Third Somalia and Yemen Development Programme (SYDP) on Development and Management of Somalia's and Yemen’s Marine Fisheries

Italy will host the Third Somalia and Yemen Development Programme (SYDP) on  Development and Management of Somalia's and Yemen’s Marine Fisheries on 27 September – 01 October 2021. HOPE and FEDERPESCA will partner for the implementation of this project, which will focus on the Empowerment of the fishing and fish value chain’s industries and cooperatives aiming to foster actions supporting the development of a “service-oriented Fisheries Employers Union” in each country. The project will also provide services, consultancy both at environmental, social and economic level, and foster the commercial exchanges both at local and international level for the Somali and Yemeni fishermen.

 

 

 

The different steps of the projects are:

• to set up a Somali National Fisheries Employers Union of the fishing companies and cooperatives in Somalia;
• to set up a Yemeni National Fisheries Employers Union of the fishing companies and cooperatives in Yemen;
• provide training and support to the National Trade Associations’ members and board/staff (governance) through a workshop to be held in Rome (Italy), in the FEDERPESCA and HOPE’s Headquarters, and in collaboration with relevant Italian Universities and companies.

The aim of the project is to foster actions supporting the development of fishing local companies and management fisheries, through the following specific objectives:

• to set up a Somali Fisheries Employers Unions, bringing together fishing companies and cooperatives in Somalia and providing services for its members;
• to set up a Yemeni Fisheries Employers Unions, bringing together fishing companies and cooperatives in Yemen and providing services for its members;
• provide training and support to the two national Unions for Fisheries employers members and board/staff through a workshop to be held in Rome (Italy), in the FEDERPESCA and HOPE’s Headquarters, and in collaboration with relevant Italian Universities and fishing companies;
• foster the commercial exchanges both at local and international level for the Somali and Yemeni fishermen.

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