of the self-help groups have access to land; semi-permanent housing; a few of their own livestock; two meals a day; no means of their own transport; no access to electricity; inadequate access to safe water; low savings; and little or no education. The study shows that food and education are the main expend iture items and there is little money available for diversification into non-fishery income generating activities. The different alternative income generating activities (IGAs) were proposed to supplement income, diversify sources of income and provide food. The IGAs include: crop farming, identified for food security and supplementary income for group members’ households; poultry farming for eggs and meat to generate income; cattle rearing for milk and meat to generate income and supplement die t; fish farming to diversify, generate income and reduce fishing pressure on Lake Victoria.  4 The next steps are to support the target groups technically and financially so that they can undertake the proposed IGAs to meet their respective goals. In line with the objectives of the project, the following activities will be undertaken: Organize and facilitate a one-day validation meeting for at least 20 relevant stakeholders to present the results of the assessment and proposed work plans an d interventions at the premises of the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization; Capacity building of micro-project stakeholders and beneficiaries to sustain the initiative (business, marketing, management of micro-enterprises); Carry out the livelihood diversification activities according to the work plans and detailed budget agreed; Disseminate the preliminary results of the livelihood diversification activities through different media at the national level; Organize and facilitate a final meeting at the national level for at least 20 relevant stakeholders to present the results of the poverty reduction activities and the proposed upscale/replication of interventions. -
ProjectEmergency Agricultural and Livelihoods Support to New Arrivals of Refugees in South-Western Uganda - TCP/UGA/3901 2024
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No results found.Since the end of March 2022, Uganda's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo has experienced high levels of displacement due to the escalation of violence in North Kivu province. As a result, 125 042 new arrivals were recorded in Uganda in November 2022, of whom 83 804 were from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. People crossing the border are generally received in reception centres before being relocated to established settlements. In addition to the situation described above, the Ministry of Health in Uganda declared an outbreak of Sudan Ebolavirus (EVD) in September 2022. A multisectoral rapid needs assessment (RNA) was conducted, focusing on the humanitarian and medium-term needs of the new refugee arrivals in Nakivale and Rhino Camp settlements. The RNA showed that the main sectoral needs and serious gaps were related to food security, with the need for assistance in accessing food being the most urgent. The RNA indicated that more than 65 percent of the new arrivals reported agriculture as their main source of income back in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and highlighted the need for inputs to enable them to resume food production. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBlue Communities - Empowering coastal and fishing communities to improve livelihoods 2019
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No results found.Fisheries and aquaculture are a critical source of food, nutrition, income and livelihoods for coastal and fisheries-dependent communities. The sector supports the livelihoods of roughly 12 percent of the world’s population and supplies 17 percent of its dietary animal protein. However, population growth and its associated stresses, such as pollution, habitat degradation, overfishing and climate change, threaten the productivity of aquatic ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. FAO has developed a global programme to enhance coastal-community inclusivity for the sustainable use of fisheries, to foster income-generating opportunities in aquaculture, expand coverage of social-protection systems, and increase commitment and capacity for poverty reduction in these communities.
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