📋 Tender Overview
Activity Id:
53376
Project Number:
N/A
Implementing Partner:
Pastoral Council of Fishermen
Activity Start Date:
N/A
Activity End Date:
N/A
Country:
Brazil
Country Code:
GOOD
Region:
Western Hemisphere
Funding Agency:
Inter-American Foundation
Managing Agency:
Inter-American Foundation
Fiscal Year:
2024
Current Dollar Amount:
$254,000
International Sector:
General Environmental Protection
USG Sector:
Environment
Description:
Artisanal fishers often struggle to survive in Brazils Northeastern coast due to the expansion of coastal tourism, environmental degradation, and difficulties accessing government programs and financial opportunities. The IAF supports community-led solutions for fishers to expand their economic opportunities, leadership skills, and financial autonomy in Brazil . IAF grantee Conselho Pastoral dos Pescadores Regional Nordeste II (CPP-NE) is working in collaboration with artisanal fishers to improve their livelihoods, strengthen their organizations and promote community development and resource mobilization in the poorest parts of the northeastern states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraba and Rio Grande do Norte. The grant will support 15 traditional fishing communities to guarantee access to coastal and riverine fishing areas and protect their livelihoods, aiming to overcome socio-environmental impacts and improve their social and economic conditions.
