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Fisherwomen and Credit Saving in Mozambique

Updated March 8, 2023

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Refugee Fisherwomen in Mozambique

Updated March 8, 2023

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Participation of Women in Community Fishing Councils (CCPs)

The following case examines the existence of women in Community Fishing Councils (CCPs) in the Mozambique Artisanal Fisheries and Climate Change Project (FishCC), which is a part of the World Bank’s Integrated Landscape Management Portfolio in Mozambique [7].

Updated March 8, 2023

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Mentorship & Kinship Amongst Women in Mozambique Fisheries

The following method entry outlines the significance of kinship, mentorship, and social networks in various two specific cases in Mozambique in Ibo Island and the Gaza Province.

Updated March 8, 2023

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Promoting Women’s Participation in Arctic Fisheries Governance

An international working group of nation-states and permanent members of the Arctic Council deliberated on policies for women’s inclusion in decision-making processes regarding fisheries resource management in the Arctic.

Updated April 16, 2022

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Heiltsuk Women and Fisheries Protest on Canada's Pacific Coast

To protect the herring population on Canada's Pacific Coast and gain greater decision-making power in fisheries governance, Heiltsuk women led a series of protests against the Department of Fisheries and Oceans following the contested reopening of a depleting herring fisheries.

Updated April 16, 2022

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South Africa Women in Fisheries Workshop

The role of the WIF South Africa Workshop in addressing the challenges faced by women fisherfolk in South African fisheries by building their leadership capacity to make South Africa’s small-scale fisheries more equitable and accessible for women.

Updated April 13, 2022

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The participation of Uganda’s fisheries women in Integrated lake management

As part of the way forward, the adoption of integrated fisheries lake management as an inclusive management regime brings together multiple sectors to coordinate planning and inclusion of informal citizens (women). It uses Uganda's experience in fisheries lake management implementing diversity of power, influence, and assets, and the ability to challenge institutional arrangements that obstruct equal access to the advantages of fisheries resources. To enhance access and empower the participation of women fisherfolks.

Updated April 13, 2022

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Promoting social relations in fish value-chain activities by women in small-scale fisheries in Lake Malawi, and Lake Chilwa.

The role of women in small-scale fisheries that engage in social relations along the value-chains of production to democratically represent and participate in Lake Malawi and Lake Chilwa. The generic methods used by women in a social-relational approach aim towards focusing on ways of interacting and communicating with communities to embody values of respect, inclusiveness, and corporation. Social relational approaches influence women's participation, engagement, and outcomes in small-scale fishing villages in Malawi.

Updated April 13, 2022

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Participatory Mapping and Women's Empowerment in Mozambican Small-Scale Fisheries

The role of smartphone technology and participatory mapping in enhancing democratic participation among small-scale women fisherfolk in Mozambique.

Updated April 13, 2022