Stories of Change
Through the planning and implementation of the project portfolio, WorldFish and partners have been able to achieve a number of successful outcomes. See below a snapshot of some of these outcomes and read the stories behind them.
Small pond fish culture training empowers Rehena
Rehena Begum feeding her chickens and fish. Photo by WorldFish.
Rehena Begum attended school until grade five, and as is the case for most of the rural girls of her time, was married in at early... |
Case study: Building resilient community fisheries in Cambodia
Tonle Sap is the largest lake in Southeast Asia and one of the most productive freshwater fisheries in the world. Fish from Tonle Sap provide an essential source of protein and micronutrients,... |
Teaching the Adivasi to fish for a lifetime of benefit in Bangladesh
For the ethnic minority Adivasi communities of Bangladesh, the enduring effects of the Adivasi Fisheries Project (AFP) are still being felt, three years after the project ended.... |
Building Resilient Community Fisheries in the Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
A village chief summarizes the local action plan
during a dialogue event in Siem Reap province.
Photo by WorldFish
“We had failed several times before, and... |
Waste not Want Not
Spreading affordable Integrated Agriculture- Aquaculture in Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa
Malawi is one of the world's poorest countries, with many of its 12.1 million population in need of food and... |
Training for World Bank staff in fisheries and aquaculture
Early in 2008, WorldFish delivered a training program on fisheries and aquaculture for the Agricultural and Rural Development Department of the World Bank.
Held in Nha Trang, Vietnam, the event was... |
Regional Partnerships for Action on Fish-Related Issues
WorldFish has played a key role in making fish-production issues a mainstream concern of influential policy-making organizations in Asia and Africa. A driving force behind this achievement is the... |
Project compiles best practices in coral reef management
Coral reefs are sometimes called the "Rainforest of the seas" for the astounding array of marine life they harbor. Yet many of the world’s coral reefs are under severe stress, suffering the... |
Research aimed at reviving dwindling sea cucumber stocks
Sea cucumbers live in coastal waters all across Asia and the Pacific. Because of their strong commercial value in Asian markets – where they’re sold in dried form as "beche-de-mer" – they have been... |
Project seeks better valuation of tropical river resources
Tropical rivers, and inland fisheries in general, provide food and a means of livelihood for millions of the world’s poor. The importance of these benefits is seldom well represented in national... |