"Community ideas" winners

This week, the winners of Omali Vida Nón's "Community Ideas" initiative have been announced! This project activity aims to promote community dynamism and support the implementation of interventions with a positive impact on the sustainability of artisanal fisheries through improved management of marine resources and benefits for fishers and fish traders. We received a total of 7 proposals that were presented by team representatives in an event at the Cultural Centre, Santo António, Príncipe. The selection panel was composed by Ana Nuno (University of Exeter, UK), Plácida Lima (Biosphere Reserve), Damião Matos (Regional Fisheries Department) and Jaconias Pereira (Principe Trust Foundation). The panel decided that, although with different levels of funding, 6 proposals deserved to be supported. Winning ideas include handmade soap from Abade, a craft center at Burras Beach, the construction of a community headquarters in Lapa, a solar powered refrigerator for Campanha, materials for conservation of fresh fish in Santo Antonio and materials for transformation of fish and agricultural product for the association of fish traders from Abade. We look forward to supporting and monitoring the implementation of all these initiatives! You can watch TV coverage of this event below (in Portuguese).