Awareness Programme on “The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013” DSC05118

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women

Following incidences of reports of sexual harassment of women at workplace, The Local Committee (Office of the Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills District) in collaboration with North East Network, Meghalaya organized an awareness programme on Sexual Harassment of Women and Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, with the local shopkeepers of Police Bazaar at…

Universal Children’s Day celebrated in Shillong

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women, Slider

In the spirit of Universal Children’s Day a special event was organised by NEN on the 11th of December 2018 in Mawlai Mawroh, Shillong. NEN’s team in Meghalaya organised this programme for the children of NEN’s trained women leaders who have contributed and taken initiative in their own communities to address and redress gender-based discrimination.…

Women’s Wall in solidarity with Kerala’s women

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women

In solidarity with Women’s Wall in Kerala to uphold the right to equality of women, a Women’s Wall was formed in Guwahati on 1st January, 2019. The organisations which joined hands with North East Network were Axom Mahila Sangha, Pragatisheel Nari Sanstha, AIDWA Assam, Foundation for Social Transformation and Shishu Sarothi. On September 28, 2018,…

Capacity building of peer leaders and exposure visit to Chirang

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women, Governance and State Accountability, Natural Resource Management and Livelihood

19th-20th December, 2018 A team from NEN and peer leaders from six districts of Assam recently travelled to Chirang to experience firsthand community work done by the team of the Action Northeast Trust (ANT). The capacity building training cum exposure tour took place on 19th and 20th December at the ANT, Chirang. The team comprised…

Recognition of Rural Women Workers’ Contribution

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women, Governance and State Accountability, Natural Resource Management and Livelihood

Women are the backbone of every economy but often go unrecognized. As a part of strengthening women groups in East Khasi Hills, North East Network organised a programme on Recognition of Rural Women Workers’ Contribution to the Un-organised sector in Observance of International Human Rights Day on 10th December, 2018. The programme was held at…

Felicitation of Grassroot women leaders

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women

30th November 2018, Meghalaya In observance of 16 Days Activism Campaign against Gender Based Violence, 8 grassroot women leaders were felicitated by North East Network, Meghalaya. These women leaders from East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills and West Jaintia Hills Districts were lauded for their contribution in uplifting the status of women and children. Approximately…

Orientation Workshop on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women

2-3 August, 2018, Assam NEN in collaboration with Directorate of Social Welfare, Assam, organised a 2 days orientation workshop on ‘Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005’. 37 numbers of participants from 24 districts which included 18 district Social Welfare Officers,…

Inauguration of Gramin Mahila Kendra

Activities, Gender Based Discrimination and Violence Against Women

June, 2018, Assam NEN has started 3 Gramin Mahila Kendra in three districts of Assam namely Darrang, Kamrup(R) and Golaghat. The objective of opening the Kendras is to provide psycho-social counselling services to women facing violence and linking them with other referral services. These Kendras also aims to provide space for livelihood opportunities to disadvantaged…