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  • 2021 Fisheries Supply Chain Disruption Assessment

    Seddoh, S., Moore, T. 1 March 2021

    In response to COVID-19, USAID extended SFMP to implement activities to prevent the spread and mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19 among vulnerable households in fishing communities in Ghana. In October 2020, SFMP launched a Supply Chain Disruption Assessment to identify the challenges and opportunities related to any disruptions on fisheries supply chains because of the COVID-19 pandemic. SFMP also assessed impacts of Government of Ghana (GoG) policies and measures to increase social distancing at fish landing sites and domestic seafood markets to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to determine if they reduced fish sales and increased demand for processing or cold storage of fresh fish. Based on the results of the assessment, SFMP would consider new partnerships to tackle supply chain disruptions if significant and feasible within the remaining life of the project.

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  • 2021 Report on the Production of Additional Value-added Food Products on the Ahotor Oven

    Owusu, D. 1 March 2021

    There are currently, over 500 Ahotor ovens constructed and underutilized by fish processors due partly to the low fish catch or user preference. To afford the fisher processors who own an Ahotor oven the opportunity to earn extra income, SFMP through its implementing partners DAA and CEWEFIA explored the possibility of using the Ahotor oven to produce other edible and marketable products using local ingredients. The brief market survey revealed an interest in the consumption of snacks such as fish nuggets (made with local potatoes and fish), fish/beef pasties, coconut cookies, bread rolls and maize dumpling (locally known as ‘abolo’).

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  • 2021 Co-Management Regional Stakeholder Engagement Report

    Boateng, K. 1 March 2021

    As part of the implementation arrangements of the Co-Management Policy the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and the Fisheries Commission jointly held series of regional stakeholder engagements across the four coastal regions of Ghana in February and March 2021 with the support of USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project. About 150 participants made up of fisheries officers from the MOFAD/FC, officials from Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs), traditional rulers, chief fishermen, canoe owners, and fish processors, representatives of the various fisheries associations including National Fisheries Association of Ghana (NAFAG) and the Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) were engaged in discussions on how to sustain Ghana’s fisheries resources through adoption of the National Fisheries Co-Management Policy. The purpose of the stakeholder engagement was to share the content of the National Fisheries Co-Management Policy and discuss the implementation arrangements with all key stakeholders.

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  • 2021 Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project

    Coastal Resources Center 1 March 2021

    FACT SHEET: The Women Shellfishers and Food Security project will strengthen the evidence base, increase awareness, and equip stakeholders to adapt and apply successful approaches for replication and scale-up in the eleven coastal West African countries from Senegal to Nigeria. It will draw on successful cases of a rights-based, ecosystem-based, participatory co-management approach to shellfish management by women in mangrove ecosystems in The Gambia and Ghana developed with USAID assistance. Knowledge and experience generated through the project will open up opportunities for improvement and broader application of these promising approaches in West Africa through these key project activities:

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  • 2021 Final Minutes of Ad hoc Technical Committee Virtual Meeting and In Person Meeting

    Owusu, D. Babanawo, R. 1 March 2021

    The objective of setting up the ad hoc Technical Committee was to provide strategic oversight for the development of appropriate methodologies which could be adopted by Government and Development Partners in providing assistance to poor and vulnerable fisheries dependent households to mitigate economic shocks and stresses particular to the sector, including during the implementation of future fisheries closed seasons, a strategic management measure required to rebuild Ghana’s small pelagic stocks.

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  • 2021 Final Report on the Pilot of Livelihood Approaches in Fishing Communities

    Eshun, A. E. 1 March 2021

    In partnership with local implementing partners Central and Western Fishmongers Improvement Association (CEWEFIA) and Development Action Association (DAA), SFMP engaged potential stakeholders and developed a livelihoods strategy targeting out-of-school youth ages (18 -35 years) to guide the implementation of the livelihoods interventions. This strategy focused on identifying desirable and marketable non-fisheries livelihoods utilizing locally available resources. Based on focus group discussions and key informant interviews with youth representatives from DAA, CEWEFIA and the fisheries apex organizations Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC) and National Fish Processors and Traders Association (NAFPTA), SFMP selected three livelihoods to support: production of handwashing soap, baking of confections, and installation and repairs of digital television and air conditioning.

