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small-scale fishing communities to demand,
organize for and strengthen their food sovereignty.

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Programmes

Masifundise facilitates the formation and growth of mass based
community organisations in poor coastal areas.

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Masifundise develops discussion papers that speak in the voice of traditional small-scale
fisher fishers and critically analyses some of the important concepts and definitions
related to fishery policy and management.

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Our Vision

We have a vision of empowered SSF communities with the ability to build
and strengthen their food sovereignty within a more just and democratic
socio-economic and political environment.

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We are hiring: Project Co-ordinator

Nov 24, 2023 | Events, Featured News, Human Rights, Latest News, Small-scale Fishing, Sustainable Livelihoods, Vacancies

Position: Project Co- Ordinator (Fisher People’s Tribunal) Masifundise is a civil society organisation with a long track record in the small-scale...

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We are hiring: Project Co-ordinator

Position: Project Co- Ordinator (Fisher People’s Tribunal) Masifundise is a civil society organisation with a long track record in the small-scale fishing sector. Its aim is to promote and advance human rights and Food Sovereignty in small-scale fishing communities in...

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Naseegh Jaffer

16 November 2023 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Comrades, After more than two decades of serving Masifundise, Naseegh Jaffer has decided to stand down as Director as of the 31 January 2024. His decision to make way for new leadership to drive the new strategic direction of...

Internship Opportunity: Fundraising Intern

Masifundise: Fundraising Intern Masifundise is a civil society organisation with a long track record in the small-scale fishing sector. Its aim is to promote and advance human rights and Food Sovereignty in small-scale fishing communities in South Africa, and...

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In the Media

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Naseegh Jaffer

Nov 16, 2023

16 November 2023 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Comrades, After more than two decades of serving Masifundise, Naseegh Jaffer has decided to stand down as Director as of the 31 January 2024. His decision to make way for new leadership to drive the new strategic direction of...

Media Statement: Further Reduction in WCRL allocation Raises Alarms and Uncertainty Among Small-Scale Fishers in Western Cape

Nov 10, 2023

For immediate release 9 November 2023 This year, as in previous years, the Western Cape small-scale fishers are under distress after the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) announced a 16.43% reduction of the West Coast Rock Lobster Total...

MASIFUNDISE STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA FISHERFOLK AND THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE

Nov 1, 2023

Masifundise condemns the human rights violations against the Palestinian people in Gaza following 7 October 2023. Specifically, we stand in solidarity with the fisherfolk in the Gaza strip whose right to food and the ability to feed their families have been violated...