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.…
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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,…
DetailsFebruary, 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…
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DetailsDate:24-25 September, 2016, Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok, GuwahatiDescription: The orientation programme is a collaboration between Assam State Legal Services Authority and NEN where 50 empaneled lawyers (both man and woman) will be trained on understanding laws from a feminist perspective. The training will be facilitated by Supreme Court lawyer Vrinda Grover.
DetailsDate:1-3 October, 2016 Description:NEN Retreat will be held in Siloam, Barapani, Meghalaya. NEN members from all three states will participate. There will be discussion on strategies and way forward. All the teams are requested to participate in cultural programme.
DetailsDate:6-7 September 2014 Tezpur Description:NEN in collaboration with Assam Police is organising a training on gender, violence against women and new laws for 35 police personnel of the Northern Range covering the districts, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Darrang of Assam. Objectives: Broaden understanding of violence against women in India from a gender and women’s rights…
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Concerned citizens, educational institutions, women’s and youth groups came together at 1 pm on 1 January 2015 to form a Human Chain for Peace to raise consciousness on the many senseless acts of violence across the state at an event held at Gauhati Club Circle. The Human Chain united in songs on peace by Bhupen Hazarika and…
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