Interface programmes for NEN trained women leaders

Activities, Good Governance and State Accountability

As many as 130 NEN trained women leaders of Lumdiengjri, Madarithing and Mawryngkneng areas of Meghalaya came together for capacity building and interface programmes on 15th November and 7th & 13 December 2018. As part of capacity building and strengthening women’s groups in selected areas of East Khasi Hills district, North East Network, conducted 3 interface…

Women’s Wall in solidarity with Kerala’s women

Activities, Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls

In solidarity with Women’s Wall in Kerala to uphold the right to equality of women, a Women’s Wall was formed in Guwahati on 1st January, 2019. The organisations which joined hands with North East Network were Axom Mahila Sangha, Pragatisheel Nari Sanstha, AIDWA Assam, Foundation for Social Transformation and Shishu Sarothi. On September 28, 2018,…

পৰিৱৰ্তনৰ কথামালা (…stories of change)

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নতুন পোহৰৰ সন্ধানত(in search of a new light) ৰীণা গগৈ বৰা, গোলাঘাটRina Gogoi Bora, Golaghat “অ আই গাড়ীত যাওঁতে সাৱধান হৈ যাবি। আজিকালি ভাল মানুহৰ মুখা পিন্ধি দগাবাজ, ঠগ-প্ৰৱঞ্চকো যায়। গতিকে সাৱধান। সহযাত্ৰীৰ লগত বেছি ঘনিষ্ঠ নহ’বি। মিটিঙত ভালকে কথাবোৰ শিকি-বুজি আহিবি।” — যোৱা জুন মাহত ঘৰৰপৰা গুৱাহাটীলৈ নৰ্থ ইষ্ট নেটৱৰ্কৰ (নেন) তিনিদিনীয়া প্ৰশিক্ষণলৈ ওলাই…

Long Before #MeToo, Assam’s ‘Barefoot Counsellors’ Battled Rural Sexual Violence

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The Better India The Better India features a story on NEN’s Gramin Mahila Kendras (Rural Women’s Centre) set up across three districts in Assam—Kamrup (Mirza village), Darrang (Sipajhar village) and Golaghat (Doigrung village) which are actively assisting women suffering violence at home and their communities. In this piece by Journalist Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk , he…

Capacity building of peer leaders and exposure visit to Chirang

Activities, Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, Good Governance and State Accountability, Livelihood and Resilience

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…

Recognition of Rural Women Workers’ Contribution

Activities, Gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, Good Governance and State Accountability, Livelihood and Resilience

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…