In working on this report to address the above perspectives, primary data collection was undertaken in both Gunjur and Brufut Fishing Communities for analysis of the existing women's organizations
A questionnaire was designed to look at these organizations at their different levels (see annex on questionnaire).
A series of visits to both Gunjur and Brufut were made and meetings organized with the Alkalo and all the women's group leaders.
The purpose of the study was explained to the community leaders and this paved the way for free interaction of the data collector and the members of the Communities studied.
An inventory of all the existing women's groups/ organizations were made. Interviews were conducted using the questionnaire The questionnaire was pre-tested and adjusted.
The questionnaire was defined using the following variable structures- Activities, Equipment, Finance, Credit and Revenue
A focus group discussion was also undertaken in both communities. This was aimed at generating qualitative data to supplement the quantitative data. All the organizations in Brufut and Gunjur participated in the focus group discussions.
A case by case analysis was made to elicit response from individual organizations, this approach was adopted to develop individual organizational profiles
