The World Environment Day, 2023 was celebrated on June 5 in Dom Marwein area West Khasi Hills District. This area is an upcoming tourist attraction and was identified by NEN’s Women Join Action Committee of the area. The JAC was newly formed and facilitated by NEN, the group came into being after many illegal incidents that…
NEN organised a “Grow your Own Food” Program at Wahliewlong Village, West Khasi Hills District. With the objective to promote food security and a healthy nutritious food for the children, NEN in Collaboration with the two Lower Primary Schools of the village had organised the program by allowing children to feel responsible for the food…
Formation of Join Action Committee of Dom Marwein Area West Khasi Hills District, Dom Marwein is an abandon plot of land that belongs to the Marwein Clan of Umkrem Village, in the area many illegal activities take place that made the women of the area take matter into their own hand by collaborating with North…
An Outreach Programme was organised on the 1st of May 2023 by One Stop Centre, Khliehriat at Rymbai Village, East Jaintia Hills. Miss. B. Chadong, Centre Administrator/Protection Officer, in collaboration with NEN, shared through the programme and raised awareness about Violence Against Women and Children and how the OSCs are providing services like counselling, medical…
The video shoot on the craftswomen of Kynrud was a organised by NEN to document, in video form, the work and products of the craftswomen of Kynrud village. The video shoot, editing and production was done by Nomads Shillong, a Shillong based production company. The video was uploaded to YouTube and titled “Crafting…
Taking the NEN- CEHAT- Civil Hospital Nongpoh’s collaboration ahead on building health systems response to VAW & C, a study visit by a team of 5 health care providers was organised on the 23rd and 24th of November 2022, to CEHAT’s crisis intervention centres called ‘Dilaasa’ which are functional in public hospitals in Mumbai. …
North East Network has always believed in empowering women at spaces they are comfortable with, and collectivizing women to empower the same has been our objectives. Through the initiative of Skill enhancement programmes, NEN Meghalaya was able to collectivize women of Madanriting area who are skilled in tailoring for a home base initiative, in which…
North East Network (NEN) along with the Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT) is collaborating with Civil Hospital, Nongpoh, Ri-Bhoi District to develop a health systems response towards violence against women (VAW). Nationally, the Criminal Law Amendment (CLA) Act, the Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) and the National Health…
In observance of The International Day Of Rural Women 2022, North East Network organized a three days programme along with the rural women of Meghalaya in different districts. Day one was celebrated by organising a “Farmers Meet”in Rangthong Village SWKH district. In which a few games were organised like Football for women, Tug of war…
As a part of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, NEN celebrated World Human Rights Day which falls on the 10th of December annually. The occasion was celebrated over two days with an art competition titled “A Children’s Pictorial Representation of Human Rights”. It was held on the 9th of December in Reach Ministries Open…