SurSur fisherfolks receive livelihood assistance
Photo credit to LGU-Carrascal
Some 78 fishermen from the two coastal barangays of Adlay, and Dahican formally received 40 units of the modified Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) or locally known as “Payao” during the project’s turn-over and acceptance ceremony held at Adlay Production Center, Adlay, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur recently. The beneficiaries are members of the Adlay Fisherfolks Association (AFA) and Grupong Mananagat nan Adlay (GMA) of Barangay Adlay, and the Dahican Fishermen Association (DFA) and Dahican Agri-Fishery
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Integrated Association (DAGFINTEGRAS) of Barangay Dahican, all in Carrascal town.
helping the marginalized sectors gain access to sustainable livelihood undertakings where they can earn enough The provision of Modified income for their Fish Aggregating Devices respective households. Project was made possible thru the initiative Each organization of the local government received 10 units of FADs unit of Carrascal (LGUwhich will be installed/ Carrascal) in partnership deployed in strategically with CTP Construction located fishing grounds and Mining Corporation identified by the who funded the organization. project thru its Social Development and The beneficiaries Management Program from the two coastal (SDMP) 2021, with the barangays will be using Municipal Agriculture the deployed ‘payaos’ in Office on technical their respective locations assistance. and are expected to benefit from the project. The project is part of (LGU-Carrascal/PIAthe LGU’s efforts in Surigao del Sur) Caraga INFOCUS
