The SEAFDEC Training Department (TD) conducted “Data Validation Workshop on Social Profile/Livelihood Opportunities and Market Channels (value chain) with Gender Dimension” on 19 April 2018 in Pu Lone Tone Tone, Kawthaung, Myanmar, under the SEAFDEC-Sweden project. There were 60 participants, composed of 49 community members of Pu Lone Tone Tone, six officials from the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Myanmar, and five SEAFDEC staff attended the workshop.
The objective of the workshop was to share and validate the data collected on social profile and livelihood opportunities with special reference to gender dimension in January, 2018. The DoF, Myanmar and villagers expressed their appreciation to the project and shared that this was the first time they were having such a workshop in the area. The result of the study was accepted by community members of the research sites and suggested to have a program on capacity building of young generations with regards to fishing and livelihood.