TRY Oyster Women’s Association

to give a voice to a marginalized population

Overview

TRY Oyster Women s Association is a community based organization of over 500 women oyster and cockle harvesters in The Gambia working to raise their standard of living by improving their livelihoods.rnTRY Association works to tackle the joint challenges of unemployment and coastal degradation by empowering oyster harvesters and educating them about sustainable harvesting and the delicate mangrove ecosystem. Founded in 2007 TRY Association has moved from small gatherings of oyster harvesters in one community to an established group with organized leadership with members from 15 communities.