By Fondo de Mujeres del Sur | In close collaboration with the activists
“I always say that the lagoon gives us everything. We don’t want to leave this place not even when we’re dead. I think we all feel the same way,” says Beatriz, president of APALCO since 2009, and one of the 15 fishing families who, for five generations, have lived on the shores of Laguna de Rocha, in Uruguay.
It’s midday on a Sunday, and the sun shines brightly on the immense, calm water of the lagoon. At the edge of the water, some girls and boys play while more diners arrive at the Cocina de la Barra (Sandbar Kitchen). The specialties include prawn empanadas and the silverside fillets, just some of the recipes prepared by the women who have been part of the restaurant for ten years. Today, Beatriz, Andrea, Natalia, Valeria, Paola, Elizabeth, Mariana, and Leticia are working.
In September 2024, we visited them, and together with the members of the organisation, we reflected on their ten years of defending the biodiversity of this protected area, as well as on the Cocina de la Barra, the culinary venture they lead, which has forever changed the lives of the fisherwomen and their community. You can read the full article here.
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