24-26 April, 2018, Meghalaya As part of strengthening women’s collectives in East Khasi Hills to address gender based violence and violence against women, NEN Meghalaya conducted a capacity building workshop on ‘Women and Media’ on April 24 – 26, 2018 at Mawryngkneng Community Hall. The workshop was attended by 42 women leaders from 5 villages…
21 April, 2018, Assam NEN Assam in collaboration with 7 different organisations – All India Democratic Women Committee, All Assam Pragatishil Nari Sanstha, Assam Mahila Sangha, Students Federation of India, Democratic Youth Federation of India, All India Students Federation and Assam Chatra Yuva Sanmilan organised a protest march on 21st April 2018 at Rotary Club, Guwahati. More than…
14 April, 2018, Meghalaya NEN Meghalaya, as part of an initiative to create community response to domestic violence, had conducted an interactive discussion on legal remedies related to women and children. 39 participants (36 women and 3 men) attended the programme conducted at Mawthadraishan Block-West Khasi Hills district, on April 14, 2018. The programme not…
#PressforProgress Assam NEN Assam collaborated with All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), Assam Mahila Sangha, Sarpara M.E School and Sadou Assam Pragatisheel Nari Sangstha and observed the day this year with a day long programme. Guwahati: 60 participants took part in a meeting followed by a rally. The meeting was graced by Nirupama Borgohain, Rani…
9 February, 2018, Shillong NEN Shillong assisted the Green Hub team, Tezpur in coordinating and mobilizing people to participate the ‘Yes I am the change workshop’ which encourages the use of films as a medium to communicate stories that drive social impact.
20 & 23 February, 2018, Meghalaya Focus Group Discussions on ESCP rights of women farmers were conducted in villages namely, Nonghali and Pawphlang of East Khasi Hills and South West Khasi Hills District respectively; with the objective of getting an in-depth understanding on the status of rural women in accessing their rights and entitlements; the…
26 February, 2018, Meghalaya Capacity building of Student and Staff nurses of Theresa Nursing Institute, Ganesh Das Hospital and Civil Hospital, Nongpoh has been consistently going strong through our collaborations with the Health Department on ‘Developing a health sector response to VAW’ with the objective of building capacities on the issue of violence against women,…
15 October, 2017, Assam NEN Guwahati celebrated Women Farmers’ Day on the occasion of International Day of Rural Women on 15 October, 2017 at Okum Guest House, Dharikati in Sonitpur district. The objective was on emphasizing the important roles played by women in agriculture andrecognizing them as farmers and their rights. The programme could bring awareness to…
16 October, 2017, Shillong North East Network in collaboration with West Khasi Hills District Administration and Synjuk ki Seng Longkmie, Mawthadraishan Area observed the International Day of Rural Women on October 16, 2017. Following were the objectives of the programme:- Recognize women’s contribution to the agricultural sector. Raise Awareness on available programmes and schemes for…
16 October, 2017, Nagaland NEN Chizami organised a programme on World Food Day at its Vocational Training Centre bringing together 130 women farmers, government officers/Head of the department and village leaders from different nearby villages. The Deputy Commissioner was the Guest Speaker of the programme. Women farmers from different blocks shared their testimonies whereas 20…