Breaking paradigms towards fishing sustainability: mobilizing solutions and resources for the entrepreneurship of youth and women in fishing communities

The Executive Office of the President Inter-American Foundation awarded $385,500 under the IAF Assistance for Overseas Programs (CFDA 85.750) federal grant program to Comunidad Y Biodiversidad, AC (Cobi) to deliver the "Breaking Paradigms Towards Fishing Sustainability: Mobilizing Solutions and Resources for the Entrepreneurship of Youth and Women in Fishing Communities" project in Mexico from January 27, 2023 through January 27, 2026.

The project aims to strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding among peoples in the Western Hemisphere by supporting self-help efforts designed to enable less privileged persons to overcome poverty and participate in the process of their own development, as called for under the IAF Assistance for Programs Overseas program. Specifically, the project will mobilize solutions and resources to promote entrepreneurship opportunities for youth and women in Mexican fishing communities and support efforts towards greater fishing sustainability.