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Spring Training Highlights

One Earth Future's Secure Fisheries, organized a skill-based training session in the Injooni fishing village in Kismayo, Jubbaland Somalia. The training focused on various aspects of fishing equipment, particularly net making, maintenance, and repair. Five members from neighboring fishing communities participated in the session alongside local fishermen.

March 28,2024

Addressing Migration And Value Chains In The Arauca Region

Since 2021, this project generates opportunities for socio-economic inclusion and employment for the vulnerable local population and Venezuelan migrants.

March 27,2024

One Earth Future's Shuraako Program Joins The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo 2024 in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, April 24, 2024 - The Invest Somalia Conference and Expo has a clear message: the time to invest in Somalia are now. Somalia has demonstrated its readiness to embrace investment, setting the stage for fruitful partnerships and initiatives. Organizers and attendees are focused on paving the way for a more interconnected future for the region.

April 24,2024

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August 13, 2018

Latest Blogs: Examining Maritime Security, Women’s Engagement, and State Leadership Change

In the past week, OEF programs launched three different blog series, taking deep dives into issues of maritime security, the state of Women, Peace and Security (WPS), and leadership in the Horn of Africa. These blog series consider governance issues in each realm through local, regional, and interna...

August 06, 2018

Rural Alternative Schools (ERAs): Building Peace Through Collaboration Networks in Colombia

Rural Alternative Schools (ERAs) provide peasant communities and ex-combatants with agricultural training; technical assistance; and access to land, capital, and markets.

August 01, 2018

Using GIS to Identify Somali Coastal Development Opportunities

How can GIS mapping tools work with local knowledge?

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July 30, 2018

Caught Red-Handed Workshops Build Momentum to Combat Illegal Fishing in the Western Indian Ocean

In Kenya, INTERPOL and Vulcan attended to discuss their efforts to combat illegal fishing. INTERPOL’s Alistair McDonnell presented their whole-of-government approach and innovative Mazu phone application to report suspicious vessels.

July 01, 2018

New Report on Somali Coastal Resources Development Opportunities

Interest in the Somali fishing sector is growing. Development agencies, donors, and investors see the potential for fisheries in Somali waters to provide income, food security, and stability in coastal communities. But reliable and up-to-date information about the state of Somali fisheries is diffic...

June 23, 2018

What Happens After Glass Ceilings Shatter?

If Hillary Clinton shatters that highest, hardest glass ceiling, what does that mean for women’s representation in legislature?

June 20, 2018

$8 Million Impact Fund Supporting Somali Businesses Launched

Shuraako, Norfund, and IFU launch the Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund.

June 08, 2018

A Global Catch: Working Together to End Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing is an issue global in scale, requring regional and international cooperation to address it.

May 24, 2018

Caught Red-handed Workshops Open in Sri Lanka and the Maldives

Secure Fisheries’ Senior Program manager Robert Mazurek chaired the first two meetings in a series of eleven Caught Red-Handed (CRH) workshops last month at the Navy Headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Coast Guard Training Center in Male, Maldives. Co-sponsored by the United Nations Office of...

May 15, 2018

Alex Amling Presents Research Project on Colombian Ex-combatants

Her research project conducted focus-group interviews with a number of female and male ex-combatants from different armed groups in March and April 2017.

May 10, 2018

U.S. Partners Join Forces to Tackle Illegal Fishing Through Information Sharing

Participants focused on creating solutions for implementing whole-of-government information-sharing approaches to combat illegal fishing, terrorism, and transnational organized crime and piracy.

National maritime interagency advisory group

May 02, 2018

Learn More About Your Favorite Piece of Sushi

Tuna play an important role in oceanic ecosystems. Unfortunately, our appetite for tuna means their populations are at risk from overfishing.

May 01, 2018

Caught Red-Handed Workshops Launch

As a partner of the Caught Red-Handed maritime capacity building project, Secure Fisheries will host a series of workshops during 2018 to develop a harmonized guide for the collection of maritime data by all coastal and island nations in the Western Indian Ocean.

April 25, 2018

Human Slavery In The Seafood Industry Violates Human Rights And Contributes To Fisheries Conflict

Human trafficking and forced labor aboard fishing vessels are gaining international attention as investigative journalists and scientists are shining a light on human slavery in the seafood industry.

April 24, 2018

Sweden, Somali Financial Institutions, & Shuraako Provide Low Collateral Loans

The program is intended for female and youth entrepreneurs who lack sufficient collateral or possess other non-financial credit challenges by increasing their access to finance.

April 22, 2018

The Seed of a New Rural Alternative School in Tuluá

In an exemplary gesture of reconciliation peasants from 6 rural zones of the municipality of Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, unanimously voted to develop economic projects in collaboration with ex-combatants.

April 16, 2018

Sweden Partners with Somali Financial Institutions to Provide Low Collateral Loans

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency represented by the Embassy of Sweden, is announcing a comprehensive partnership with major Somali financial institutions to launch a program that will expand the provision of low collateral loans to small and medium size enterprises throughout...

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