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  • 2021 Monitoring of Beneficiaries of Vulnerable Households Under the Economic Safety Net Scheme in Hen Mpoano Project Communities (First Report)

    Bogobley, S., Mensah, J. 1 February 2021

    The Hen Mpoano team embarked on a monitoring visit to selected communities to interact with some beneficiaries to understand some of the challenges they encountered in accessing their monthly cash assistance and how they have benefited from the pilot program. The objectives of the monitoring visit were to assess the impact of the initiative on beneficiaries, identify, address and report challenges encountered, and solicit recommendations to enhance the program in the future.

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  • 2021 Monitoring of Beneficiaries of Vulnerable Households under the Economic Safety Net Scheme in Friends of the Nation Project Communities

    Ewur, N., Johnson, K., Ampofo, Solomon. 1 February 2021

    Friends of the Nation, an implementing partner under the SFMP project monitored some selected beneficiaries in six districts which are Shama, Sekondi Takoradi and Ahanta West Municipality in Western Region and Keta, Ketu South, and Anloga in Volta Region. A total of 70 people representing 10% of beneficiaries in the above-mentioned districts were monitored. In Volta, 36 beneficiaries were interacted with, while 34 beneficiaries were visited in the Western Region. The monitoring visit aimed at ascertaining the number of times respondents have received the monthly cash transfer, the amount received per cash transfer and the benefits derived from the money received. It was also to discuss challenges encountered by respondents in retrieving the cash assistance and solicit for their recommendation on providing such assistance in the near future.

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  • 2021 Monitoring of Beneficiaries of Vulnerable Households Under the Economic Safety Net Scheme in CEWEFIA Project Communities (Second Monitoring)

    Takyi, M., Smith, N., Addo, O., Antwi, D., Barth, M., Affel, R. 1 February 2021

    The CEWEFIA Project Team conducted a survey on the Vulnerable Household Beneficiaries who are under the economic safety net scheme in CEWEFIA project communities. The survey held from Tuesday 9th to Friday 12th February, 2021, aimed at monitoring the vulnerable household beneficiaries to assess whether or not the beneficiaries received the cash assistance from the SFMP. Specifically, to determine the number of beneficiaries who have received the cash assistance and those who have not received the cash assistance, the uses and benefits of the cash assistance, as well as to ascertain any challenges associated with retrieving the cash.

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  • 2021 Report on Vulnerable Household cash beneficiary monitoring (Second Report)

    Asare, A. 1 February 2021

    The SFMP through the implementation of its COVID 19 project intervention of piloting cash transfers to qualified fishery households’ aimed to enable them to access a basic food supply and other daily necessities. Among other things, this survey seeks to assess how often did selected beneficiaries receive the allotted monthly cash transfers, the amount received and the average per month, whether the cash received was used for its intended purpose, and recommendations for improvements in similar future project interventions.

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  • 2021 Report on Monitoring of Beneficiaries of Vulnerable Households under the Economic Safety Net Scheme in HM Project Communities (Second Monitoring)

    Owusu, A., Nortey, D., Mensah, J. 1 February 2021

    the Hen Mpoano team conducted two (2) monitoring visits in project intervention areas, to interact with some beneficiaries to understand some of the challenges they encountered in accessing their monthly cash assistance and how they have benefitted from the pilot program. This report is the result of the second monitoring visit.

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  • 2021 Report on Monitoring of Beneficiaries of Vulnerable Households under the Economic Safety Net Scheme in Friends of the Nation Project Communities (Second Monitoring)

    Ewur, N., Johnson, K., Ampofo, Solomon 1 February 2021

    Friends of the Nation, an implementing partner under the SFMP project monitored some selected beneficiaries in six districts which are Shama, Sekondi Takoradi and Ahanta West Municipality in Western Region and Keta, Ketu South, and Anloga in Volta Region. The monitoring visit aimed at ascertaining the number of times respondents have received the monthly cash transfer, the amount received per cash transfer, and the benefits derived from the money received. It was also to discuss challenges encountered by respondents in retrieving the cash assistance and solicit their recommendation on providing such assistance in the near future. Key findings included that out of the 70 beneficiaries that were supposed to be monitored, only 65 were monitored. The remaining 5 could not be reach on phone. Out of the 65 respondents interviewed, only 57 (87.69%) had received remittance from SFMP and 8 (12.31%) had not received any remittance. Out of the 57 respondents who had received remittances from SFMP, 44 (77.19%) respondents indicated they had received the remittance once and 13 (22.81%) respondents indicated they had received it twice.

