Project profile — Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Nfld - International Internships 2010-2013

• Malawi (10.53%)
• Philippines (21.04%)
• Vietnam (15.79%)
• Cambodia (15.79%)
• South Africa (15.79%)
• Mozambique (10.53%)
• Jamaica (10.53%)

• Agricultural development:
Agricultural development (31120) (5.00%)
Agricultural education/training (31181) (5.00%)
• Fishing policy and administrative management:
Fishing policy and administrative management (31310) (22.00%)
Fishery development (31320) (5.00%)
Fishery research (31382) (42.00%)
• Bio-diversity:
Bio-diversity (41030) (16.00%)
Environmental education/training (41081) (5.00%)

• Gender equality (significant objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (significant objective)
• Biodiversity (significant objective)
• Climate change mitigation (significant objective)
• Climate Change Adaptation (significant objective)

This project is part of CIDA's International Youth Internship Program (IYIP), funded by the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy (YES). The IYIP contributes to the YES by providing a large spectrum of Canadian graduates with valuable international development work experience abroad.

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Results achieved as of April 2011 include: (i) a Coastal Livelihoods Assessment project was completed for nine countries in the Western Indian Ocean region; (ii) a recycling program was developed for the Caribbean Maritime Institute campus in Jamaica; (iii) in the Philippines, around 60 participants had enhanced the understanding of the role of women in community decision making; and (iv) the 19 participating interns all felt that they had increased their employability, had a greater ability to make employment-related choices, and increased their knowledge of international development issues.

• Proactive disclosure