Workshop with peer leaders on Understanding Gender Identities and Sexual Orientation

A one day workshop on Understanding different Gender Identities and Sexual Orientations was organised on 20 January 2023 by NEN for 5 districts of Assam (Kamrup-rural, Golaghat,Darrang, Udalguri, Dhemaji). Arpana Choudhury, Founder of Xobdo and a queer rights activist facilitated the session on understanding different gender identities from a non binary perspective. The workshop was…

NEN Youth Leadership Program (NYLP) , Nagaland

The NEN Youth Leadership Program (NYLP) is a formulated leadership program for youths on upskilling the knowledge of youth between 20-35 years through perspective building workshops and skill enhancement training. The participants will go through a year-long process of perspective and capacity building that will stretch to 2 full-time residential training and mentoring of participants;…

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence 2022 ,Nagaland

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence 2022  under the global theme “UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls” was observed by NEN, Nagaland along with the community members.  Joining the global campaign, North East Network (NEN) Nagaland organised a series of events across Nagaland, to voice out and address the…

Study Visit Of Health Care Providers To Dilaasa Centres, Mumbai, Meghalaya

Taking the NEN- CEHAT- Civil Hospital Nongpoh’s collaboration ahead on building health systems response to VAW & C, a study visit by a team of 5 health care providers was organised , on the 23rd and 24th of November 2022, to CEHAT’s crisis intervention centres called ‘Dilaasa’ which are functional in public hospitals in Mumbai. …

Orientation Training on Role Health Care Providers’ in responding to VAW & C, Meghalaya

North East Network (NEN) along with Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT) is collaborating with Civil Hospital, Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi District to develop a health systems response towards violence against women (VAW). Nationally, the Criminal Law Amendment (CLA) Act, Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) and the National Health Policy (NHP)…

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN 2022 , Meghalaya

In observance of The International Day Of Rural Women 2022, North East Network organized a three days programme along with the rural women of Meghalaya in different districts.  Day one was celebrated by organising a “Farmers Meet”in Rangthong Village SWKH district. In which a few games were organised like Football for women, Tug of war…

16 Days of Activism- World Human Rights Day, 10th December, 2022, Meghalaya

As a part of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, NEN celebrated the World Human Rights Day which falls on the 10th of December annually. The occasion was celebrated over two days with an art competition titled “A Children’s Pictorial Representation of Human Rights”. It was held on the 9th of December in Reach Ministries…