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 and the…
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…
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…
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…
NEN Meghalaya organised a Training for 2 SHG groups from Nongshillong Village of Eastern West Khasi hills District and Laitkseh Village of West Khasi Hills District on Business Management and Food processing of three items (Squash, RTS Juice and Pickle Making). The food processing training will enable them to utilise the excess products from their…
International Women’s Day 2022 was celebrated by NEN Meghalaya at three locations viz. Nongmensong locality in the East Khasi Hills, Marngor village in the West Khasi Hills and North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Society, Shillong office. Nongmensong and Marngor village hosted their very first Women’s Day celebration on the 8th of March, 2022 with…
Menstruating women and girls in Northeast India often face challenges in accessing menstrual hygiene products due to lack of awareness, unavailability of hygiene products, poverty and social norms. Over the years NEN has undertaken several initiatives to train adolescent girls and women on using more sustainable products such as cloth pads and awareness campaigns…
The Meghalaya State Govt. has newly notified every Centre Administrator of One Stop Centres in 11 districts to carry out all roles and responsibilities of a Protection Officer as per the PWDVA, 2005. NEN has been working with Government of Meghalaya in addressing violence against women through facilitating skill training for Protection officers. On 17th…
As part of building community response towards social issues like VAW, CSA and alcoholism and drug addiction, North East Network have been conducting community meetings with local stakeholders and outreach programmes in several districts of Meghalaya. These programmes have encouraged villages to further strengthen their resolve to guarantee women’s rights and prevent violence against women.…
On the night of 4th January 2022, a terrible incident of VAW took place in Umsaw village, West Khasi Hills area. An intruder broke into the residence of a woman at midnight. The woman who is a widow and suffers from disability, lives alone with her 11 year old daughter. The attacker, who was from…