Five fisherwomen from Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore and Ramanathapuram districts and Puducherry’s Karaikal received tabs from Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) during the launch of the Women Connect Challenge programme.
The MSSRF’s Fish for All Research and Training Centre at Poompuhar is one of the seven winning proposals out of 260 applications to bag the “Women Connect Challenge” Award for 2023 given by Reliance Foundation and USAID, a release from the MSSRF said.
The Poompuhar Centre is developing a range of information, communication, technologies (ICT) to reduce the gender digital divide among women by enhancing knowledge on digital literacy, post-harvest management, mobility in enterprise development that further contributes to gender equality and women empowerment in fisheries sector. Over 6,000 fisherwomen from 100 coastal villages will benefit from the programme.
