Mentors' capacity to support Caribbean fisherfolk strengthened at Anguilla workshop

Over 21 mentors and resource persons from 16 Caribbean countries participated in the final regional training of trainers workshop for fisherfolk mentors, held in Anguilla, from July 6 to 9. The workshop was delivered by resource persons from the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies of the University of the West Indies (UWI-CERMES), the Caribbean Network of Fisherfolk Organisations (CNFO), the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI). The key objectives of the workshop were to strengthen the mentors’ capabilities in mentoring and facilitation and project cycle management. It was also aimed at familiarising them with the positions of fisherfolk on key fisheries and related policies for small scale fisheries development in the Caribbean. 

Access to funding to help fisherfolk organisations overcome their many challenges was a key concern identified by the mentors coming out of the workshop. Mentors signalled their intention to continue to provide support to the fisherfolk organisations and make use of the training provided in project proposal development to build the capacity of their mentee fisherfolk organisations to gain access to funding under such funding sources as the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grant Programmes and from development partners like the European Union (EU). The workshop was convened under the EU funded project enhancing food security from the fisheries sector in the Caribbean: Building the capacity of regional and national fisherfolk organisation networks to participate in fisheries governance and management.

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