FARMERS DAY CELEBARTION AT BERUWALA

Theme: “From Self-Sufficient Units to Food Sovereignty” Main purpose: To recognize and celebrate the contribution of small-scale farmers and community food producers, while strengthening the transition from Self-Sufficient Units (SSUs) towards community-based food sovereignty, traditional food systems, local seeds, agro ecology and environmental protection. Key Activities 1. Opening & Farmers’ Solidarity Gathering 2. Traditional Seeds & Food Exhibition 3. “From SSU to Food Sovereignty” Discussion

World food day celebrations

World Food Day – 16 October 2026 🌍 Theme: REGENERATION Healthy Food, Healthy Communities and a Healthy Planet On this World Food Day, Praja Abhilasha Network calls on everyone to regenerate our soil, protect our water, conserve traditional seeds, and strengthen local food systems. By empowering Self-Sufficient Units (SSUs), supporting small-scale farmers, Fisheries and promoting agroecology and Aqua ecology, we can build food sovereignty, overcome hunger, and create sustainable livelihoods for all. 🌾 Our Food, Our Seeds, Our Future! 💚 Let us regenerate the Earth today for a healthier and more sustainable tomorrow. ලෝක ආහාර දිනය – 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 16 තේමාව: පුනර්ජීවනය (REGENERATION) සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න ආහාර – සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න ප්‍රජාවන් – සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න පෘථිවියක් මෙවර ලෝක ආහාර දිනයේදී, ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලය ලෙස අපි සියලු දෙනාගෙන් ඉල්ලා සිටින්නේ අපගේ පස පුනර්ජීවනය කිරීමටත්, ජල සම්පත් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමටත්, සාම්ප්‍රදායික බීජ සංරක්ෂණය කිරීමටත්, දේශීය ආහාර පද්ධති ශක්තිමත් කිරීමටත් එක්වන ලෙසයි. ස්වයංපෝෂිත ඒකක (SSUs) සවිබල ගැන්වීමෙන්, සුළු පරිමාණ ගොවීන්ට සහ ධීවර ප්‍රජාවන්ට සහාය වීමෙන්, පාරිසරික කෘෂිකර්මාන්තය (Agroecology) සහ ජලජ පරිසර හිතකාමී නිෂ්පාදන ක්‍රම (Aquaecology) ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමෙන්, අපට ආහාර ස්වෛරීභාවය ගොඩනැගීමටත්, සාගින්න පිටුදැකීමටත්, සැමට තිරසාර ජීවනෝපායන් නිර්මාණය කිරීමටත් හැකි වේ. 🌾 අපේ ආහාර – අපේ බීජ – අපේ අනාගතය! 💚 සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න සහ වඩාත් තිරසාර හෙට දවසක් වෙනුවෙන් අදම මිහිකත පුනර්ජීවනය කිරීමට එක්වෙමු! உலக உணவு தினம் – 16 அக்டோபர் 2026 கருப்பொருள்: மீளுயிர்ப்பித்தல் (REGENERATION) ஆரோக்கியமான உணவு – ஆரோக்கியமான சமூகங்கள் – ஆரோக்கியமான பூமி இவ்வுலக உணவு தினத்தில், பிரஜா அபிலாஷா வலையமைப்பாகிய நாம், எமது மண்ணை மீளுயிர்ப்பிக்கவும், நீர்வளங்களைப் பாதுகாக்கவும், பாரம்பரிய விதைகளைப் பாதுகாத்து பேணவும், உள்ளூர் உணவு முறைமைகளை வலுப்படுத்தவும் அனைவரையும் அழைக்கின்றோம். சுயசார்பு அலகுகளை (SSUs) வலுப்படுத்துவதன் மூலமும், சிறு அளவிலான விவசாயிகள் மற்றும் மீனவ சமூகங்களுக்கு ஆதரவளிப்பதன் மூலமும், சூழலியல் விவசாயத்தையும் (Agroecology), நீர்வாழ் சூழலியல் சார்ந்த உற்பத்தி முறைகளையும் (Aquaecology) ஊக்குவிப்பதன் மூலமும், உணவு இறைமைத்துவத்தை நிலைநாட்டவும், பசியைப் போக்கவும், அனைவருக்கும் நிலையான வாழ்வாதாரங்களை உருவாக்கவும் எம்மால் முடியும். 🌾 எமது உணவு – எமது விதைகள் – எமது எதிர்காலம்! 💚 ஆரோக்கியமானதும் நிலையானதுமான நாளைய உலகிற்காக, இன்றே பூமியை மீளுயிர்ப்பிக்க ஒன்றிணைவோம்!

