Under the Domestic Violence Act, a court can appoint a protection officer to enforce its orders. The protection officer is a special post created to serve as a liaison between victims of domestic violence and the system. We are continuing the analysis of our rapid survey on women’s access to shelter during the pandemic. This…
Meet Bajoplin karmudai, a resident of Shillong, Meghalaya who is an outreach worker of North East Network. The pandemic has brought everyone to a standstill. According to her observation she noticed that children are also very much affected especially with their given phase in life to grow mentally and physically. She had noticed that the…
Times like these are trying and challenging, we all need to look out for each other. Bills need to be paid and most of us are quite helpless and we are all looking for our paladin to come to the rescue. Meet Laitlin Lyngdoh, an outreach worker from West Khasi Hills who has been working…
The world Youth Skill Days was observed on 15-07-20 at Thurutsuswu and Phughi village, Nagaland, Phek District under the theme With the current lockdown that is taking place, the community celebrated its World Youth Skills Day on bamboo crafting with a goal to encourage the youth to pursue creative activity as a means of coping…
The COVID 19 pandemic and the lockdown have resulted in a major shift in all aspects of work and life, everywhere across the world. It has posed a threat to everyone, however, the measures to combat this pandemic has overlooked the position of gender within this pandemic. One will have to understand and acknowledge the…
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has undoubtedly brought down unimaginable hardships on people belonging from all walks of life. Junumoni, hailing from Kamrup, Assam, who also works as a Community Mobilizer for North East Network, has also faced various challenges as a result of the lockdown. The lockdown meant that now she would…
Anurita Hazarika Anurita has been associated with the North East Network (NEN) from 1995, beginning her stint with one of the earliest women’s rights organisations of northeast India as a student volunteer and now is the State Director of Assam. She has been vocal on women’s issues by publishing fact sheets and reports to influence policy…
Instead of granting maternity leave, Ranjita Rabha was asked to leave by a private news channel. Guwahati: After a social media outrage over the ‘sacking’ of a pregnant journalist working for a Guwahati-based Prag News, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday issued a written statement condemning the ‘insensitivity’ of the private news channel. The…
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Tiffany Kharkongor (named changed) is a resident of Laitkor locality of Shillong in East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. She is a Master Trainer associated with the NEN-SEWA project “Response to COVID-19”. She is tackling issues of gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health & rights and providing psychosocial services. Under the project, she is spreading awareness amongst…