24th January 2024: The Directorate of Health Services (Family Welfare) cum State Appropriate Authority under the PCPNDT Act, Government of Assam, felicitated Anurita Pathak Hazarika, Executive Director (in-charge) and State Coordinator of NEN, for her commendable work and contributions to gender justice for women and girls. The felicitation took place as a part of the…
The Green Hub Fellowship is a one-year residential program based in Tezpur, Assam, for youth across the northeast states of India and North Bengal which uses video as a tool to engage and empower youth in environment conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and social change. The fellowship is especially for youth from indigenous communities, economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and remote…
Around 37 participants, including doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, the District Social Welfare Officer, One Stop Centre members, and representatives from local NGOs in Ri-Bhoi District, actively engaged in an Interface cum Panel Discussion organized by NEN Meghalaya in collaboration with Civil Hospital, Nongpoh. The event focused on the “Importance of Health Care Response to…
Capacity Building Programme for Women Peer Leaders, 4th – 6th December: The sessions involved engaging exercises and group discussions that highlighted gender, patriarchy and gender based violence against women, children and gender minorities. Peer leaders crafted a comprehensive grassroots work plan to address and redress the impact of GBV on women. The sessions equipped our…
Together We Rise, Together We Unite for violence-free communities for Women and Girls: In our collective journey towards ending gender-based violence in the North East Region (NER) of India, NEN Assam organised a marathon on 3rd December across six districts of Assam: Darrang, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Kamrup, Sonitpur, and Udalguri. This marked our participation in the…
North East Network (NEN) Nagaland observed the global campaign with the theme ‘Together We Rise, Together We Unite for violence-free communities for Women and Girls’. The campaign, organised in 5 locations – Chizami, Chumukedima, Kohima, Pfutsero, and Shamator, focused on creating awareness about Child Rights and issues of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) through the Personal…
During the three-day workshop held from October 27th to October 29th, 2023, NEN’s youth collective embarked on a transformative journey towards compassionate natural farming with Spread NE . The workshop emphasized the importance of identifying, conserving and cultivating local resources. Throughout the workshop, participants immersed themselves in learning trials and hands-on training sessions. These activities…
Home-based workers contribute greatly in informal economies. However, their work is rarely recognised. North East Network has been working towards visibilising the work carried out by home-based workers in different regions of North East India. This International Home-based Workers Day, NEN is made efforts to create awareness around the theme “My Work, My Identity”. Assam:…
Observing the increasing disconnect of young people to their lands, culture, food and traditions, NEN has been organising the NEN Farm School with young people since 2016 under the theme “Bridging the Farm-to-Plate Gap”. In this year, our objective was to expand our reach to students in semi-urban and rural areas. To achieve this, the…
Zine is a medium for boundless creative expressions, for transporting stories waiting to be told. On 23rd and 24th September 2023, select members of Prayas Youth Collective of NEN from 3 districts gathered for the second phase of a Zine-Making Workshop with resource person – Mayur Rajbongshi. Exploring a wide range of topics: from alarming…