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Fishing Sustainable Livelihood: A Discussion Paper on the Livelihood of Coastal Fisherwomen in India
Fishing Sustainable Livelihood: A Discussion Paper on the Livelihood of Coastal Fisherwomen in India

This paper describes and discusses a project to improve the livelihood capacities of the tsunami affected fisherwomen in Srikakulam and East Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh. The project applied a participatory approach: fisherwomen mobilized by IRCS volunteers took active part in the project at all stages. The paper highlights the project methodology, achievements and lessons for the future. 

Under the project, several activities were organized to improve the livelihood capacities such as distribution of tools, construction of infrastructures and trainings on the use and maintenance of the resources. In order to ensure the sustainability of the project, Village Maintenance Committees (VMC) were formed and trained on the use and maintenance of the distributed tools and constructed infrastructures. The project was implemented by Indian Red Cross Society with financial and technical support from Spanish Red Cross for a period of two years from March 2008 to March 2010. One of the main stakeholders was the Fisheries department which provided technical and statistical information for the implementation, designing constructions and conducting trainings for fisher folk communities.

Through this project, a total of 5320 fisherwomen affecting 20,800 family members have benefited in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh. After analyzing the project results, the conclusions were satisfactory:

- The profit of the fisherwomen was increased up to 32.89%.

- The capacity of the fisherwomen to buy and process fish was increased up to 39.50%.

- Through the trainings, 99% of fisherwomen had gained knowledge on the use and maintenance of livelihood materials and infrastructures.

The results of the project have highlighted the impact and the scope for future need to intervene in the coastal areas related to livelihood. The opportunity through this project has awakened and opened the door for their livelihood sustainability.

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