 Small-scale fishers in Sri Lanka have faced multiple challenges this year. Inflation, decreased catch and reduced demand in rural areas threaten the security of small-scale marine artisanal fishers who have traditionally been amongst the poorest within the fishing community. In response, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations through funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund provided emergency cash assistance to over 7,000 of these fishers in six of the poorest fisheries districts. These are the stories from the fisher community of Vakarai in Batiklo. We are now living in Sri Lanka. My name is Ramesh Kumar Samendi. I am 45 years old. I live in Uriyankar. I used to work in the fish industry in Kalampala. I had a lot of problems at home. I had a lot of problems. I worked as a carpenter. I had a lot of problems at home. I had a lot of problems at home. I had a lot of problems. I had a lot of problems. My name is Veera Kutty Kumar. I am 47 years old. I live in Uriyankar and Vahara. I have a son. I have a father. I have a son. I have a father. I have a son. I have a son. In the Kastasoolnai, the fish industry had a lot of people. The people who affected the farm were in trouble. The people who affected the fish were in trouble. We are also in the Kastasoolnai. We could also sell our products and harvest. We were also in the Kastasoolnai. But now, we have to come to our homes, to a place that has a lot of small things. We don't have to do any business in Malaha. We have to pay the money that is needed to come to our homes. So it is not a big deal. If we don't do that, we will have to pay the money. The money we took, the people who gave us that money, we are very grateful for it. The people who gave us that money, they are very grateful. We are very grateful for it. Together with its partners, F.A.O. in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka will continue to address urgent food security needs and protect the livelihoods of vulnerable farmers and fishers in the most affected districts.