As we are people based membership organization our strength is people's strength. Said L. Y. Wasantha coordinator SFO-Matara at the 21st annual general body meeting held at SFO Auditorium on Sunday at Dondra.
"Any organization continue more than 2 decades is not an easy task. It is exist because people trust them as they feel that the organization is providing the strength to them.
"You the people protected the organization as organization gives vision and have a mission for perform." Added Wasantha.
While admitting what Wasantha said, P.H. Keerthipala the chair person of regional committee said; "We need organizations like SFO -Matara as it truely represents the interests of people. There is already long journey we all marched along the progress of coastal communities. We attempted for a national fisheries policy. Last year we were able to adopted guidelines on small scale fisheries at FAO. The national organization of NAFSO played a major role to draft civil society synthesis document. We are ucky to be part of the process and contributed the draft national policy document." Added Keerthipala.
M. M. Malinie, A strong women leader said, I am proud as I could contributed the fisheries policy dialogue. I was a house wife and very shy at the begining. Now I can come forward and discuss policy matters is not only a personal gain but also an indicator of progrezs of the empowerment of the organization."
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