19th-20th December, 2018 A team from NEN and peer leaders from six districts of Assam recently travelled to Chirang to experience firsthand community work done by the team of the Action Northeast Trust (ANT). The capacity building training cum exposure tour took place on 19th and 20th December at the ANT, Chirang. The team comprised…
12-14th December, 2018 Learning and gathering new experience is a continuous process for the team at NEN. Our Field Investigators from Assam paid a visit to Iohlynti and NEN’s Shillong branch office on 12th and 14th December, 2018. An enlightening and interactive session with the outreach workers and field mobilizers of NEN Shillong branch where they…
December 2018 The NEN Nagaland team worked tirelessly during December to bring the weavers of Chizami into the well deserved limelight. Chizami Weaves participated in the annual Hornbill Festival from Dec 1st-10th, 2018 at Kisama, Kohima. The products such as Cushion Covers, Table Runners, Shawls etc were put up for sale at the festival and were…
Women are the backbone of every economy but often go unrecognized. As a part of strengthening women groups in East Khasi Hills, North East Network organised a programme on Recognition of Rural Women Workers’ Contribution to the Un-organised sector in Observance of International Human Rights Day on 10th December, 2018. The programme was held at…
29th November 2018, Ri Bhoi NEN organised a puppet show on Gender Sensitization for the students of Class VII and Class VIII of the Umroi Madan Upper Primary School, Ri-Bhoi District on 29th November, 2018. There were 12 students and 10 teachers in attendance, apart from Kong Darilyn Syiem and the NEN team. The objective of the…
30th November 2018, Meghalaya In observance of 16 Days Activism Campaign against Gender Based Violence, 8 grassroot women leaders were felicitated by North East Network, Meghalaya. These women leaders from East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills Districts were lauded for their contribution in uplifting the status of women and children. Approximately…
Indian Express ‘From sexual harassment to domestic abuse — Assam’s barefoot counsellors are lending a ear to a gamut of issues faced by women living in small towns and remote villages…’ says Tora Aggarwal in her article. She highlights the support services of our barefoot counsellors towards Domestic Violence survivors and the space that they have been…
15 October, 2018, Nagaland & MeghalayaIn observance of the International Day of Rural Women, a Women Farmers’ Convention was organised by NEN Nagaland at Chizami on 15th October 2018. 108 women farmers from Phek and Kohima districts of Nagaland came together to celebrate the lives of rural women,strengthen solidarity, and to deliberate on issues and…
4-5 October, 2018, Assam Mahila Kisan Adhikar Manch (Forest Rights Thematic Group) with its North East members conducted a consultation workshop to explore concerns/ issues of forest rights and women, in diverse context of the NER. The 2 days workshop at Guwahati brought together groups working with forest communities, activists, scholars who shared experiences, discussed…
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