SSF Guidelines
Client: Coast2Coat & FAO | Year: 2023
In collaboration with Coast2Coast, I was responsible for designing and illustrating the Small Scale Fisheries Guidelines Curriculum, aimed at educating educators in small-scale fishing communities.
The curriculum is based on the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines). These guidelines serve as an international tool to guide dialogue, policy processes, and action at all levels, from local to global, promoting healthy, resilient, sustainable fisheries and communities through a human rights-based approach. Over 4,000 rightsholders and stakeholders from more than 120 countries representing fishing communities, governments, civil society organizations (CSOs), regional organizations, international organizations, academia, and NGOs collaborated with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to produce the set of guidelines through a highly participatory process. The FAO summarized their recommendations into a concise set of principles, known as the SSF Guidelines.
From November 2021 to January 2023, throughout the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022), Coast 2 Coast (C2C) partnered with rural educators and young learners from public schools, environmental nonprofits, and social welfare centers in small-scale fishing villages across Peru, Nigeria, Madagascar, and India to develop the curriculum's 1st edition.
The challenge in this project lay in its extensive nature and the need for illustrations of various types to meet the diverse needs of the pages. Icons, small standalone illustrations for decoration, and large illustrations based on photos taken in the different locations were created to enhance the curriculum.
It was also extremely important to represent and portray the human diversity in the illustrations, considering the curriculum's usage across various continents and cultures.
To learn more about the curriculum, you can visit here
Illustration of a person with blue skin holding several fish, with a happy expression
Drawing of a coastal scene with small houses, palm trees, a boat in the water, and mountains in the background, under a black sky with clouds and birds.
Five students in school uniforms gathered around a table, studying books, with one girl pointing at a book and a teacher assisting.
A basket of three fish on a checkered cloth.
A cartoon illustration of a blue and white boat with a ladder on the front, sailing on water under a sky with the sun and two clouds.
Illustration of various seashells on a blue background
Three women wearing hijabs hugging and smiling together.
A stylized illustration of ocean waves crashing with white foam and spray, set against a black background.
Two lodges surrounded by snow, with a large pine tree and clouds in the sky during winter.
Illustration of a person with curly hair holding a notepad and a pen, pointing upwards with their finger, with a smile.
Illustration of a smiling person wearing a traditional Asian conical hat, holding up a book titled 'The Guidelines' against a blue and black background.
Two women with light skin, one with a patterned t-shirt and hair in a bun, holding a basket of laundry, and the other with a hat, holding a camera, both smiling against a black background.
Illustration of children and adults sitting cross-legged in a circle, engaged in a discussion or group activity, on a blue circular mat.
Illustration of various marine fish and sea creatures surrounding coral and rocks in shades of blue.
Two people, a man with light hair wearing a blue shirt and a young boy with dark hair wearing a white shirt, show friendly interaction, with the boy gesturing towards the man.
Open magazine on a table, with a flip phone and a calculator nearby, all depicted in a blue-toned digital illustration.
Illustration of a blue whale with a light blue underside, swimming underwater surrounded by small bubbles and water waves.
A person holding a sign that says "Make Peace Not War".
A cartoon person sitting cross-legged with eyes closed, smiling, and making an 'OK' gesture with both hands. Blue and white colors with sparkles around their head suggest calmness or meditation.
Person wearing a bandana and white shirt preparing fish on a table.
Two people in a boat on the water, handling fishing nets, with clouds in the sky.
Four people, two women and two children, gather under a tree, looking at a tablet device together, smiling in a friendly outdoor setting.
An illustrated woman wearing a headscarf, smiling and holding a camera to her eye, taking a picture against a black background.
Illustration of various fish swimming among seaweed and bubbles in the water.
Two people dancing and having fun, one wearing a blue shirt and shorts, the other in a white top and skirt, with a black background.