TAWFA

TAWFA - Female Fishmonger Organisation was established in August 2020 with funding from CISU. For many years Burco Fish center has been the gathering point for female fishmongers in the area. The fame fishmongers hosted family gatherings and cook outs together in the market. However, the women were often excluded from decisions regarding the market and generally in business / fisheries sector. Many fishermen did not want to sell them fish only due to the fact that they are women. For a long time the women wanted to start their own organisation supporting women in civil society and encouraging women to start business and employment in fisheries. This became a reality with support from CISU last year. Since then the women have hosted activities, started attending literacy and numeracy classes and established the first female organisation and female board in Somaliland.