3: NATIONAL FISHERS ASSOCIATIONS

Introduction to National Fishers Associations

The SMART Advocacy Framework

Potential challenges for NFAs planning an advocacy campaign

Case Study - Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Association

Case Study - The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council (GNCFC)

Additional resources

Section three of the toolkit provides information and resources for practitioners working alongside National Fishers Associations (NFAs) who are seeking to develop an advocacy strategy, or to engage in capacity building by training NFAs in approaches to advocacy more broadly. It can however also be informative for those working to improve the advocacy of other fishers groups, for example fisheries co-management associations (CMAs). It consists of six key components:

  • An introduction to NFAs, the role they may undertake and the type of issues they can advocate on;

  • An overview of the SMART advocacy framework, and how it can inform the advocacy strategies of NFAs;

  • A review of potential challenges for NFAs planning an advocacy campaign;

  • Case studies of NFAs in Thailand and Ghana;

  • Additional resources.