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)…

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…

STREET PLAY TO OBSERVE THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: Meghalaya

On 8th December, 2022 North East Network organized a Street Play at Khyndailad, Police Bazar with an aim  to raise awareness about gender based violence against women and as part of an observation of the 16 days of Activism against Gender based Violence in collaboration with the school of Social Work Martin Luther Christian University…

Capacity Building of Swadhar Greh Staffs, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills District, on Gender Sensitive Response to Survivors of VAW & C: Meghalaya

North East Network, a women’s rights organization, is part of the Lam-Lynti Chittara Neralu (LCN), a National Network working on shelters for Women Survivors of Violence, funded by American Jewish World Service. Lam-Lynti Chittara Neralu or LCN (which translates to ‘lead the way to shelter under the vista of the stars’ in Khasi, Telugu and…

LAUNCHING OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRES IN MADANRYTING (EAST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT), AND NONG SHILLONG (EASTERN WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT): Meghalaya

As part of NEN’s work in enhancing addressal and redressal mechanisms and support to women and children facing violence and to enable Women Collectives formed by NEN to carry out their work and showcase produce, NEN, Meghalaya has identified one Community Support Centre in Madanryting, East Khasi Hills District and one in Nongshillong, Eastern West…

Training of Trainers: Assam

NEN Assam organised a training of trainers on ‘Enhancing facilitation skills to address Gender Based Violence against Women’ from 20 to 22 September 2022. 22 mid-level functionaries of 9 organisations from 14 districts including NEN programme team and representatives from GMK by NEN, working on Gender Based Violence at the community level participated in the…

Observation of International Day of the Girl Child: Assam

NEN documented the legacy of women leaders who had contributed significantly in the fields of history, literature, sports, freedom movement, performing arts, women’s rights, electoral politics, etc. The documentation was done by engaging 19 students from 5 districts. In these districts, NEN uses creative mediums to engage with young people on issues of gender equality.…