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important part of the processing of fisheries products. They also have a large role in the education of children, as well as the health and well-being of the entire family. During Y2012 a strategy to help
strengthen the power of women will be developed. This strategy will be based on the recommendations of the project study on “the evaluation of the role of women in fishing communities
and CLPAs”, and on the identification of methods to strengthen their involvement in the decision- making process and to increase the profits they receive from the fisheries sub-sector. A Gender
Strategy will be prepared with advice from international and local experts at a Gender Management Workshop.
This strategy will be gradually implemented throughout the duration of this project. A certain number of activities will be developed to allow stakeholders to exchange and share experiences and to
suggest sustainable resources management techniques in project sites.
4.1.3 Building capacity in professional organizations and fishery management institutions and
supporting an effective communications framework.
In order to respond to the fisheries crisis, it is essential to combine the efforts of all stakeholders in the sector. To accomplish this, under the leadership of the WWF and the Ministry of the Maritime
Economy, the inaugural General Assembly was held of “The Alliance for Sustainable Fisheries in Senegal the “Alliance”.
The Alliance brings together the technical services of the MEM, its partners in development, the socio-professional fishery organizations, and NGOs national and international active in the
management of marine resources in Senegal. During the FY 2011 USAIDCOMFISH supported the official recognition of the Alliance and the implementation of activities listed in the Alliance’s action
plan. This support will be continued in FY 2012. In USAIDCOMFISH framework, the Alliance, through its members, plays an important role in supporting and implementing project activities. The
contribution of the Alliance in the USAIDCOMFISH project framework will be to: •
Speed up implementation of USAIDCOMFISH and DPM activities over the long term, specifically activities related to the CLPAs and the UGDs;
• Inform and increase awareness of the authorities on the management measures considered by
civil society and key stakeholders as the most important for USAIDCOMFISH project and to support their implementation;
• Play an important role in communication and cooperation, facilitating the implementation of
USAIDCOMFISH project activities and the distribution of results for their adoption by the
members of the Alliance.
4.1.4 Strengthen leadership capacity in professional organizations and in management
institutions
In addition to these activities, and in order to allow fisheries stakeholders to better defend their interests in decision-making processes, the project will develop a new project component to help train
key fishery players. This component will organize a leadership training program for key players in
professional organizations, and will involve representative from each of the partners in a leadership training session at the University of Rhode Island representatives will be designated by the
institutions: DPM, COPEM, CRODT, IUPA, etc. The goal of this leadership seminar is to exchange experiences, ideas and methods related to the gathering and exchanging of scientific knowledge and
to combine this understanding with the knowledge of local fishermen in efforts to improve
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management and decision-making processes in fisheries. Other information-sharing techniques will be studied, including radio, video, workshops, exchange visits, meetings, and small working groups.
4.1.5 Establishment of a Sea Grant style of partnership – the “PARTENARIAT” - as a new
