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Dear friend,
“We are the oceans, we are the waters, and we are the peoples.”
This rallying cry was heard loud and clear at the Second Conference of the Ocean Peoples in July 2025 organized by the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) [[link removed]] .
Today, November 21, marks World Fisheries Day, and we want to take a moment to highlight the vital work of our ally, the World Forum of Fisher Peoples.
Representing over 10 million fisherfolk across 50 countries, the World Forum of Fisher Peoples is a transnational alliance of small-scale fisher movements leading resistance to the corporate control of fisheries and oceans and reclaiming their rights to land, food and self-determination as indigenous peoples.
Fisherwomen from Andhra Pradesh, India in Solidarity with the Second Conference of the Oceans People in 2025 [[link removed]]
Fisherwomen from Andhra Pradesh, India in Solidarity with the Second Conference of the Oceans People in 2025
At the conference, Karaikal District Fisherwomen Federation President (Present) Sumathi shared,
“The ocean is our habitat. The ocean is our resource. The shore is an intrinsic part of our lives.”
While the oceans are essential to the livelihoods of fisherpeoples, movement leaders shared how the model of conservation currently being promoted by United Nations agencies has led to greater control of oceans by corporations. The system that divides oceans and fishing stocks to the highest bids has further marginalized fishing communities and degraded marine ecosystems.
WFFP has been leading the struggle to ensure that fisherpeoples can still maintain their livelihoods.
Grassroots International is honored to accompany the critical work of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples.
As Nadine Nembhard, co-chair of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples, shared at our Solidarity Philanthropy Praxis Retreat,
“Our relationship with Grassroots International has been a partnership developed over the years. Solidarity philanthropy merges with the social movements. For us to exist, we need to have a relationship with philanthropy and understand the operations so that we can bring benefits to the people that we represent.”
Learn more about this critical work here. [[link removed]]
In Solidarity,
Josephine
Donor Engagement Manager
PS: If you would like to learn more about our Solidarity Philanthropy framework, check it out and share here [[link removed]] .
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