Hijra Concludes Distributing Fishing Equipments to Displaced Fishermen

Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

18 July 2011

Mogadishu — After two weeks, Hijra Organization on Monday formally wrapped up distributing fishing tools to internally displaced Somali fishermen who currently live in the seaside Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu.

According to the organization, fishing nets, fish hooks, traps and others were among the tools distributed today to the frail fishers. The conclusion took place at Urubo beach in Mogadishu as fishermen cordially welcomed the move by Hijra organization.

The donation of those tools lasted for two weeks and fishers who have displaced from Jazira, Jilib, Marka, Gandarshe, El-Ma’an, and the districts of Abdi-Aziz, and Shibis and currently live in Hamarwyene and Shangani had equally received the donation.

The humanitarian chairman of Benadir region, Fartun Nur Mohamed, the Program officer of Hijra Mr Da’ud Ai, who himself made the distribution, and official of fishery committee from Shangani and Hamarweyne districts were present and the conclusion occasion of distributing fishing tools.

The fishers who had been lucky in receiving the tools donated by Hijra told Shabelle Media Network who extremely they were happy and pleased with helpful move thanking the organization for its help.

Some of the tools recipients in the program had already got blinded working at the sea, fishing in particular. Also women from families involving in the fishing skills took advantage of the distribution move.

Some 2000 fishermen were so far given the tools and the equipments as the most vulnerable were the ones chosen to restart earning their daily life again.

The process of choosing the destitute Somali fishers had started in Mid April and lasted July this year, according to Hijra.

Hijra organization is among the aid agencies operating inside war torn horn of African nation and has been involved in helping the internally displaced people (IDPs) in the past.

Hijra is the first organization to conduct such offerings to needy skilled fishermen whose livelihood affected by both long-standing conflict and other disasters in the country.

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