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Information dissemination, communication with customers

The final product's value is created through sustainable development goals. It is essential this message is passed on to the customer through the acquisition of the product, whether it be furniture, a bracelet or ball pen.

Spending time at the facility, participating in a class or tour gives exposure to the processes in an innovative and creative manner. The facilitators are expert at providing

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Recycling Abandoned nets

The focal point of recycling is a step by step process that transforms waste product into a reusable, valueable substance. The composition of the net is cleaned, crushed and restructured

Abandoned nets are broken down as raw material, the raw material transitions to a Recycler. The rPET is returned in pellet form

a lot of experimentation as to timing, size, application

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Traditional Cultural Innovation

Significant design and purposing is developed through utilising community skills that already exist. Products developed from recycled and repurposed abandoned nets display local character, flare and application. Incorporating story and background provide introduction to DYI projects available to tour groups and school programs

Repurposing infrastructure, telephone company building use as R&D and classroom resource.

Cultural weaving techniques

DYI projects provide a tangible interactive product through visiting the facility, visual and descriptive tour of processes is acted on in forming a souvenir. This product provides a focal point of disseminating awareness. Sense of accomplishment, contribution and involvement.

Cooperation with National and local government

Taiwan Enivironmental Management Authority has Fishing Policy encouraging responsible use of fishing gear. Since 2020, the Ocean Conservation Administration under the Ocean Affairs Council has engaged local governments in pilot programs for recycling and reusing abandoned fishing nets (oyster ropes) and polystyrene (floating devices). As of 2023, over 799 tons of these materials had been recycled, achieving a reuse rate of nearly 75%.

HaYi is government recognised as a collection point for abandoned nets

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Government Engagement

As both the Community Fishery Conservation Trust Funds and Women’s Saving Group Conservation Funds contribute to CFi activities, it is important to engage with local government authorities to gain their support and leverage their involvement. Community Fisheries operate under a government mandate and are overseen by local Fisheries Administration authorities, who ensure that CFi activities follow both internal and national rules. Involving the Commune authorities in managing Women’s Saving Group operations helps to reduce potential sources of intergroup conflict, increase trust between members, and strengthen group management. Women’s Saving Group members respect the involvement of the Commune and are mindful of its oversight. Furthermore, some Commune’s have granted additional top up grants to Women’s Savings Groups who have performed well.

Facilitating government community relationships requires:

A trusting relationship between the community and local government authorities.
Properly constituted and officially recognized Community Fishery Organizations and Women’s Saving Groups;
Well managed Community Fishery Organizations and Women’s Saving Groups

In facilitating government community relationships, we have learnt that:

CFi’s with their own funds facilitate additional contributions from the local authorities. It is common that neither party has the capacity to fully fund an activity, but they can both provide a contribution. For example, some CFi’s have purchased a boat engine and the local authorities have donated a boat that had been confiscated for being involved in illegal activity.
CFi’s with their own action plan and finances are better able to secure the limited support able to be provided by local government authorities.

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Women’s Saving Group Capacity Building

Each Women’s Saving Group must achieve a high standard of financial literacy and management capacity prior to receiving a Conservation Fund. These skills are required before they start to loan the Conservation Fund capital to their members and then provide their local CFi with the interest generated to fund conservation activities. Capacity building for Women’s Savings Group members includes training in managing credit, building a business, understanding contracts, and keeping a savings book. The Women’s Savings Group Committee will also be trained in meeting procedures, record keeping, bookkeeping, managing savings books and understanding the group bylaws.

Building Women’s Saving Group Capacity requires:

The Women’s Saving Group Committee must be committed to the success of the savings group.
The Women’s Saving Group leaders must actively participate in developing group rules and regulations. And then follow them as an example to other members.
Women’s Saving Group leaders must be able to prepare clear and transparent financial reports.
Before establishing a saving group or engaging with an existing group it is important to conduct a baseline survey to gauge community understanding of savings concepts. For existing groups, it is important to assess their current committee structure, rules, regulations and operations.
Training group members on subjects including credit, building a business, paying back debt, and loan contracts.

In building Women’s Savings Group capacity, we have learnt that:

Engaging respected village leaders and local authorities (i.e. Village Chief or Commune Council) in overseeing the operations of the Women’s Saving Group increases the likelihood of the group being successful.
Group members need to be taught how saving groups improve household economics, food security and generate income.
Saving groups can reduce the reliance of local villagers on unsecured high-interest rate loans
Saving groups can reduce poverty by providing lower interest rate loans and through educating members on the importance of savings.
Participation in the saving groups builds trust, confidence, and empowerment among the group members.

