Bokakhat, July 20th 2011: Around 2,027 children between the age group of 6-14 years are still remaining out of school in Golaghat district. Already Assam Sharba Shikha Abhijan (SSA) has completed its 10 years of functioning in the district with a sole motive of bringing all the children of that age group to the ambit of formal education.
Global Hand washing Day celebration
11th October, 2010 Knowing own ‘hand’ is the single most health care measure that might reduce the infant mortality rate to a phenomenal extent in the country. Commemorating Global Hand washing Day, North East Social Trust (NEST) organized a series of awareness programs in Golaghat, Sibsagarh and Sonitpur districts of Assam and educating around 1,00,000 children across 1000 schools of these districts.
Panchayat to Approach The Supreme Court for Food Security
On 10th June 2010 a Gaon Panchayat level meeting was organized in the Panchayat office of Boruahbamon Gaun Panchaya. The meeting was chaired by the Ms. Niru Gogoi, President of Baruabamon Gaon Panchayat. Tasaduk Ariful Hussain discussed about the food security issues in this meeting. He explained the procedure and process of the Mid-day-meal (MDM) scheme, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Public Distribution System (PDS) and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the schemes in it.
Handholding support to Kakodunga BEWRF for better governance
On 4th of April 2010, a meeting was organized for the Block Elected Women Representatives’ Forum (BEWRF) of Kakodonga Block. It was organized in Dergaon Sahitaya Sabha Bhawan where participants from different Gaon Panchayats come together to discuss about possible handholding support to the Gram Panchayats under the Anchalik Panchayat. The meeting was moderated by Tasaduk Ariful Hussain, Executive Director of NEST.
Women Panchayat Leaders could do
In an unprecedented show of solidarity and courage women elected representatives of Negheriting Gaon Panchayats of Kakodonga Block under Golaghat district of Assam, has come forward to take over the responsibility of food security and local governance in the Panchayat. In a meeting held at Neghariting Borline Namghar from 11 AM on 8th of June 2010, around 35 community leaders gathered in the venue including Ms. Rupali Rabidas, President, Neghariting GP, Ms.
Mising Tribal Culture for Tourism at Dhuba Ati
North East Social Trust in collaboration with the ‘Dagrob’ Eco-tourism & Eco-development Society is working in Dhuba Ati village to promote it as a Rural Tourism destination since 2005. Various capacity building initiatives and tourism product development initiatives along with marketing of the site was carried out in the last couple of years.
Orientation workshop on Public Distribution System in BTAD areas
NEST is initiating a research work in 4 Bodo Territorial Council (BTC) districts of Assam to enhance its understanding on the public distribution system (PDS) supported by the Indo Global Social Services Society (IGSSS). Volunteers from these districts gathered in Srimanta Sankardeva Kalashetra, Guwahati and participated on an orientation workshop from 11th to 13th March 2010.
Women Panchayat Leaders’ distress for Food security situation
November 27, 2009: Where does the rice earmarked for the poor people of the state go? Why it is not available in the PDS shops? Why it is sold in a price higher than the actual price? What kind of people are they who take away the rice from the poor and purchase car, construct their houses in expensive cities, live a luxurious life and build disproportionate wealth?
Hand washing Day Celebration
October 27th 2009: “Do you wash your hand with soap before touching any food item?” this is a question floating all over the state today. The unfortunate message is that every minute two children die in our country because of diarrhea and respiratory infection. The fortunate message is that we could control this fatality just by bringing a small change in our behavior.
Elected Women Representatives of Panchayat need protection from domestic violence
Jorhat 31st July' 09 Few kilometers from Jorhat Town, along the 37th National highway, Kaliapani Block is situated. Location wise the block has easy access to the modern amenities. Good road communication, above average literacy, better economic status by virtue of proximity to the Jorhat market, ever improving health services and many more advantages has manifested this Block Panchayat as a fortunate one. However, status of women here is in question.