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  • 2021 SFMP Progress Report. October 1 to December 31, 2020

    Coastal Resources Center 30 January 2021

    This progress report details activities, results, and lessons learned during the first quarter of Project Year 7 (FY21) including the additional COVID-19 related activities. It also explains how partners contributed to the achievement of targets and how these achievements will be sustained to meet the overarching goal of SFMP.

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  • 2021 Stakeholder Engagement and Dissemination Plan. USAID Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project

    Coastal Resources Center 15 January 2021

    This document details a plan to guide stakeholder engagement and dissemination of results and products of the Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project. The three key project components are 1) Conduct the first-ever participatory regional assessment of the situation, unmet needs, and promising approaches to shellfish co-management, 2) Elaborate and test elements of models based on existing approaches through site-based research in The Gambia and Ghana to strengthen the evidence base for successful elements of the model, and 3) Foster a community of practice around the development and dissemination of a toolkit on a rights-based, ecosystem-based, participatory co-management of shellfish by women in mangrove ecosystems in West Africa.

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  • 2021 Report on Vulnerable Household Cash Beneficiary Monitoring (First Report).

    Asare, A. 1 January 2021

    The COVID 19 pandemic not only brought about a medical emergency but also some untold social, economic challenges to many fishery households across all the coastal regions of Ghana. This was due to landing beaches under significant social distancing protocols which slowed down fishing and other related supply chain, including market, disturbances. However, the SFMP implemented a COVID project intervention for piloting cash transfers to qualified fishery households to enable them access basic food supply and other daily necessities. This survey seeks to assess how often did selected beneficiaries receive the allotted the monthly cash stipends,ascertain the amount received per month, determine whether the cash received was used for its intended purpose and make recommendations for improvements in similar future project interventions.

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  • 2021 Monitoring of Beneficiaries of Vulnerable Households Under the Economic Safety Net Scheme in CEWEFIA Project Communities

    Takyi, M., Smith, N., Addo, O., Antwi, D., Barth, M., Affel, R. 1 January 2021

    The CEWEFIA Project Team from Monday 25th to Friday 29th January 2021 undertook a survey on the Vulnerable Household Beneficiaries in its project communities. The survey had the purpose to assess the receipt and uses of the cash assistance among the Poor and Vulnerable Households under the Economic Safety Net Scheme. The objectives were to determine the number of beneficiaries who have received the cash assistance and those who have not, as well as the use of the cash assistance.

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  • 2021 Random Monitoring of Cash Transfer Beneficiaries in Volta Region

    Mensah, M. M., Asare, M.A. 1 January 2021

    The M&E team conducted a field visit to project target areas to monitor the receipt, use and impact of the funds received by cash beneficiaries under the SFMP COVID 2 intervention. This was to ensure that targeted beneficiaries had received their due transfers and to find out what they used the money for, challenges faced in retrieving the funds from mobile money vendors and the impact of the funds on their livelihoods amid the current pandemic.

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  • 2020 Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Annual Report. October 1, 2019- September 30, 2020

    Coastal Resources Center 29 December 2020

    Environmental Compliance is a mandatory requirement for all USAID-funded programs, to ensure project activities do not have significant impact on the environment. USAID Implementing Partners are obligated to consider throughout the life of project, environmental impacts arising from its activities. During the FY 2020 of the SFMP, all USAID environmental requirements laid down in the project Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (EMMP) were complied with to ensure no significant impact on the environment from activity implementation.

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  • 2020 Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (Revised July and Updated November, 2020)

    Coastal Resources Center 29 December 2020

    The M&E Plan includes two major components. First is the Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) and its associated indicator reporting which is tied to the project goal and intermediate results. Second is a knowledge management and learning strategy to communicate and share information, results, and lessons—and solicit input and feedback for adaptive management. This approach will optimize the project’s performance and ensure accountability to USAID, Ghanaian and American people. The M&E Plan including the PMP, represents the overarching results framework, indicators, targets, and plan for data quality assurance. It describes the process for developing rapid assessments and baselines, which will form the basis for subsequent routine monitoring, periodic assessments and subsequent learning and adaptive management. The PMP lays out a calendar of performance management tasks, describes how data is collected and how the project will assess the limitations and quality of data. The document also details the plan for knowledge management and learning.