“REGENERATION – Healthy Food, Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet.”

WORLD FOOD WEEK 2026 12–17 October 2026 REGENERATION “Healthy Food, Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet” Let us regenerate the soil, protect water, safeguard food and strengthen communities. WORLD FOOD DAY – 16 OCTOBER What is “Regeneration”? The way we produce our food can harm the Earth. At the same time, if we use the right methods, we can restore soil, water, ecosystems and the wellbeing of communities. Regenerative agriculture and environmentally friendly farming mean producing food in ways that are connected with nature. What we need is not simply to take food from the Earth, but to regenerate the Earth while producing food. START WITH OUR SELF-SUFFICIENT UNITS (SSUs) The Self-Sufficient Units (SSUs) of the Praja Abhilasha Network are not merely places where food is produced. They are spaces that: • build household food security; • protect local seeds; • protect bees and other biodiversity; • produce food without/reducing harmful chemicals; • protect water and soil; • share the knowledge of farmers and fishing communities; • build community cooperation; and • act for food sovereignty. 1. LET US REGENERATE THE SOIL Healthy soil is the first requirement for healthy food. Within our SSUs: • Use compost. • Return household organic waste to the soil. • Use earthworms to protect and enrich soil. • Reduce chemical fertilizer and pesticide use as much as possible. • Grow diverse crops together. • Keep soil covered and avoid exposing it unnecessarily. “If the soil dies, our food system also becomes weak.” 2. LET US PROTECT LOCAL SEEDS Local seeds preserved by our ancestors for generations are a valuable resource for our food sovereignty. Therefore: • Collect and conserve local seeds. • Exchange seeds. • Select quality seeds and preserve them for the next season. • Reintroduce traditional crops in our villages. Protecting seeds means protecting our future food. 3. OUR HOME GARDEN – OUR FOOD BANK Even a small piece of land can produce food. We can grow: • leafy vegetables; • vegetables; • chillies; • yams; • medicinal plants; • fruits; and • local food crops. “Our aim: every SSU family should produce as much food as possible from its own land.” 4. LET US PROTECT BIODIVERSITY Bees, butterflies, birds, insects and other living beings are important parts of our food system. • Bees help pollination. • Earth organisms enrich the soil. • Birds contribute to ecological balance. Therefore, a home garden should not be only a place for crops; it should also be a habitat for living beings. 5. LET US PROTECT WATER Water is essential for food production. We can: • use water without wasting it; • collect rainwater; • keep waterways and streams clean; • prevent chemicals from entering water; • protect wetlands, tanks, lagoons and coastal ecosystems. Protecting water means protecting food. 6. FARMERS AND FISHERS ARE BOTH GUARDIANS OF THE FOOD SYSTEM Our food system is not made up only of farmers. Fishers, farmers, farm workers, food processors, traders and consumers are all parts of the food chain. For fishing communities: • use marine resources sustainably; • protect coasts and lagoons; • protect fish breeding areas; • do not throw waste into the sea; and • respect the knowledge and rights of fishing communities. These are important parts of our food sovereignty. 7. LET US BRING BACK OUR TRADITIONAL FOODS Many traditional foods once found in our villages are disappearing from our daily diets. Let us rediscover: • local grains; • yams; • coconut-based foods; • leafy vegetables; • local fruits; • traditional medicinal foods; and • local vegetables. “Our food culture – our health – our identity.” 