Presentation of Sakhi Inland Fisheries experience 1991 to till now

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Presentation of Sakhi Inland Fisheries experience
1991 to till now

• Presented by
• Suman Singh
• Secretary, Sakhi

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Aim and objectives

• AIMTo strive for the socio-economic empowerment
  of poor women and girl children of the families
  living below poverty line by improving their
  existing conditions through their organization
  into self-help groups.
• Objectives-
• To awaken women about their rights through
  sensitivity training Programmes and community
  participation.
• To promote sustainable and viable economic
  enterprises of women for their economic
  independence
• To develop livelihood and income generating
  opportunities for women like, fisheries,
  dairying, agriculture, live stock management,
  vegetable cultivation, vending etc
• To take up immunization and family welfare
  programme for women and girl children.
• To improve community level preparedness and
  capacity to respond in flood emergencies.
• To impart non-formal education to girl children
  women to bring them into the mainstream of
  education.
• To eradicate social evils affecting women and
  girl children, through awareness and community
  organization.
• To mobilize the community against the atrocities
  against women.

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Our supporting agencies

• Women Development Corporation, Govt. of Bihar(
  group formation and nurturing)
• Dorabji Tata Trust, Mumbai (cooperative and
  fisheries development)
• Water Aid, India (Water and Sanitation)
• Jamsetji Tata Trust,Mumbai(cooperative and
  fisheries development)
• Aga Khan Foundation (Community Based Saving Group
  Formation and Nurturing)
• NABARD (formation nurturing of SHG)
• Global Sanitation Fund (Making Jhanjharpur block
  ODF)

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Sakhi work on fisheries

• SAKHI has been instrumental in getting 13 block
  level fisherwomens cooperative societies
  registered under the 1996 amended Government of
  Bihar Cooperative Act 1935. The 1996 amendment
  ensures greater autonomy and access to womens
  cooperatives.
• 5000 fisherwomen in Madhubani District have been
  made technically proficient in carrying out
  fisheries related operations.
• Women from marginalized communities have been
  organized into 2000 SHGs.
• Arranged exposure visit for the women members of
  the cooperative to Kakinara, Kolkatta and many
  other places.
• Pilot testing of many new variety of fish (Sea
  prawn, Mangur, Pangaseous, etc) in his demo pond.
• Provide technical assistance to the fish farmers.
• Support convergence of government schemes (117
  Machua Awas Yojna, technical training to fish
  farmers, etc)

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Hatchery
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Brooder collection
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Fish selling
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Vending of fish
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Makhana Farming
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Fishery group present status

• At present 45 women fish farmer groups having
  membership of 615 is engaged in fish farming
  vending.
• The members were of the group have taken 52
  ponds on lease having water area around 200 acre.
• Members of the group taken 9 makhana pond on
  lease.

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Challenges faced so far

• Non supportive social setup for the women's.
• Encroachment of the middlemen in fishery
  cooperative.
• Lack of support of the line department.
• Regular change of government policy.
• Lack of capital.
• Theft and poisoning.
• Lack of technical knowledge.
• Good quality fish seed.
• Fish feed availability.

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Further

• Documentation and records of all the activity.
• Regular review and modification when ever
  required for better result.
• Getting assistance and advice from the technical
  expert.
• Finding the other profitable options for the fish
  farmers.

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• THANKS