The Better India North East Network’s Founder and Chairman, ”Monisha Behal’s story is about challenging the adversities that women face in the rural North East,” says The Better India in this short film about her life’s work. Watch the video to learn about her inspirational journey & how she is ‘Driving India Into The Future’.
The Northeast Today For women who are at risk of or have been subjected to violence and abuse, shelter homes provide more than just a temporary safe and secure accommodation. These safe spaces or homes also aim to enable the women to recover from the violence, to rebuild their self-esteem, empowering them to take steps…
The Better India The Better India features a story on NEN’s Gramin Mahila Kendras (Rural Women’s Centre) set up across three districts in Assam—Kamrup (Mirza village), Darrang (Sipajhar village) and Golaghat (Doigrung village) which are actively assisting women suffering violence at home and their communities. In this piece by Journalist Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk , he…
Indian Express ‘From sexual harassment to domestic abuse — Assam’s barefoot counsellors are lending a ear to a gamut of issues faced by women living in small towns and remote villages…’ says Tora Aggarwal in her article. She highlights the support services of our barefoot counsellors towards Domestic Violence survivors and the space that they have been…
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