In the mornings of February 18 and 19, 2023, at the Hall of the Tho Quang harbor and fishing port (TQP), No. 20 Van Don, Son Tra, Da Nang City, the Management Board of TQP organized the training program: “Waste separation of waste and application of information technology in waste management for traders and fishermen at the Tho Quang harbor and fishing port.”

     The program was chaired by Mr. Pham Trung Thanh – Deputy Head of the TQP Management Board and participated by 70 delegates who are representatives of the Management Board; representatives of the Center for Environment and Community Research (CECR), volunteers,small traders and fishermen working in the food safety area.

Mr. Pham Trung Thanh, Deputy Head of the TQP Management Board gave the opening speech

     The program is within the framework of the initiative “Community joins hands to protect the environment at the Tho Quang boat dock and fishing port” under the project “Join hands to protect water resources” between the Management Board of TQP and CECR. Its purpose is to propagate to small businesses, fishermen on theregulations on environmental protection in the harbor and fishing port, practices, and instructions on how to sort garbage to abide by the city’s regulations. Thereby, it will help raising awareness of fishermen and small businesses about environmental protection, and change their behavior towards environmental sustainability gradually. Also, the training aimed to apply information technology to waste management, supporting the management at the port on as well as help small traders and fishermen get familiar with the application on waste management step by step.

     At the end of the training program, fishermen and small businesses were provided with the necessary knowledge about environmental protection regulations, and posters to remind them of their daily lives. Small traders and fishermen, in particular, have installed a phone application and practiced using the application step by step with the support of the TQP management boards and CECR staff…

Instructions for creating accounts and using the app for fishermen and traders