8. NOT ONLY PRODUCE FOOD – LET US PREVENT FOOD WASTE A large amount of produced food is wasted, and this is part of the food crisis. Therefore: • prepare only the amount needed; • share surplus food; • dry fruits and vegetables; • preserve food; • save seeds and planting materials for the next season; and • compost food waste. “Preventing food waste is also part of food sovereignty.” 9. WHAT IS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY? Food sovereignty is the right of people to make decisions about their own food system. This means: • farmers can make decisions about their own seeds; • fishers have the right to protect their sea and resources; • women’s knowledge and role must be recognized; • the livelihoods of small farmers and fishers must be protected; and • consumers must have access to healthy food. Food is not merely a commodity – it is a right to life. WORLD FOOD WEEK 2026 12–17 OCTOBER 12 OCTOBER – WHY DO WE CELEBRATE WORLD FOOD DAY? Sub-theme: “Food is our right – food security is our responsibility.” World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October. It commemorates the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. The day reminds us that every person has the right to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. Today many families find it difficult to obtain healthy food. Farmers and fishers face: • climate change and natural disasters; • water scarcity; • rising production costs; • loss of traditional seeds; • land loss and land-rights problems; • unstable markets; • food waste; and • unhealthy food habits. Our responsibility Food is not only a personal need – it is a community responsibility. We can: • support local farmers and fishers; • protect local and traditional seeds; • choose healthy local food; • protect water and natural resources; • protect bees and other pollinators; • reduce food waste; and • build self-sufficient and healthy communities. SSU question: “What is one thing we can do to ensure that every family in our village has access to healthy food?” District-level Canva activity: Each district/partner organization should prepare and share a short Canva post. Main message: “Why do we celebrate World Food Day?” Because: • everyone has a right to food; • farmers and fishers provide our food; • local seeds and food heritage must be protected; and • if we do not protect the environment, our future food is at risk. Youth Message: “Healthy Food – Healthy Communities – Healthy Planet” “From Self-Sufficient Units towards Food Sovereignty.” 13 OCTOBER – LAND, WATER AND SEEDS FOR FOOD Theme: “Land, water and seeds for food are our future.” Regeneration means protecting soil, water, seeds and biodiversity while strengthening the food system. Main question: “Are land, water and seeds needed for food production safely available to us?” Discussion points: 1. Access to land and land rights • Do small farmers and families have land for cultivation? • What land-rights problems exist? 2. Families who have lost land • What barriers do landless/displaced families face in producing food? • How are secure land rights connected with food security? 3. Community land for food production • Is there unused community land? • Can home gardens, community farms or seed gardens be established? 4. Women’s access to land • Do women have equal opportunities to use land and participate in decisions? 