ANMA Integrated Development Association, SBI Foundation-Gram Seva Programme, organized income generating activities training cum awareness on women rights at Tsithrongse village.
Dimapur, August 26 (MExN): ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA) SBI Foundation-Gram Seva Programme, organized one day ‘income generating activities training cum awareness on women rights’ at Tsithrongse village.
According to a press release, the training was organized with objectives to provide skilling and trainings to rural community to ensure better livelihood opportunities and to encourage self-employment by promoting small, cottage and local industries and to achieve gender equality, empower rural women through awareness on advocacy.
The first part of the programme started with a brief introduction on IGA training by Pfokho John, Project Manager. Practical demonstration on detergent making, dish wash, phenyl, car wash and hand wash were carried out by AIDA staff and interns from St Joseph University and NEISSR, Dimapur.
The resource person, Zuchumpeni Ngullie, Panel Lawyer, Dimapur District Legal Service Authority spoke on the protection of women under Domestic Violence Act 2005 and the different types of violence under the Act which includes physical violence, verbal or emotional violence, sexual violence and economic violence. She emphasised on how women are rescued by One Stop Centre (OSC) and provides shelter for five days. She also shared about the procedure for filling case against any domestic violence.
She was accompanied by her husband, R Limhathung Ezong, State Panel Lawyer, Nagaland State Legal Service Authority, who also addressed the women folk and shared about the schemes for women such as free legal service schemes, mediation, Nagaland victim’s compensation scheme etc.
