NETWORKS

Created at the initiative of
ATLAFCO during the 8th session of the Conference of Ministers in Accra (Ghana)
in February 2010, the African Network of Women in Fisheries (RAFEP) was
established on December 8, 2010 on the occasion of the Constitutive General Assembly
of the Network.

The network aims to:

• Contribute to the promotion of the
  participation of women in the sustainable development of fisheries and the
  economic and social development of ATLAFCO Member
  States;


• Contribute to the strengthening of the organizational,
  professional and entrepreneurial capacities of women involved in the
  fisheries sector in ATLAFCO Member States, with a view to improving their
  political and economic powers;


• Contribute to a better valorization of
  fishery products;


• Promote the marketing of fishery products
  at the national, sub-regional, regional and international levels;


• Facilitate the conditions of access to
  credits for the financing of women's activities;


• Promote the social security of women in
  fisheries.