It was an eventful and exciting day for team NEN in Meghalaya with three programs being organised in East and West Khasi Hills, on International Women’s Day on 8th March 2019.NEN and Shatjingshai Social Service Society, Banuin observed the day through an awareness programme cum debate in Baniun village, East Khasi Hills District. Participants were made…
Women are the primary providers for the community and what better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than focusing on women’s role in the context of biodiversity. NEN Nagaland organized the 10th Edition of Biodiversity Festival to coincide with International Women’s day on 7th and 8th March 2019. The 2 days event was based on…
In an effort to learn from and share experiences form the work field, a five member team from NEN visited Bhumika, a women’s collective based in Hyderabad. Bhumika focuses on all women’s issues including domestic violence to promote violence-free lives for women in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. During the two day exposure Trip, NEN team…
North East Network (NEN) has been building capacity of women’s groups and youth from rural areas in the districts of East, West and South West Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi through various programmes, since 2016. Through these engagements, the participants have also expressed their concerns over lack of livelihood opportunities for them in rural areas.…
NEN organized 2 orientation programmes for the staff members of the North East Space Applications Centre (NESAC) on understanding the concept of Sexual Harassment and the rules under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, on February 11, 2019 at Umiam, Meghalaya. Earlier. following the success of the Capacity Building for Internal Committees…
Celebrations of International Women’s Day begins early as NEN launches its week-long program beginning with Mirza, Kamrup. Based on the theme ‘Think Equal, Build Equal, Innovate for Change’, NEN Assam organised a Cultural programme on 2nd March 2019 at Gramin Mahila Kendra, Mirza, Kamrup. More than 40 participants from the district attended the event. Junumoni Das,…
Wekoweu Tsuhah (Akole) represented NEN in the Development Management Day, organised by the Indian School of Development Management (ISDM) held on 1st Feb 2019 in New Delhi. She was invited to participate in the panel on ‘Conversations on Development Management with Young Leaders’ alongside 4 young leaders in the development sector (Mantra 4Change, Azad Foundation,…
Violence against Women (VAW) in Assam is all pervasive and is present in homes, work areas and public spaces. Women who are homeless and stay in shelter homes are even more vulnerable and cases of violence go largely unnoticed. In an attempt to address the pressing concerns around homelessness vis-a-vis shelter homes and the range…
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…
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.…