Study Visit Of Health Care Providers To Dilaasa Centres, Mumbai, Meghalaya

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. …

Skill Enhancement Training Of NEN Women Collectives of Madanryting, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya

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…

Orientation Training on Role Health Care Providers’ in responding to VAW & C, Meghalaya

North East Network (NEN) along with 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, Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA) and the National Health Policy (NHP)…

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN 2022 , Meghalaya

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…

16 Days of Activism- World Human Rights Day, 10th December, 2022, Meghalaya

As a part of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, NEN celebrated the 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…

STREET PLAY TO OBSERVE THE 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, Meghalaya

On 8th December, 2022 North East Network organized a Street Play at Khyndailad, Police Bazar with an aim  to raise awareness about gender based violence against women and as part of an observation of the 16 days of Activism against Gender based Violence in collaboration with the school of Social Work Martin Luther Christian University…

Capacity Building of Swadhar Greh Staffs, Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills District, on Gender Sensitive Response to Survivors of VAW & C, Megahalaya

North East Network, a women’s rights organization, is part of the Lam-Lynti Chittara Neralu (LCN), a National Network working on shelters for Women Survivors of Violence, funded by American Jewish World Service. Lam-Lynti Chittara Neralu or LCN (which translates to ‘lead the way to shelter under the vista of the stars’ in Khasi, Telugu and…

LAUNCHING OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRES IN MADANRYTING (EAST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT), AND NONG SHILLONG (EASTERN WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT), Meghalaya

As part of NEN’s work in enhancing addressal and redressal mechanisms and support to women and children facing violence and to enable Women Collectives formed by NEN to carry out their work and showcase produce, NEN, Meghalaya has identified one Community Support Centre in Madanryting, East Khasi Hills District and one in Nongshillong, Eastern West…

Only One Earth: World Environment Day 2022

The 2022 World Environment Day campaign #OnlyOneEarth focusses on “Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature” and calls for collective, transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, defend and restore our planet. We are re-energising the slogan to emphasise that planet Earth is still the only home we have and to push for transformative actions to…