14 February 2015 NEN Shillong organized the One Billion Rising Campaign on 14th February, 2015. With the themes on Love, Peace and Equality, Shillong went through colourful riot of music with students of Ilead (a project of Aide et Action) performing to “Break the Chain”, followed by the sub theme, “Rising for Love” done through…
29th & 30th January 2015, Nagaland Attended by a total of 74 delegates from different parts of 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…
10-11 February, 2015 NEN, Assam collaborated with CBGA (Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability), Oxfam India and WNTA (Wada Na Todo Abhiyan) to organize a workshop on Inequality. The workshop was a platform to discuss various issues of inequality while bringing together organisations regionally. It was also an interactive training programme with emphasis on macro…
May, 2015 In 2013, NEN initiated a programme called Capacity Building of Grassroots Women Leaders for Peace with objectives to strengthen women’s participation in decision making processes and address issues of Violence against Women. The process begin with 30 participanty across various districts of Assam. Trainings were followed by their participation in surveys and studies on domestic…
7-8 September, 2014 Gender and Sexuality training for women with disabilities conducted by Shishu Sarothi and North East Network at Guwahati, September 2015. Sessions included building conceptual clarity on gender, understanding sexuality, perspective building on violence against women and training participants on survey methodology. At the end of the two days a forum named Bijoyani…
NEN collaborated with Assam Police HQ to organise an Orientation workshop on Gender, Violence against Women and New Laws for active members (18 women & 19 men) belonging to village defence parties from different 10 districts of Assam. It was a certificate programme for 2 days and was conducted from 22 to 23 September 2015…
20 young people from across the North East Region (NER) are selected for a one-year fellowship that entails comprehensive training by eminent wildlife and environment filmmakers, conservationists, and other resource persons from across the country, along with an internship with organisations working in the field of conservation and social change. The Green Hub Fellows represent…
Press Statement Representatives of women civil society delegations from India in Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 ReviewBangkok, 19 November 2014 Representatives of women civil society delegations from India attending the ongoing Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review organised by UN Economic and Social…
Date: 07 April Safe City Initiative by NEN: The survey report by North East Network entitled Towards a Safer City for Women revealed different forms of sexual harassment in public places. 72.5 % women in Guwahati face different kinds of sexual harassment. The full report can be viewed here through the link. We have now moved the report…