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Guide to establishing Women's Saving Group Conservation Funds

Community Fishery Committee Capacity Building

Prior to receiving funds, the Community Fisheries Committee must demonstrate a high level of management capacity. The CFi committee needs to be able to convene and record meetings, hold elections, and be financially transparent and accountable. The committee also needs the skills to work with local authorities and understand the legal framework within which they operate. These skills are provided through a mix of training and long-term support and mentoring.

Building Community Fishery Capacity requires the CFi Committee:

To be properly structured and active;
The CFi has undertaken financial management training;
Has a bank account; and
Has demonstrated their ability to transparently and accountably manage funds.

In building Community Fishery Committee capacity, we have learnt that:

The CFi Committee requires mentoring and support in building a working relationship with their local Women’s Saving Group.
The often exclusively or majority male CFi Committee can find it difficult to overcome gender bias to respectfully request funds from the Women’s Saving Group and adhere to the requirements of the funding – such as providing timely written reports and receipts.
Gender in NRM training provided to CFis has helped overcome gender bias.

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Women capacity development for voice and agency

Empowering women to express their opinions, make informed decisions and meaningfully participate in their household, communities and conservancies is a key factor in transforming harmful norms that perpetuate GBV. We have engaged women through different platforms such as community dialogue forums, landscape level women forum, international days celebrations and self-mobilized livelihood groups. The dialogues have built the women’s confidence and ability to self and collectively advocate, they have become more equipped to challenge and question harmful norms, they are more empowered to speak about violence towards themselves and others in the community. The community dialogues have also led to women increased awareness about their rights and making informed decisions. Women meaningful participation in conservancies AGM has improved, women expressing interest in conservancies elective leadership position has increased and women voting their own in the conservancy leadership has also increased. This led to an increase in the number of women in the board to be 4 from zero. The women forum at landscape level has been key in awareness on rights among women and a platform for learning and sharing knowledge.

Support from male leaders: Goodwill from the board and support from men in the community are essential for driving change and fostering an inclusive environment.

Collective Action and Advocacy: Leveraging collective power through existing groups enables effective advocacy for women's rights and gender equality.

Integration with other projects: Collaborating with other projects focused on women's empowerment can enhance efforts and provide additional resources and support.

Conservancy structures are predominately led med by men which limits women's awareness of the opportunities available to them as conservancy members. Awareness of rights is crucial for empowering women and building their confidence. Throughout the process of implementing the solution we have learnt that providing information and sensitizing women can significantly enhance their self-assurance.

By reviewing some of the conservancy bylaws and policies we have realized that they are often unconsciously designed to exclude women, failing to incorporate their inclusion. It's essential to align these policies with gender progressive national laws and frameworks. Supporting conservancies in reviewing their legal and policy frameworks to be gender-responsive is necessary.

When women are mobilized, they can challenge exclusionary practices and encourage men to support these efforts. Engaging men from the outset is vital to ensure a collaborative approach.

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Engaging Men as Alies

Male engagement has been a key component in transforming harmful social norms that perpetuate gender-based violence (GBV). This approach involves engaging male conservancy leaders and influential community men who play significant roles in decision-making at the household, community, and conservancy levels.

These male leaders have been supported in reflecting on their own beliefs about gender equality and GBV, examining how they can either perpetuate or address inequalities through their roles in the conservancies. The engagement sessions were facilitated by the gender organization CREAW, which has extensive experience in this area. Initially, the focus was on increasing men's understanding of gender equality and GBV concepts, as well as the links between gender/GBV and conservation, before delving deeper into the related social norms. The male engagement sessions were done on a quarterly basis.

Partnership with the Landscape Association: Collaborating with the landscape association facilitated easier mobilization due to the established structures for conservancy leaders. This provided a solid foundation for coordination and implementation of initiatives.
Collaboration with Gender Organizations: Partnering with a gender organization that specializes in male engagement made the intervention easier and effective. Their expertise and experience provided valuable insights and strategies for effectively addressing harmful gender norms in each context.

During the implementation of our solution, we have learnt that male engagements need to be done consistently and thus more resources need to be allocated to maintain the consistent engagement. Creating safe spaces for the discussion and utilizing effective engagement tools has been key.

When men gather to discuss gender-based violence (GBV), it creates a safe environment that encourages reflection and sharing. This openness is vital for encouraging honest conversations.

Utilizing specific tools for male engagement significantly helps men feel comfortable expressing their thoughts and experiences. These tools facilitate deeper discussions and promote understanding among participants.

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