Food Security Philippines Project #54175

Livelihood for 21 fishing communities in the PH

by World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines

Livelihood for 21 fishing communities in the PH

Project Report | Aug 8, 2022
Livelihood Kit for Sagnay Women's Group

By WWF | Philippines

The Municipality of Sagnay is one out of 14 municipalities and 1 city within Lagonoy Gulf supported by WWF-Philippines through the Sustainable Tuna Partnership (STP) project. The project aims to protect the yellowfin tuna fisheries in Lagonoy Gulf and uplift the livelihoods of those who rely on them. The project collaborates with the different stakeholders on tuna supply chain to come together to plot the best course of action towards conserving the yellowfin tuna fisheries in Lagonoy gulf. The project capacitated the women’s in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 5 through the Post-Harvest Division by means of training on value adding of tuna participated by women hoping to start their own business using scrap meat from tunas or non-tunas that is for local market.

The training was accessed by the group of women’s in Sagnay last 2021 however after the training the group was not able to practice their knowledge due to the limitation in starting capital. Last May 30, 2022, the Women’s group of Sagnay Tuna Fishers Association (STFA) received the starter kit includes assorted utensils, cooking equipment and ingredients as chosen beneficiary through the WWF Individual Donor Program on “Pangkabuhayan Starter Kit” donation campaign. The awarding was attended by the Municipal Agriculture Office and AT Fisheries of the municipality of Sagnay as well as the BFAR 5 through their FLDT (Fisheries Livelihood Development Technician).

The group was grateful to receive the starter kit where they can start a small business. Ms. Rizza Conmigo, President of the Sagnay TFA Womens Group said that ‘this is now the opportunity for the women to start a small business to help our husband to generate income. It’s a great honor to be one of the chosen group to receive from the respectful, generous and big-hearted people who has been part of this donation drive that makes us inspired to embrace the business world.

Thank you WWF Philippines and individual donor.” After receiving the starter kit, the women immediately cooked various dishes or menu such as tuna embutido, tuna lumpia and siomai and sold it to local government employees and participants in the training workshop conducted in the adjacent building. The group raise more than 3,365.00 pesos during the event. Truly, as community development worker, also inspired how the community has been evolved and become resilient in the challenging times we are currently facing.

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Apr 20, 2022
Livelihood assistance to fishing communities

By WWF | Philippines

Bicol Women Receive Livelihood Support from WWF-Philippines

The wives of Bicol fishermen have been given a good boost towards bringing in profits for their coastal communities.

On the 22nd and 23rd of March, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Philippines donated food processing kits and ingredients to fishing communities in Caramoan and Presentacion, in the province of Camarines Sur. The kits were donated as part of the conservation organization’s Kabuhayan Para Sa Kababaihan campaign, a fundraising effort to support the livelihoods of women in rural communities across the Philippines.

Cooking ingredients were distributed to women beneficiaries from the communities of Guijalo, Caramoan, and Parubcan, Presentacion. Donated as well were the equipment and utensils needed to process them.

21 women joined the turnover event in Guijalo, while another 23 participated during the Presentacion event for a total of 44 families represented.

After the turnover of donations, participants processed and packaged the ingredients for the market using their new equipment. In the past workshops held in April 2021, BFAR Region 5 trained the participants how to process and produce products for sale at the market.

In the past years, the women of Guijalo and Presentacion were left without a source of livelihood. For the women, the livelihood support that was extended to them provides an opportunity to do more for their families and their community.

“This is an important step in the community empowerment work we’re doing in Lagonoy Gulf. We want to support women in the work that they do within the tuna supply chain, which is why we’re thankful we were able to receive these donations and hold this workshop,” said WWF-Philippines Sustainable Tuna Partnership 2 Site Manager for Lagonoy Gulf Leah Benosa.

WWF-Philippines’ Sustainable Tuna Partnership 2 (STP 2) project works to uplift the livelihoods and communities of small-scale yellowfin tuna fishers in the Philippines. The project has helped fishers organize into Tuna Fishers Associations, and continues to work with stakeholders across the yellowfin tuna supply chain in its push for sustainable fisheries.

Locating women within the tuna supply chain and providing them with the support they need is part and parcel to the work of the STP 2 project.

“Our group is among those who were helped by WWF-Philippines, and we are thankful for this opportunity to put up another source of funds for our community. I’m thankful for the help we’ve been given towards helping our organization thrive,” said Rochel Marto, President of the Tuna Fishers Association of Caramoan (TFAC) Women's Group of Guijalo and the San Vicente Cluster.

The group in Guijalo will market both to their local government unit and to local hotels, making use of Caramoan’s reputation as a tourist destination. In Presentacion, meanwhile, products will be marketed to schools, and will be put on display at the local market.

The STP 2 project will continue pursuing ways in which to uplift the livelihoods of women in its partner communities.

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