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Empowerment of women through fisheries and aquaculture

author(s) Gomes, A
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Gomes, A. (2007). Empowerment of women through fisheries and aquaculture. In Dickson, M. and A. Brooks (eds.) Proceedings of the CBFM-2 International Conference on Community Based Approaches to Fisheries Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 6-7 March. The WorldFish Center - Bangladesh Office
Empowerment of women through fisheries and aquaculture

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Abstract

Banchte Shekha is an NGO based in Jessore, south-west Bangladesh that has supported the development and empowerment of poor people, particularly women. In the CBFM-2 project they found it was possible to involve women in fisheries activities, despite initial opposition from conservative groups. Banchte Shekha was responsible for organizing 7 CBOs in CBFM-2 following their successful experiences with a single CBO in the first phase of the project

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