A historical and archival exhibition of the Tezpur Mahila Samiti, “Sisters of Tezpur”, was organised and displayed in the XVII National Conference of the Indian Association of Women’s Studies (IAWS) at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 7th to 10th September. It located the history of the Tezpur Mahila Samiti and the town of Tezpur in the larger…
The first meeting of the local complaint committee (local committee) formed by the Kamrup Metro district administration under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (SHWWP) (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, was held here on Thursday, 12 July 2023. The meeting was presided over by the Executive Director of North East Network, Anurita Pathak Hazarika.…
Initiative for women empowerment: ঘৰুৱা হিংসাৰ ভুক্তভোগী মহিলাক সবলীকৰণৰ বাট দেখুৱাইছে নৰ্থ ইষ্ট নেটৱৰ্কে
NEN Nagaland in collaboration with Nenterprise observed National Handloom Day on 6th August, 2021 under the theme “Facilitating Weavers Access to Social Security ” with its registered weavers from 11 villages under Phek District, Nagaland. A survey conducted in some of the selected villages of Chizami cluster towards the formation of a Weavers’ Producer Company…
Meluri Millet Sisters, in collaboration with Millet Network of India and NEN (Northeast Network) celebrated the 2nd Millet Festival on the theme ‘Celebrating common heritage for a shared, resilient future’ at Meluri Village Council Hall on August 31. The celebration was graced by SDAO Meluri, Phrumasie Nyuthe as a special guest. According to DIPR report,…
Li Cheh Kro Weavers’ Producer Company Limited Common Facility Centre (CFC), funded by NABARD and implemented by North East Network (NEN) was inaugurated at Chizami village, Phek on September 27. https://morungexpress.com/li-cheh-kro-weavers-producer-company-ltd-common-facility-centre-inaugurated
A Cultural Interpretation Centre (CIC) was inaugurated at Chizami village in Phek district on November 23. The project ‘Cultural Interpretation Centre – Library & Museum (Phase II)’ was sanctioned under MPLAD fund (2018-2019) by Swapan Dasgupta, then Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and implemented by North East Network (NEN). https://morungexpress.com/cultural-interpretation-centre-at-chizami-village-inaugurated
Dr Theyiesinuo Keditsu, Assistant Professor at Kohima college, today called the weavers as ‘first working women’ in traditional societies, as they were the first to bring independent income outside their agricultural practices while articulating that the perception of not recognising rural women as workers because they donot have paid jobs needs to change. https://www.morungexpress.com/weavers-the-first-working-women-in-traditional-societies
Organised by North East Network (NEN) Nagaland, a two-day event to commemorate the International Day of Rural Women, ‘Confluence of Rural Women’ has started at Kohima on October 14. https://morungexpress.com/nen-nagaland-hosts-confluence-of-rural-women
Indigenous crops should be protected and its ‘purity’ maintained; adopt good cultivation practices, identify medicinal and high-yielding crops with indigenous methods as well as improvise it, said Temsuinla, Joint Director of State Agriculture Research Station, Yisemyong, Mokokchung. https://easternmirrornagaland.com/indigenous-crops-should-be-protected-farmers-cant-abandon-jhum-cultivation-completely-says-nagaland-official/