2. CARITAS has followed its people centered approach known within CARITAS
as “Development Extension Education Services” or DEEDS during
implementation of MACH activities. This approach has proved successful in
other community-based fisheries programs where CARITAS has been
involved. The basic tent of DEEDS is to improve social status of
disadvantaged or marginalized people through empowerment. The
implementation of DEEDS approach focused on several key stages namely --
Raise awareness on human rights, social rights and environment
Provide educational services
Develop leadership, empowerment and self-finance (savings generation)
Ensure their access to the local resources and equitable distribution of benefit
Developed peoples organization or Apex
Development Approach
3. Major Activities / Components
The following activities have undertaken towards developing
the community/natural resources group followed by DEEDS
approach in order to achieve MACH goal
Awareness Raising
Community / users i. e. Beneficiaries group formation
Training
Alternative income generating activities
Demonstration activities
Education, healthcare & nutritional services etc….
5. Major output
Awareness
Raised
Social
Natural resources related
Environmental
Skill
developed
Managing Wetland
Resources
Fish
Environment
Alternative income
generating activities
Group activitiesIncome
increased
Equity is well
practiced
Other wetland
products
