The context, strategy, and process followed by the RFLP to improve access by fisher communities around Negombo, Chilaw and Puttalam lagoons in Sri Lanka to micro-finance services (including savings, credit and insurance) is detailed. Lessons learned, unexpected benefits, results and recommendations are given for an innovative initiative, which the Minister for Fisheries has requested be replicated nationwide.

This guidance document was meant to support RFLP management team in the planning process for livelihoods development activities in the Philippines. The document covers field-level implementation mechanism sand implementation, the study of the local economy and services, recruitment of NGO implementation partners, understanding and responding to information needs, and tools and approaches to strengthen RFLP livelihoods development work.

This case study presents an overview of the context, details the RFLP intervention, gives the results, implementation problems, and recommendations and key lessons learned of RFLP supported chicken rearing as an alternative livelihood option for coastal communes of Cambodia.

This case study presents an overview of the context, details the RFLP intervention, gives the results, implementation problems, and recommendations and key lessons learned when RFLP supported the construction of beach access roads in Sinnapaduwa fisheries village in the North West province of Sri Lanka.

This case study presents an overview of the context, details the RFLP intervention, gives the results, implementation problems, and recommendations and key lessons learned when RFLP supported integrated pig rearing and biogas units in the central provinces of Quang Nam, Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue of Vietnam.