 In Carbo Verde, many coastal communities depend on small-scale artisanal fisheries for their livelihoods. But they face many challenges, including lack of technology, skills and organization. The problem is that the animals are more difficult to prepare, and in the past, they have been able to prepare normal meat. If there are animals, they can fish in the sea or in the beach. Those who live in the sea can be happy. The problem is that they have to have money. They can make a boat, or they can go fishing in the sea, When he goes to the beach, he's going to buy fish for me. He's going to buy fish for me, and he's going to buy fish for me. The biggest difficulty is when you have a lot of fish, and we don't know the mother, Piquinote. We have a lot of fish hunters, and we don't know how to grow them. So sometimes we don't know how to sell that fish in one day. And in order not to get cold, we don't always have a place to keep it. For example, I don't have a boat. I don't have a boat, I can sell that fish all day, even if I have a note of love, because I have a lot to keep that fish. They attended a demonstration of fish sorting and drying techniques at the Mendeo Municipal Fish Market. They also visited local fishers' associations in Sao Pedro and Solimonsa, where they learned how to create strong partnerships for better livelihoods. Certainly, today, we need to reinforce this exchange with more visits, more exchanges, especially between women, to share good practices, to share difficulties, to share constructions, and especially today, here at Inovações, where the own associations meet to solve this problem. The Coastal Fisheries Initiative Working to empower women and men in fisheries value chains for more sustainable businesses, communities and ecosystems.