Reducing loss of aquatic life in Lake Kariba through recovery of plastics nets and other forms of plastic in an effort to protect the biodiversity species.
Reducing loss of aquatic life in Lake Kariba through recovery of plastics nets and other forms of plastic in an effort to protect the biodiversity species.
Geographical location of Gache Gache Community
Gache Gache is a communal area located under the Nyaminyami Rural District Council (NDRC). NRDC residents main sources of income are proceeds from agriculture, fishing, rearing of livestock and community share of the proceeds from the wildlife sales dividends. Gache Gache community is located in Ward 2 with five (5) villages namely Mudzimu, Nematombo, Musamba, Nyamhunga and Dandawa. The community has 600 households and a few amenities that include 1 clinic, a primary and secondary school, one main Shopping Centre and 3 other small shopping facilities. As the community?s main economic activity is fishing, there are 8 fishing hubs under the Gache Gache Fisheries Association and 5 that are non-affiliated to the association, and each fish hub has an average population of 30 people who will be working at the hub. The other source of income for the community is the wildlife sales dividends.

Background on Gache fisheries association.
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Gache Gache Fishers Association
Country:
Zimbabwe
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 50,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 23,200.00
Project Number:
ZIM/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/BD/2023/02
Status:
Currently under execution
Project Characteristics and Results
Notable Community Participation
Empowerment, social income safety net, knowledge and skills on entrepreneurship. Community mobilization, operations at demonstration sites, participation in cleaning, data gathering, community influence and Enterprise development, and community economic development.
Gender Focus
Men Source of income, Empowerment Disease and injury compensation instrument for the recovery of fish nets Women Empowerment, Source of income, knowledge and skills on businesses management Disease and injury compensation instrument for the informal waste sector Removal of social stigma as local and household economy drivers Youth Empowerment, social income safety net, knowledge and skills on entrepreneurship Persons with Disabilities To be involved in decision making and empowerment iii) Indicate the roles you identified in the first column then insert your responses in each cell. Categories ROLES Men Community mobilization, operations at demonstration sites, Participation in cleaning and other physical duties, ambassadors Women Recovering and storing of fish nets, Community mobilization, operations at demonstration site and data gathering, community influence Youth Community mobilization, operations at demonstration sites, participation in cleaning, data gathering, community influence and Enterprise development, and community economic development Persons with Disabilities Represent the interest of minority group. iv) Are there any constraints affecting participation of men, women, youth and persons with disabilities? Please list. CATEGORIES CONSTRAINTS Men Lack of training, skills, and knowledge on recycling of abandoned fish nets business development Women Lack of appropriate training, skills, and knowledge, there is limited financial resource availability to facilitate participation in recovery of Domestic and childcare responsibilities that leave no time for self-development projects or participation in group initiatives Youth Lack of skills and knowledge, unavailability of communal trust in younger Persons with Disabilities The nature of work in the recovery of abandoned fish nets hinders the participation of persons with disability and representation on platforms is low. Accessibility to market networks for up cycled products is a limiting factor Lack of suitable infrastructure for disabled people at the recovery of fish facilities v) What strategies can be implemented to address these constraints faced by men, women, youth and persons with disabilities. CATEGORY STRATEGIES Men Capacity-strengthening, further investment, and development in the recovery of abandoned fishnets value chains, Empowerment projects Women Capacity-building, further investment, and development in the recovery of abandoned fishnets value chains, Empowerment projects Youth Capacity development, further investment, and development in the recovery of abandoned fish nets value chains, Empowerment projects Persons with Disabilities Creating conducive platforms for them for equitable representation, integration into decision-making and leadership forums, and creating market networks for upcycling products made by this group. Integration of disability needs in systems and infrastructure designs Reserve opportunities in activities that require less physicality vi) How will men, women, youth and persons with disabilities benefit through the project cycle and beyond the project? CATEGORY PROJECT DESIGN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION POST PROJECT Men Capacity Enhancement through training Catering of financial incentives in the recovery of abandoned fishnets. More employment opportunities from the surfacing of new abandoned fish nets Women Capacity Enhancement through training Provision of financial incentives in the recovery of abandoned fish nets More employment opportunities from the surfacing of new abandoned fish nets. Youth Refinement through pieces of training Obtaining experience in project and business management Opportunity to continue running the projects with support from local business networks. Persons with Disabilities Capacity advancement through trainings -Increased and equitable representation on policy development platforms Integration of persons with disabilities in the recovery of abandoned fish nets activities.
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SGP Country office contact

Ms. Tsitsi Wutawunashe
Phone:
263-4-338846/44
Fax:
(263) 700946
Email:
Luckson Chapungu
Email:

Address

P.O. Box 4775
Harare, AFRICAN REGION, 264-4-