BMMU Longmatra Block under Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission formed Block Level Federations on October 18.
Kiphire, October 19 (MExN): Moving a step ahead towards formation of higher level of federation of rural poor women under DAY-NRLM, Block Mission Management Unit (BMMU) Longmatra Block under Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) formed Block Level Federations (BLF) on October 18.
It was launched under the guidance and support of a team from resource Block Kiphire Ripise Sangtam, BPM Kiphire and Piose Anar, Ac-IBCB Kiphire Block as resource persons, stated a press release issued by Hori AC-IBCB, BMMU Longmatra.
During the launching programme, the resource persons said that BLF is an organization/institute that brings together all Village Organizations and Non VLO from the Blocks. The BLFs are formed with an objective to provide space, voice, better bargaining power and resources to the poor and reducing their dependence on external agencies.
“Now, all funding to the SHGs shall be routed through BLF which shall ensure proper development of all the SHGs attached to it through village organizations. These institutions will partner with Government, Public and Private sectors for the last mile delivery of social and economic services for the rural poor,” they stated. It will also promote Livelihoods collectives, producer’s cooperatives and forward linkages, and access to information, credit, markets etc.
Launching of Block Level Federations was done in presence of DMMU Staff, Village Stake holders, Block level NSRLM staff, leaders of Village Organizations (VO) under the Blocks and the Community Resource Persons
Earlier, Albert Yangdongse, ADPM DMMU Kiphire in his short speech shared the basic orientation about the role, responsibilities and functioning of the BLF. Hori AC-IBCB chaired the programme while Litsala VLO President Longmatra Village invokes God’s blessings. Welcome note was delivered by Atsope, BPM Longmatra Block and a vote of thanks was delivered by Kuramong AC-FI Longmatra Block.