5. Home gardens and community food production • Can every SSU develop a food garden? • What foods can be grown using local seeds? Main activity: “Land and the Right to Food” Community Dialogue. Round 1 – Our problem: “What is the main problem related to the land, water and seeds available for our food production?” Round 2 – Why is it important? “How does this problem affect our family food, livelihoods and future generations?” Round 3 – The change we need: “What can we do as a community to change this situation?” Final output: Record three key demands/proposals from each area. 14 OCTOBER – OUR FRUITS, OUR HERITAGE, OUR FUTURE Sub-theme: “Let us protect our local fruits – let us carry our food heritage into the future.” Many children today recognize imported or commercial fruits from shops, while they may not know traditional fruits once common in their villages. Let us turn schools into “Living Local Fruit Classrooms.” School activity: SEE → TOUCH → SMELL → TASTE → LEARN → PLANT → PROTECT Activity 1 – “What fruit is this?” Bring several local/traditional fruits to the school. Ask children to: • look at them; • touch them; • smell them; • taste them; • name them; and • identify where they grow. Activity 2 – “Our Grandparents’ Fruits” An elder or community member explains: • the local name of the fruit; • where it grows; • its nutritional value; • how it was traditionally used; • how seeds were obtained; and • how the tree was protected. Question: “Can you remember a fruit your grandparents ate that you have never eaten?” Activity 3 – “One Child – One Plant” Where possible, give each child a local fruit plant or seed. Promise: “I will care for this plant, observe how it grows, share its fruits and seeds with the next generation.” Activity 4 – “My Local Fruit” Children draw a picture or write a short note. Title: “This is the local fruit I want to protect.” The best creations can be displayed at school. Activity 5 – Traditional Food Knowledge Ask children: “Has your family taught you a traditional food?” Give children an opportunity to share family food knowledge in class. With permission, this information can contribute to the PA “Traditional Food Knowledge Conservation” programme. 15 OCTOBER – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN / EL NIÑO Theme: El Niño – possible impacts on our food, water and livelihoods. Main objectives: Explain simply what El Niño is, discuss how it can affect communities, and identify how we can prepare. Activities: • explain El Niño simply; • discuss farmers’, fishers’, rural women’s and community members’ experiences; • identify possible impacts on water, food production, fisheries and livelihoods; • identify household and community preparedness actions; • discuss suitable crops under changing rainfall and water conditions; • promote water-saving methods; • introduce soil-conservation and moisture-retention methods; • inform communities through a simple leaflet; and • collect proposals for future climate-resilience work. Main activity – 2-minute El Niño video Each district PA/NAFSO partner organization or SSU group can produce and share a short video. The video should answer: 1. What is El Niño? 2. What impact could it have in our area? 3. What experience do our farmers/fishers have? 4. What is one practical action we can take? Closing message: “Climate is changing – let us be prepared. Protect water – protect soil – protect seeds – protect food.” 16 OCTOBER 2026 – WORLD FOOD DAY Theme: “Healthy Food, Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet” Action Theme: REGENERATION Central Message: “Let us protect our food, our traditional knowledge, our land, water and biodiversity—and regenerate healthy communities together.” 