Women across the world, regardless of income, age or education, are subject to physical, sexual, psychological and economic violence. Worldwide, 35 % of women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence by a non-partner at some point in their lives. Evidence also suggests that children are more likely to…
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We are coming to Kolkata!Come visit us at either of these two exhibitions in the City of Joy and pick from a range of home decor and apparels that have been woven in the villages of Assam and Nagaland from Chizami Weaves and Saneki Weaves. Mega Trade Fair Meghalaya House, Russel Street 4th-7th March 2020…
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5th and 6th March 2020 The North East Region (NER) of India is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspot and diverse ethnic communities of the region have significantly contributed towards sustaining this biodiversity. However, its fragile ecosystem and biodiversity is today threatened by numerous factors, one of the key factors being the capitalist model of…
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“By reviving millet farming, we are not only preserving our traditional knowledge, we are also preparing for an uncertain future.”North East Network has been working towards reinvigorating millet farming for quite some time now. This piece in The Guardian explains our journey beautifully. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/25/against-the-grain-why-millet-is-enjoying-an-indian-revival-nagaland
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Women of all ages face discrimination, domestic violence, sexual harassment and abuse both in public and private spheres. Therefore, there is a need for innovative and creative approaches to post-traumatic growth and recovery for those who are affected by various forms of violence. Research shows that survivors of traumatic experiences of abuse can suffer long-lasting effects and…
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One Billion Rising is the biggest mass action to end violence against women (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence) in human history. The campaign, which launched on Valentine’s Day 2012, began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on…
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Tribal identity globally has always been defined by one primary natural resource- Land. It comes as no surprise then, that the majorly tribal inhabitants of North East India derive all their social, cultural, political and economic sustenance from their land. It ‘exemplifies and boasts unique and rich diversity in land governance regimes which are witnessing…
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Women play an important role in various income-generating activities towards improvement of their family incomes and livelihoods. One popular platform for women to do so is self-help groups (SHGs). SHGs are growing widely in different corners of rural Assam creating opportunities for women to be empowered through entrepreneurial activities, farming, livestock rearing, etc. which effect increase…
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Martin Luther Christian University ‘For gender-based violence to stop, men must be made active agents of the change that concerns them.’ In the past two decades, women have been able to bring two legislations on their protection against physical violence in the home space and sexual violence at the workspace. Despite this, violent crimes against…
DetailsFunded by Brot fur die Welt (BfdW) and MISEREOR Germany, the project has been initiated in the states of Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland since April 2019 and is to be fully implemented by 31st March 2022. The objective of the project is that women’s agency and community activism are sustained towards securing economic, cultural, political, ecological rights and entitlements. In…
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