Capacity building workshop on Policy research and Advocacy

<p>SWIOTUNA participated&nbsp;in a pivotal workshop convened by WWF&nbsp;in Dar es Salaam Tanzania, from the 8th to 12th June 2024. The main objective of the workshop was to build on the capacity of the CSOs on &nbsp;policy research capacity and align strategies in small-scale fishing&nbsp;(<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/SSF?src=hashtag_click">#SSF</a>) advocacy. In attendance were members organization from TUFAK, Tuna Alliance Tanzania, FOSCAMC, House of civil societies MOSC, Federation of Artisanal small scale fishers FPAOI, WWF Madagascar and WWF Tanzania, EARFISH and Our Blue Future OBF.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The workshop was a crucial step following an assessment being undertaken by SWIOTUNA and its partners&nbsp;on&nbsp;the SSF Guidelines, Policy Frameworks, and Reform Strategy (PFRS), along with its 10-Year SSF Action Plan. The aim of the assessment being to reflect on the adoption, operationalization, and performance of these frameworks, evaluate their integration into policies and practices, measure the success and progress of implemented strategies, and review milestones achieved since the guidelines and action plan were adopted. Additionally, the assessment will identify challenges hindering implementation and extract lessons learned to inform future efforts.</p>

<p>The preliminary findings of the assessment will guide on the development of report on the status of the&nbsp;adoption, operationalization and implementation of the SSF guidelines in the SWIO region. This will inform future advocacy work in the adoption and implementation of the guidllines in the SWIO countries&nbsp;</p>