23 April, 2016 A free medical health camp for the community people was organized on 23 April 2016 at Mawlynnong Village, East Khasi Hills. The camp was organized in collaboration with the Youth of Church of North India, Shillong. The camp had 10 Doctors in the field of General Medicine, Gynaecologist, Paediatrics, Eye Specialist, Dentist,…
23-29 April, 2016 The objectives of the learning tour were-• Strengthening the capacity of women leaders and women’s organisations to take part in community processes• Equip them with skills and strategies to address and redress VAW at the local levelA total of 13 participants attended the three days training on Feminist Counselling and Documentation.
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9 March, 2016 The Biodiversity Festival was celebrated on March 9th at NEN Resource Centre Chizami with the theme ‘Bonding Communities, Celebrating Diversity’. The festival brought together different farming communities and other important stakeholders from the states of Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Telangana. Amba Jamir from Sustainable Development Forum of Nagaland (SDFN) delivered keynote address.…
On 14 th February, 2018 NEN officially opened a Resource Centre/Library at their office premises in Jingkieng, Nongthmmai. The Resource Centre is envisioned to be a knowledge sharing center open to all, providing a space for learning and improving access to information. The Resource Centre has books ranging from Gender, Violence against Women, Women Empowerment,…
February, 2016 ‘Women’s Manifesto’ is a first- of- its -kind in Assam. Initiated by North East Network (NEN), the manifesto highlights key demands before the political parties to achieve equality and social justice. The manifesto lists expectations from the political parties in areas pertaining to Economy, Education, Health, Safety, Representation and State obligation towards women.…
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More than 100 NGOs in Assam have appealed to political parties to include issues ranging from trafficking and witch-hunting to sexual assault, rape and limited women’s participation in the workforce, besides measures to achieve empowerment for women, in their manifestos for the Assembly elections this year. The North East Network (NEN), an NGO, in collaboration…