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  • 2020 Densu Delta Community-Based Fisheries Management Plan, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

    Ghana Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Fisheries Commission 22 December 2020

    This is the official plan approved by the Ghana Fisheries Commission. This community-based Oyster Fishery Management Plan for the Densu Delta builds on the best practices and lessons learned from the 10-day Regional Study Tour on Women’s Empowerment and Post-Harvest Improvements in The Gambia and Senegal in 2016 involving 11 members of five women-led civil society organizations (CSOs) and the Fisheries Commission and supported by the Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). The successes of TRY Oyster Group, a peer woman based organization in the Gambia that developed successful community-based strategies for sustainable oyster and cockle fisheries management and value chain improvements, led to a realization that similar management practices could be implemented for the oyster fishery in the Densu Delta. The Densu Delta was designated as a RAMSAR site in 1992, recognizing it as a protected wetland of international importance under the International Convention on Wetlands. A management plan for the Delta was developed in 1999, but did not make reference to oyster harvesting activities. The objective of this Community-Based Management Plan is to ensure sustainable management of the Densu oyster fishery for improved food security and other benefits, especially for women oyster harvesters and other participating estuarine communities who depend on this fishery resource for their livelihood.

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  • 2020 Pra Estuary Community-Based Fisheries Management Plan, Western Region, Ghana

    Ghana Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Fisheries Commission 22 December 2020

    This is the official plan approved by the Ghana Fisheries Commission. This co-management plan is designed for management of the fishery in the Pra Estuary located in the Shama District of the Western Region of Ghana. The Pra estuary is approximately 100m wide at the point of entry into the sea and is an area of high landscape value covering a biologically rich and diverse ecosystem comprising mangrove forests, salt marshes and swamps. It falls within the geographic space lying to the South-South East border of Shama District.

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  • 2020 Ankobra Estuary Community-Based Fisheries Management Plan, Western Region, Ghana

    Ghana Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Fisheries Commission 22 December 2020

    This is the official plan approved by the Ghana Fisheries Commission. The objective of this community-based fisheries management plan is to ensure sustainable management of the Ankobra River Estuarine fishery and improved food security and livelihood benefits, especially for participating estuarine fishing communities as well as those involved in the fishery value chain.

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  • 2020 Spot Checks of Handwashing Stations Conducted in SFMP Selected Landing Sites under the COVID Intervention

    Asare. M, Morgan, M. 1 December 2020

    The SFMP Monitoring and Evaluation team carried out a field visit to project target areas to 1. Conduct spot checks to randomly selected landing sites. 2. Ensure management of handwashing stations and consumables. 3. Identify and discuss modalities on how to better manage handwashing stations and periodic repairs when required. 4. Directly establish linkage with landing site advocates to share experiences on the project. 5. Identify challenges in manning handwashing stations. 6. Make recommendations based on the findings identified. A total of 18 landing sites in the Greater Accra and Volta regions were randomly selected for the survey. The method of data collection was via direct observation. Data was collected using the Kobo Toolbox application installed on tablets. Nine landing sites were visited in the Anloga district of the Volta region. In the Greater Accra region, the team visited the Awudin, Ashamang, Tsienaa, Kokrobite, Bortianor, Lanteman, Abese, Chorkor Chemunaa and Chorkor Lanteman landing sites were visited in the Ga South, Accra Metro, La Dade Kotopon, Ledzokuku Krowor and Tema A total of 18 sites were visited. This report segregates findings into each landing site and the partner that mainly leads activities under them.

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  • 2019 GUIDE D’ELABORATION DES PLANS D’AMENAGEMENT DES PECHERIES A MADAGASCAR

    Le Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage et de la Pêche 1 December 2020

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  • 2020 Literature Review for the Participatory Regional Assessment of the Shellfisheries in 11 Countries from Senegal to Nigeria. USAID Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project

    Chuku, E. O., Abrokwah, S., Adotey, J., Effah, E., Okyere, I., Aheto D. W., Duguma, L., Oaks, B., Adu-Afarwuah, S. 1 December 2020

    This report is a Draft Literature Review for Activity 1 of the USAID Women Shellfishers and Food Security Project, which is a co-creation of the University of Rhode Island and partners from West Africa – the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, the University of Ghana, TRY Oyster Women’s Association in The Gambia, and World Agroforestry. This project seeks to address the need for greater attention to food security for women shellfishers and their families while improving biodiversity conservation of the ecosystems on which their livelihoods depend. More robust models, tools, approaches, and processes are needed to enable and promote these sustainable food systems and natural resource management in coastal West Africa.

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