These fact sheets provide an overview of the role of seafood production in 8 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. These fact sheets are meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in, or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

The Republic of Cabo Verde

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in Cabo Verde, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in, or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

The Republic of The Gambia

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in The Gambia, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders, and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

The Republic of Madagascar

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of capture fisheries production in the Republic of Madagascar, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

The Republic of Senegal

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in Senegal, with a focus on gender dimensions, highlighting opportunities to strengthen gender equity and women’s empowerment in the sector and beyond. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders, and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

United Republic of Tanzania

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of capture fisheries production in the United Republic of Tanzania, with an emphasis on marine fisheries and a focus on gender dimensions, highlighting opportunities to strengthen gender equity and women’s empowerment in the sector and beyond. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and capture fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in, or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

The Republic of Sierra Leone

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of seafood production in Sierra Leone, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

The Republic of Mozambique

This fact sheet provides an overview of the role of capture fisheries production in Mozambique, with a focus on gender dimensions, and is a starting point for conversations about how to support gender equity and equality in the sector and beyond. Our hope and intent is to update this document and incorporate new information and perspectives as they arise. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, government agencies, NGOs, funders and researchers with a snapshot of gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in, or are in the process of developing.

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

The Republic of Mauritius

This factsheet provides an overview of the role of fisheries in Mauritius, with a focus on gender dimensions, highlighting opportunities to strengthen gender equity and women’s empowerment in the sector and beyond. It is part of a series meant to offer development agency employees, decision makers, funders and researchers with a snapshot on gender and fisheries to inform the planning and delivery of relevant activities these actors might be involved in or in the process of developing

Gender and fisheries fact sheets

Supplementary material for Country Fact Sheets 

This document contains metadata, key definitions, and other supplementary material for the ORRAA Gender and Fisheries Country Factsheets

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