In observance of International Women’s Day (26th August, 2016), North East Network organised an “All Women’s Marathon”. This was the first of its kind Marathon in the State. It was also organised at a time when women in sports were given much recognition after the good performance of India’s women representatives in the Olympics. Breaking…
20 June, 2016 The Social Welfare Department, Government of Meghalaya, in collaboration with North East Network (NEN) inaugurated the One Stop Crisis Centre (Iohlynti) on 20 June, 2016, at Ganesh Das Hospital, Shillong. Smt. Deborah Marak, Hon’ble Minister of Social Welfare Department, was the Chief Guest at the event. In her address, she committed to…
14-16 June, 2016 North East Network Shillong organised a 3 Day Advanced Gender Training from the 14th – 16th of June, 2016 at Moreau Institute of Integral Training and Research Society, Shillong. The Resource persons were from SWAYAM, a women’s rights-based organisation in Kolkata. The objectives of the training were – (i) to develop a…
23 April, 2016 A free medical health camp for the community was organised on 23 April 2016 at Mawlynnong Village, East Khasi Hills. The camp was organised in collaboration with the Youth of the Church of North India, Shillong. The camp had 10 Doctors in the fields of General Medicine, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Eye Specialist, Dentist,…
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 the Sustainable Development Forum of Nagaland (SDFN) delivered the…
On 14th February, 2018, NEN officially opened a Resource Centre/Library at its office premises in Jingkieng, Nongthmmai. The Resource Centre is envisioned to be a knowledge-sharing centre 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, Reproductive Health,…
4-6 February, 2015, Dergaon, Assam In collaboraion with Assam police, NEN organised the 2nd training on “Gender Sensitisation on Violence against Women and New Laws for Change” from 4th to 6th February 2015 at Police Training Centre (PTC), Dergaon. The training was conducted for 40 police personnel, belonging to the ranks of constable, sub-inspectors and…
29th & 30th January 2015, Nagaland Attended by a total of 74 delegates from different parts of the North East region, the workshop is an attempt to bring together millet-based farming communities from the region and create a platform for dialogue between farming communities, policy-makers, researchers, academicians, NGOs, media and entrepreneurs from different parts of…
14th February 2015 As part of the One Billion Rising (OBR) global campaign that calls for action to end Violence Against Women & Girls (VAW), the North East Network (NEN) Nagaland, with Young Indians of Patkai Christian College (PCC), organised a rising event on the theme ‘Revolution for Love, Peace & Equality’ at Bundrock Chapal…
May, 2015 In 2013, NEN initiated a programme called Capacity Building of Grassroots Women Leaders for Peace with the objectives of strengthening women’s participation in decision-making processes and addressing issues of Violence against Women. The process began with 30 participants across various districts of Assam. Trainings were followed by their participation in surveys and studies on domestic…