Sunday, November 23, 2014

VGSSF Translated in to Sinhala and Tamil languages and launched at World Fisheries Day, 2014

NAFSO took part the drafting of the VGSSF since 2008, during the Bangkok 4SSF conference.
Also engaged in the national processes which was conducted among 20 countries across the globe.
In regional consultation at Bangkok, as well as at the technical consultations in June 2013 as well as February 2014, NAFSO represented CSOs. So, we are part of the process as we saw the importance of VGSSF on sustainable future for Small Scale Fishers in the country as well as in the world.

In the 18th World Fisheries Day celebrations held at Colombo, NAFSO launched the VGSSF Sinhala and Tamil translated books. NAFSO expect to launch an education campaign around the country as we want to use the VGSSF for unite fisher people for their sustainable future.


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