1. WHY REGENERATION? Today the food system faces challenges including soil degradation, water pollution, loss of local seeds, declining biodiversity, loss of traditional food culture, and impacts on the livelihoods of small farmers and fishers. Regeneration is not only about protecting what we have. It means: • restoring soil fertility; • restoring clean and safe water; • conserving local seeds; • strengthening biodiversity; • promoting healthy food; • strengthening community relationships; and • recognizing farmers’ and fishers’ knowledge and rights. It is a process of restoring the Earth while producing food. 2. SELF-SUFFICIENT UNITS – THE STARTING POINT FOR REGENERATION SSUs of the Praja Abhilasha Network can become practical foundations for regenerative food systems. An SSU is not merely a home garden or cultivation plot. It is a community space that brings together: food + knowledge + environment + livelihoods + cooperation. Within our SSUs: • protect local seeds; • practise chemical-free/low-chemical food production; • revive local and traditional foods; • protect bees and pollinators; • protect water; • increase trees and biodiversity; • compost organic waste; and • pass farmers’ and fishers’ knowledge from generation to generation. 3. LEARN – Education and Mobilisation Make the World Food Day programme educational and participatory. Ask the community three questions: 1. What is healthy food? 2. How do we build a healthy community? 3. What should we do to keep our environment healthy? Then show the connection: Healthy Food → Healthy People → Strong Communities → Healthy Environment → Healthy Planet. 4. SHARE – Seeds and Knowledge Hold short community conversations with elders, farmers, fishers and women. Ask: • What foods did we eat 20–30 years ago that children do not know today? • What local seeds are disappearing? • What are the most nutritious local foods in our area? • What traditional food knowledge should be passed to children? • What resources do we have that can be used for community food production? With permission, collect this knowledge through videos, photographs and short notes. PA Traditional Food Knowledge: Develop this step by step as a programme to conserve community traditional food knowledge for future generations. 5. GROW – Grow and Regenerate Connect Regeneration with a practical action. Every SSU should choose at least one: • conserve one local seed variety; • start one new food garden; • establish a bee box/bee-friendly habitat; • start one composting unit; • plant one local tree or food crop; or • begin one water-conservation action. Traditional Seeds + Beekeeping Boxes Where possible, distribute local seeds and bee boxes during World Food Day activities. Do not only distribute them: provide a short orientation on how they should be used and protected for the next generation. 6. EAT TOGETHER – Share Food Theme: “Our Food – Our Culture – Our Togetherness” Organize a Solidarity Lunch during World Food Day. Each area should introduce around 10 local/traditional foods, according to what is available. Examples: • yams; • local grains; • leafy vegetables; • coconut-based foods; • local fruits; and • traditional vegetables and foods. Where possible, participating families can bring a traditional food prepared in their area. By sharing food, we are not sharing food alone. We share knowledge. We share culture. We share brotherhood and solidarity. 