Fishers' leadership enhanced
The enhanced leadership of the fishers who are elected to represent their communities in MIHARI’s different activities is vital for the network to exist as a true fishers’ movement. Their self-confidence to speak up and active participation in the discussions and consultations, support and feed the partnership between NGOs and LMMAs communities.
- Capacity building in leadership, negotiations skills, public speaking.
- The fact that the MIHARI network is an official organisation, that gives small-scale fishers legitimacy to engage and take part in negotiations.
- Being an elected representative gives accountability towards one’s community.
- Consultations on fishers needs, in terms of training, was important to provide the right capacity building activities.
- Learning by doing and peer-to-peer exchange were as important as formal trainings.