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New farming practices to boost mangrove conservation efforts in Cambodia

Bangkok, Thailand 06 Jun 2016

Country: Asia Region, Cambodia

Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Gender equality ...

With support from Mangroves for the Future (MFF), the coastal fishing town of Koh Kong is attempting to re-focus its workforce back on solid ground. In addition to issues with illegal fishing practices that are depleting fish stocks in nearby Peam Kr...    

Gender Equality in Development Cooperation

Bangkok, Thailand 31 Mar 2016

Country: Bangladesh

Topic: Gender equality

SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) - an MFF institutional partner, recently published a series of stories highlighting the importance of gender equality in development cooperation. One of the articles titled "Reducing the ‘in...    

Mother Nurture

Bangkok, Thailand 08 Mar 2016

Country: Asia Region

Topic: Gender equality

Every day, women all over the world make countless decisions that affect the environment. In many countries, women often play a dominant role in natural resource management and have traditional responsibilities such as growing food, collecting water,...    

Women of Kraksaan leading the way in mangrove conservation

Kraksaan sub-district, Probolinggo district, East Java province, Indonesia 26 Feb 2016

Country: Indonesia

Topic: Capacity Building, Community Resilence, Gender equality ...

45-year-old mother of two Tutut Ulfa Rahayu, is a fish farm worker. Tutut is one of many women from Kraksaan sub-district, Indonesia, who acknowledges the importance of mangrove ecosystems to sustain her livelihood, as well as improve her family's we...    

Mangrove restoration project empowers Indian fisherfolk community

Karankadu, India 12 Jan 2016

Country: India, Asia Region

Topic: Capacity Building, Capacity development, Community Resilence ...

Depleting fish numbers and competition with bigger fishing companies left Jenitha and her community in Karankadu, India struggling for a reliable source of income. Through a mangrove restoration project supported by MFF, Jenitha picked up new supplem...    

Stepping out of the Shadows

Karachi, Pakistan 29 Sep 2015

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Community Resilence, Gender equality

Anyone who has been to the seaside in Karachi would have noticed a row of non-descript simple single-storied houses that flank several meters of the road to Sandspit. Families in Kakapir, this settlement of fishermen in Karachi, are struggling to mak...    

Reducing the 'invisible work load' by access to safe drinking water

Kultoli village, Munshiganj, Shyamnagar, Satkhira, Bangladesh 02 Jul 2015

Country: Bangladesh

Topic: Community Resilence, Gender equality

An increase in shrimp farming and high levels of salinity in the Chuna River are the prime causes of a scarcity of fresh water for consumption in Kultoli village, Shyamnagar, Bangladesh. Existing freshwater ponds had become shallow and salinity had i...    

Addressing women's 'double burden' with alternative fuel sources

Mirpur Sakro, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan 02 Jul 2015

Country: Pakistan

Topic: Community Resilence, Gender equality

As a result of the degradation of surrounding lands, the villagers of Mirpur Sakro resort to the cutting of mangroves as a source of fuel wood. A disproportionate level of responsibility is placed on the women of the village to travel vast distances ...    

Building opportunities for fisher-women in Tamil Nadu: the power of micro-financing

Ramnathapuram, Tamil Nadu 23 Mar 2015

Country: India

Topic: Civil Society Engagement, Community Resilence, Gender equality ...

Up to 87% of the poorest households in India do not have access to credit; 380 million are in need of microfinance services. Unequal education opportunities and access to business prospects has resulted in stunted economic security, particularly amon...    

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