Project Name: Livelihoods support for Somalia Returnees, IDPs and Host Community for Fishery Training skills. Implementing Org: HIBO Fishery Cooperatives Network. Funding partner: COOPI, UNHCR and EU. Starting Date: 21/05/2018 Project Finished: 21/10/2018

Introduction

Fisheries are one of the most significant renewable resources that Eastern and Indian Ocean (IO) countries have for food security, livelihoods and economic growth. Efforts, however, need to be made to ensure that as the population in these countries grows, and demand for food and employment likewise grows, the benefits that fishery resources provide are protected through sustainable management and value-addition.

 

Both aquaculture and fisheries sectors have forward linkages to postharvest handling, processing, and marketing that ultimately determine fish price (Delgadoet al. 2003). Small scale fish producers will remain at a disadvantage unless they develop better links in their product’s value chain (FAO-EIFAC/EC 2001). Several studies have demonstrated that usually small scale fish harvesters obtain a small portion of the retail price in undeveloped fisheries (Gudmundssonet al. 2006; Gestssonet al. 2010). The situation is worse for poor fishers who have very limited access to capital, new technologies, and land and water resources, in that they do not benefit proportionately from recent improvements in technology and market expansion (Deyet al. 2008).

HIBO fishery cooperatives network is implementing the project supported by COOPI, UNHCR and EU. The aim is to train for Somalia returnees and IDPs and Host community in Mogadishu Banadir region. On enable to be fully skilled fishermen’s. And to be catch fish as normal fishermen’s as usual. And all the participants selected by COOPI and UNHCR, and monthly they receive each student $50 for student transport fee.

Background of Report

This report summarizes the under taken work plan, training programs during the ongoing of this project, as mentioned this project assists the returnees, IDPs and host communities in Banadir religion.

 

On the other hand Hibo Fishery Cooperative Network has well experienced instructions have the capacity to make theoretical and practical sessions of the training.

The training starts 08:00 am and 12:30 pm. The 50 selected trainees from both sides have learned important sea training that was the initiative of the training project

Types of swimming

Types of Driving

Types of fishing gears

Connecting ropes to the anchors

Connecting ropes to the Bonus

Different types of Twine

Net making and mending

How to use hand lines, Trailing, Gill nets

How to use fishing Traps

Fish processing and preservation

Somali fishing zones

On shore fishing |off shore fishing

Fishing seasons in Somali water

Monsoon seasons

Boat building and maintenance

Using life jackets for safety

Fish marketing

Machine and its maintenance

Shark fins and how to process

Using masks, Sea shoes and driving suit.

The trainees were very happy and have good morals for the lessons and topics prepared by the Hibo instructors, there was 4 days of work plans, as agreed by COOPI, UNHCR, EU and HIBO, sometimes the trainees used to work in groups such as:

G1- Used to go sea activities

G2- Used to practice Netting outside of the boat

G3- Used to handle fish of the fish markets

Methodology of Implementation

The methodology of implementation our activities conducting theoretical and practical training by Hibo Fishery Cooperative Network from 21-5-2018 to 21-10-2018 HIBO Fishery Cooperative fulfilled the importance of the training program by returnees rules and regulations set sea training and its knowledge.

Challenges

During the ongoing of the training of 6 months, these was no any challenges met both the trainees and Hibo far away distances, although there was sometimes Road block code, the instructors Hibo and the trainees were respecting the time and the curriculum of the training because the hibo fishery training center locates hamar weyne beach district.

Objectives of the training

Creating job opportunities to the returnees

Teach general knowledge of marine skills

Formation of Fishers Association from this first lot

To distribute the important tools craft at the end of the training

To teach the trainees the fishing law

To encourage other younger to become Real fishermen

To orientate the society fish consumption

Impact

HIBO fishery cooperatives Network is very happy because of how the training program takes place and how trainees received the topics of the training

Both the HIBO fishing Cooperatives Network and the trainees selected from B/C thanking Coopi, UNHCR, EU and also HIBO.

HIBO Recommendations

HIBO Fishery Cooperatives Network recommends to en large such projects that will enhance the coastal communities and will increase marine resources production.