Interview with Editrudith Lukanga, Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO), Tanzania

Lukanga, Editrudith and N., Venugopalan (2023) Interview with Editrudith Lukanga, Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO), Tanzania. Yemaya (68). pp. 12-15. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Please share some of your experiences of working with women in the fisheries sector. In Tanzania, I founded an organization called Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO). As part of implementing the SSF guidelines, under an FAO supported project titled “Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines for gender equitable and climate resilient food systems and livelihoods”, EMEDO implemented a project on the capacity building of women and facilitated a number of consultative workshops in various fifteen districts in Lake Victoria. We learnt a lot of things. Just imagine, in the same district there are fisheries officers and community development officers who are working with the same group of women but don’t communicate with one another. For example, the community development office facilitates loans to women’s groups and individuals operating in the fisheries. When they get loans, women invest back in fisheries. However, being ignorant of the legislation governing the fisheries sector, they may buy fish which are undersized. In this case, if they are caught, the fisheries officer will confiscate all their fish and the women will lose their capital. So, we train them on the regulatory framework governing the fisheries sector to avoid such issues. These consultations have led to the strengthening of the women fish-workers network in the Lake Zone. They elected their leaders to coordinate district and regional processes and have a zonal executive committee. They make personal contributions to organize meetings and have also started a fund to reduce the challenges they face with access to funding.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM596
Keywords:	ICSF, Yemaya, Environmental Management and Economic Development Organization (EMEDO), Tanzania, Africa, Women, Gender, WIF, Lake Victoria, SSF Guidelines, Equality, FAO, Capacity Building, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	SSF Guidelines
Depositing User:	Vivek D ICSF
Date Deposited:	03 May 2024 04:57
Last Modified:	03 May 2024 04:57
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/20167

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