Thursday 14 September (Day Fifteen)
Ms. Akmalal of Aral Tenizi
In the morning we had an interview with Ms Akmaral working for NGO Aral Tenizi and she was an excellent English speaker and communicator. She had been working for several years for Aral Tenizi and looked very much sympathetic to the fishermen. We heard a lot of stories of their fishing industry projects and get the materials about it. We were so lucky to have an interview with her and I think it was Lailya that found the office was open early in the morning.
To Tastubek
After an interview we headed for Tastubek where 16 households are involved in the fishing industry projects. The road itself was not that bad compared to Gana in Malaysia, but it was car where I had to fight against dust coming through every holes of the car. I could not breathe sometimes and think about carrying oxygen mask next time.
Encounter with Aral Sea
First time we thought about this project we just focused on the poverty and some income generation activities such as micro-credit scheme which are our specialty. Preparing for the project we found that the areas near Aral Sea were one of the worst areas in terms of poverty and it had a close relation with the environmental problem of the Aral Sea.
Interviews with Two Fishermen
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