On 14 th February, 2018 NEN officially opened a Resource Centre/Library at their office premises in Jingkieng, Nongthmmai. The Resource Centre is envisioned to be a knowledge sharing center open to all, providing a space for learning and improving access to information. The Resource Centre has books ranging from Gender, Violence against Women, Women Empowerment,…
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More than 100 NGOs in Assam have appealed to political parties to include issues ranging from trafficking and witch-hunting to sexual assault, rape and limited women’s participation in the workforce, besides measures to achieve empowerment for women, in their manifestos for the Assembly elections this year. The North East Network (NEN), an NGO, in collaboration…
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20 young people from across the North East Region (NER) are selected for a one-year fellowship that entails comprehensive training by eminent wildlife and environment filmmakers, conservationists, and other resource persons from across the country, along with an internship with organisations working in the field of conservation and social change. The Green Hub Fellows represent…
Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Jan 1 – Concerned citizens, educational institutions, women and youth groups came together at 1 pm today to form a ‘Human Chain for Peace’. It was done in order to raise consciousness on the many senseless acts of violence across the State at an event held at the Gauhati Club rotary. Around…
Press Statement Representatives of women civil society delegations from India in Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 ReviewBangkok, 19 November 2014 Representatives of women civil society delegations from India attending the ongoing Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review organised by UN Economic and Social…
Date: 07 April Safe City Initiative by NEN: The survey report by North East Network entitled Towards a Safer City for Women revealed different forms of sexual harassment in public places. 72.5 % women in Guwahati face different kinds of sexual harassment. The full report can be viewed at https://www.northeastnetwork.org/resources/towards-safer-city-women We have now moved the report to the…
Date: 26 October Original Story: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct2713/city06 Functional helpline for women need of the hour STAFF Reporter GUWAHATI, Oct 26 – Condemning the Azara incident, where bodies of two young women were recovered that triggered a mass-protest in the area, the North East Network (NEN) today questioned the role of State in ensuring the safety of women. Taking…
Date: 20 September Original Story: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/showpage.asp?id=sep2113,8,252,132,333,495 STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Sept 20 – Condemning the recent incidences of sexual violence on women and girl child in Kokrajhar, Karbi Anglong, Guwahati, Morigaon and other places, the North East Network (NEN) asked the State Government to adopt exclusive gender sensitive policy measures to strengthen the safety of women and girls…