7. COMMIT – Make a Commitment At the end of the programme, each participant makes one commitment: “This year I will take one action to regenerate our food system.” Possible commitments: ☐ protect a local seed; ☐ start a home garden; ☐ reduce chemical use; ☐ prevent food waste; ☐ teach a child a traditional food; ☐ protect bees and biodiversity; ☐ protect water; or ☐ connect another family with an SSU activity. “Regeneration begins with us.” Let us protect: our food, our knowledge, our land and water, our biodiversity, and our communities. Healthy Food – Healthy Communities – Healthy Planet 17 OCTOBER – INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ERADICATION OF POVERTY AND FARMERS’ DAY Beruwala, Kalutara District Link between food insecurity and poverty: Food production, livelihoods, environmental protection and social justice must be addressed together. Proposed discussion theme: “From Self-Sufficient Units towards Food Sovereignty” “Our Food – Our Seeds – Our Future” The objective is to recognize the contribution of small-scale farmers, fishers, household food producers and communities, and to strengthen the movement from self-sufficient units towards community-based food sovereignty. Special attention will be given to: • local seeds; • traditional food systems; • environmentally friendly agriculture; • biodiversity and environmental protection; and • poverty and food insecurity. Main activities: • Farmers’ Solidarity Gathering; • Traditional Seeds and Food Exhibition; • “From Self-Sufficient Units towards Food Sovereignty” discussion; • Traditional Food and Solidarity Lunch; and • Beekeeping and Biodiversity Promotion.

Praja Abhilasha network AGM 2026

ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලයේ 2026 වාර්ෂික මහ සභා රැස්වීම. දිනය: 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 30 ස්ථානය: ජාතික ධීවර සහයෝගීතා ව්‍යාපාරයේ පුහුණු ශාලාව ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලයේ 2026 වාර්ෂික මහ සභා රැස්වීම 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 30 වන දින ජාතික ධීවර සහයෝගීතා ව්‍යාපාරයේ පුහුණු ශාලාවේදී සාර්ථකව පැවැත්විණි. ජාලයේ සාමාජික සංවිධාන නියෝජිතයන්, ප්‍රජා නායකයන් සහ ක්‍රියාකාරී සාමාජිකයන්ගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් මෙම මහ සභා රැස්වීම පැවැත්විණි. පසුගිය වසරේ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් හා ප්‍රගතිය මහ සභා රැස්වීමේදී පසුගිය වර්ෂය තුළ ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලය සහ එහි හවුල්කාර සංවිධාන විසින් ක්‍රියාත්මක කරන ලද වැඩසටහන් සහ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් පිළිබඳව සවිස්තරාත්මකව සාකච්ඡා කරන ලදී. එහිදී, ලබාගත් ප්‍රගතිය සහ ජයග්‍රහණ, ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමේදී මුහුණ දුන් අභියෝග හා බාධා, එම අත්දැකීම් තුළින් ලබාගත් ඉගෙනගත් පාඩම් හා පණිවිඩ, ප්‍රජා මට්ටමේ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සඳහා අවශ්‍ය නව ප්‍රවේශයන් පිළිබඳව සහභාගි වූ නියෝජිතයන්ගේ අදහස් හා අත්දැකීම් හුවමාරු කර ගනිමින් සාකච්ඡා කරන ලදී. විශේෂයෙන්ම, ප්‍රජාවන්ගේ අයිතිවාසිකම්, ඉඩම් අයිතිය, පරිසර යුක්තිය, ආහාර ස්වෛරීභාවය සහ ප්‍රජා සහභාගීත්වය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජාලය විසින් සිදුකරන ලද මැදිහත්වීම්වල ප්‍රතිඵල සහ ඉදිරියේදී වැඩිදියුණු කළ යුතු ක්ෂේත්‍ර හඳුනාගැනීමට අවධානය යොමු කරන ලදී. ඉදිරි වර්ෂය සඳහා දිශානතිය මහ සභා සාකච්ඡාව තුළින් 2027 වර්ෂය සඳහා ජාලයේ ඉදිරි දැක්ම සහ ප්‍රමුඛතා පිළිබඳව ද අවධානය යොමු කරන ලදී. ප්‍රජා අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කිරීම, ප්‍රජා නායකත්වය ශක්තිමත් කිරීම, ඉඩම් හා ස්වාභාවික සම්පත් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජනතාවගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටීම, පරිසර යුක්තිය සහ ආහාර ස්වෛරීභාවය ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම මෙන්ම හවුල්කාර සංවිධාන අතර සහයෝගීතාව තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීම ඉදිරි වැඩපිළිවෙළේ වැදගත් අංග ලෙස හඳුනාගන්නා ලදී. නව නිලධාරී මණ්ඩලය පත් කිරීම ජාලයේ ඉදිරි කටයුතු