Mahila Kissan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM), a forum for women farmer’s rights, shares few stories of women farmers who have significantly contributed to the communities in their capacities. In Nagaland, the forum comprises of organizations and individuals including NEN, NEIDA, RBA, CWWS, FPO Kohima, SEWA and others. Read More: https://www.morungexpress.com/celebrating-resilience-of…
With our aim and motive in mind to help women in the society, North east Network, Nagalnd had organized a one day training on Leadership Capacity Building Programme, which was held on the 7th of October, 2020 for Yimchun Berű Arihako Shamator Area (YBASA), a tribal women organisation based at Shamator, Tuensang District. We had…
Oh what a joyous month for us here at North East Network. We would like to inform you that @Seno Tsuhah Programme Director of North East Network was awarded the Peace Award 2020 by Peace Channel for her contribution and sacrifices in dealing with issues on Women Rights, Governance, Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihood…
North East Network has been a forefront in uplifting the status of a woman in all spheres regarding health and other female related issues. Recently, North East Network Nagaland in collaboration with the Chizami and Enhulumi Women Societies organized a one-day Health and Hygiene workshop at the respective villages with young adolescent girls between the…
12 August was first designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999, and serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth The first World Youth Day, held on…
The world Youth Skill Days was observed on 15-07-20 at Thurutsuswu and Phughi village, Nagaland, Phek District under the theme With the current lockdown that is taking place, the community celebrated its World Youth Skills Day on bamboo crafting with a goal to encourage the youth to pursue creative activity as a means of coping…
The project is a Joint venture of NEN and Mora (a business concern) to develop and promote stinging nettle textile – a natural fibre, in Zapami and Lasumi villages under the district of Phek. The project engages 32 weavers at present.
NENterprise – Chizami Weaves works with around 600 weavers from Chizami and 14 units (towns/villages) in Phek district and Kohima Town. The project aim to promote the textile weaving tradition of Naga-women, ensure a sustainable source of income for the women weavers who are also farmers, and to enhance weavers’ economic, social and cultural rights of women.…
Funded by BFDW and Cattani Fund and supported by Self Employed Women Association (SEWA), the project focuses on organising and strengthening unorganised women workers’ leadership and their organisation towards securing their rights and entitlements. Around 3000 women unorganised workers in the informal sector (farm producers, home based workers and vendors) from Phek, Kohima and Dimapur districts are mobilized and…
Funded by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and facilitated by North East Slow Food & Agrobiodiversity (NESFAS) Meghalaya, the project is implemented in 28 villages under Noklak and Phek districts of Nagaland. The goal of the project is to enhance indigenous food systems (IFS) to significantly contribute to improved nutrition, food security and sustainable livelihoods of North East Indian indigenous communities…