Barisha Dkhar (named changed) is a teacher from Mawthadraishan, West Khasi Hills Meghalaya. She is a woman leader and a Master Trainer associated with the NEN-SEWA project “Response to COVID-19”. As a Master Trainer, she has contributed in tackling the pandemic by reaching out to women through telecommunications to spread awareness regarding the COVID 19…
Bajoplin Kharmudai, a resident of Madanryting locality in East Khasi Hills District is a NEN Outreach Worker and an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) under the National Health Mission. On 29 March 2020, Bajop got a distress phone call from a woman (a previous Domestic Violence client), requesting her help to go back home, where…
Shelter Homes in Assam are not accepting new residents in the absence of relevant guidelines for the COVID 19 Pandemic The safety of our homes has become rhetoric in the political narrative of the COVID 19 Pandemic. For those without it, the government claims to provide for shelter homes. There are over 70 shelter homes…
Supports marginalized communities and women by providing ration kits As we sit in our homes and put up social media stories of #stayhome, there are millions in the country were struggling to have one square meal a day even before the world was hit by the deadly virus. 21 days into a nationwide lockdown, India’s…