Vision
FUO intent to become one of the best
development partners in empowering fishers to
become prosperous and conserve environment for sustainable development.
Mission
Is to Empower
all fishing communities to have just and prosperous society through capacity
building, technical skills and support using participatory approach for
sustainable environment livelihood’.
Background
Fishers Union
Organisation (FUO) is a fisher’s community non-governmental and non- profit
organization established by small scale fishers upon realizing the needs for
improved primary health care services, Environmental Conservations and sustainable development in the fishing
communities of Lake Victoria
Islands in Tanzania.
The organization established in 2005 and formaly
registered in 3rd August 2007
under the non-governmental registration Act of 2002, with regitration number 00NGO/1031,
made under section 12 (2) of Act No. 24 of
2002.
The organization’s registration status allows it to
operate in all regions of Tanzania Mainland. It is a non-profit making
organization, and not affiliated to either political nor religious body or
institution.
FUO has a qualified employees from different
field of study e.g fishing, planning, accounts, , human resources, social
study, Environmental, health, education, land management, Project planning and
Management.
Main Objective
To cooperate with various public
institutes and private sectors on fishing activities and ensure improvements of
Lake Victoria resources, fish ponds, rivers for sustainable fishers’ livelihood.
Specific Objectives
- To empower fishing communities, Beach management units (BMU’s) and fishers capacity buildings on sustainable natural resources management.
- To provide education to fishing communities on good governance, sustainable fishing, and awareness creation on the effects of drug abuse, homo sexuality and sex-workers.
- To conduct various social research and reports to stakeholders on sustainable fishing.
- To Lobby and Advocate for strategic plans and good practices which enhance sustainable fishing activities.
- To harmonize conflicts between fishing communities and investors.
Fishers Union
Organization has a diversity qualifications and huge experience in promoting
and improving primary health care services and sustainable development for
small holders’ fishers and the households in fishing communities at the
grassroots level, since its inception in 2005, the organization has
implemented several community projects
and acquire a huge experiences, track records and trusts due to its well
defined organizational policies, structure and professionals human resources
and committed management team.
FUO has implemented a numberly of initiatives related to health
services and development, Children and youth education as well as environmental
issues. FUO has received several funds from different donors such as; FHI 360, TANESA,
ADRA(RFE-Fund),Mwanza Policy Initiatives (MPI), lake Victoria Basin Commission
(LVBC), Environmental International Agency (EIA-USA), Safina Trust Fund, Family
Health International (FHI 360) and Global Fund under AMREF - HIV AIDS
The financial guideline has been prepared to accommodate
international financial standards and it has been updated to accommodate
updates information and procedures, the organisation maintains both
computerized accounting system (Quick book) and manual tools (cash books) which
has been used to record financial transactions.