වඩාත් කාර්යක්ෂමව හා සාමූහිකව මෙහෙයවීම සඳහා නව නිලධාරී මණ්ඩලයක් ද මහ සභා රැස්වීමේදී පත් කරන ලදී. නව නිලධාරී මණ්ඩලය ජාලයේ අරමුණු සහ ප්‍රජා මූලික වැඩපිළිවෙළ ඉදිරියට ගෙන යාම සඳහා සාමූහික වගකීමෙන් කටයුතු කිරීමට එකඟ වූ අතර, හවුල්කාර සංවිධාන සහ ප්‍රජා නායකයන් අතර සහයෝගීතාව තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කිරීමට ද අවධානය යොමු කරන ලදී. නිගමනය 2026 වාර්ෂික මහ සභා රැස්වීම, පසුගිය වසරේ අත්දැකීම් හා ප්‍රගතිය විමසා බැලීමටත්, ජයග්‍රහණ හා අභියෝග හඳුනාගැනීමටත්, ඒ තුළින් ඉගෙනගත් පාඩම් මත ඉදිරි වර්ෂය සඳහා පැහැදිලි දිශානතියක් ගොඩනගා ගැනීමටත් වැදගත් අවස්ථාවක් විය. ප්‍රජා අභිලාෂ ජාලයේ සාමාජික සංවිධාන හා ප්‍රජාවන් අතර සහයෝගීතාව, සහභාගීත්වය, එකමුතුකම සහ ප්‍රජා නායකත්වය තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කරමින්, ජනතාවගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් හා ගෞරවය මත පදනම් වූ සාධාරණ හා තිරසර සමාජයක් ගොඩනැගීම සඳහා ඉදිරි වැඩපිළිවෙළ ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට මහ සභාව අවධානය යොමු කළේය. Praja Abhilasha Network 2026 Annual General Meeting The 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Praja Abhilasha Network was held on 30 October 2026 at the Training Hall of the National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO). The meeting reviewed the progress and activities carried out during the previous year, with particular attention to key achievements, challenges, experiences, and lessons learned. Representatives of partner organizations and community leaders shared their experiences and reflected on areas requiring further strengthening. The meeting also discussed the future direction and priorities of the Network for the coming year, with emphasis on strengthening community leadership, protecting land and community rights, promoting environmental justice and food sovereignty, and enhancing cooperation among partner organizations. A new office-bearer team was also appointed to provide leadership and coordinate the activities of the Network during the coming year. The AGM provided an important opportunity to reflect on past achievements and challenges and to establish a collective direction for strengthening the Network and advancing the rights and aspirations of communities. சுருக்கம் – பிரஜா அபிலாஷ வலையமைப்பின் 2026 ஆம் ஆண்டு வருடாந்த பொதுக்கூட்டம் பிரஜா அபிலாஷ வலையமைப்பின் 2026 ஆம் ஆண்டு வருடாந்த பொதுக்கூட்டம், 2026 ஒக்டோபர் 30 ஆம் திகதி, தேசிய மீனவர் ஒற்றுமை இயக்கத்தின் (NAFSO) பயிற்சி மண்டபத்தில் நடைபெற்றது. கடந்த வருடத்தில் வலையமைப்பு மற்றும் அதன் பங்காளி அமைப்புகளினால் முன்னெடுக்கப்பட்ட செயற்பாடுகள் மற்றும் அடைந்த முன்னேற்றங்கள் குறித்து கூட்டத்தில் விரிவாக மீளாய்வு செய்யப்பட்டது. குறிப்பாக, பெறப்பட்ட வெற்றிகள், எதிர்கொண்ட சவால்கள், அனுபவங்கள் மற்றும் கற்றுக்கொண்ட பாடங்கள் தொடர்பாக கலந்துரையாடப்பட்டது. பங்காளி அமைப்புகளின் பிரதிநிதிகள் மற்றும் சமூகத் தலைவர்கள் தங்களது அனுபவங்களைப் பகிர்ந்து கொண்டதுடன், எதிர்காலத்தில் மேலும் வலுப்படுத்தப்பட வேண்டிய துறைகள் குறித்தும் கருத்துகள் முன்வைக்கப்பட்டன. வரவிருக்கும் வருடத்திற்கான வலையமைப்பின் எதிர்கால திசை மற்றும் முன்னுரிமைகள் குறித்தும் கலந்துரையாடப்பட்டது. சமூகத் தலைமையை வலுப்படுத்துதல், காணி மற்றும் சமூக உரிமைகளைப் பாதுகாத்தல், சுற்றுச்சூழல் நீதியை மற்றும் உணவு இறைமைையை முன்னெடுத்தல், அத்துடன் பங்காளி அமைப்புகளுக்கிடையிலான ஒத்துழைப்பை மேலும் வலுப்படுத்துதல் ஆகியவை முக்கிய முன்னுரிமைகளாக அடையாளம் காணப்பட்டன. வரவிருக்கும் வருடத்தில் வலையமைப்பின் செயற்பாடுகளை வழிநடத்துவதற்கும் ஒருங்கிணைப்பதற்கும் புதிய நிர்வாகக் குழுவும் தெரிவு செய்யப்பட்டது. கடந்த கால வெற்றிகள் மற்றும் சவால்களை மீளாய்வு செய்து, சமூகங்களின் உரிமைகள் மற்றும் அபிலாஷைகளை முன்னெடுப்பதற்கான ஒருங்கிணைந்த எதிர்கால திசையை உருவாக்குவதற்கு இவ்வருடாந்த பொதுக்கூட்டம் முக்கியமான வாய்ப்பாக அமைந்தது.