This is a case study of a poor and childless couple residing in Gakhirkhuapara village of Darrang district. Both Faizul Haque and his wife Maka Begum are illiterate and live in the fear of a grim future as they do not have any child and their source of income is meagre. Faizool Haqueis a traditional …
Sonia Boro, a beneficiary of the COMPELO project under APFBC, is a resident of Panbari Adarsa Mising Gaon EDC, under Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, Bokakhat. Below, she speaks on the project and the training given by RGVN and how it has helped in enhancing her existing skill, giving her a new vision of life: “I …
RGVN facilitated an exhibition on crafts for the members of the children’s club of Byrnihat which were made by them on the occasion of World Environment Day. The exhibition also included: 1. An awareness programme on menstrual hygiene for the adolescent girls of the club and the locality. As adolescent girls are one of the …
Kitchen Garden Support to One AVG Group (Activity Based Group) consisting 12 families in villages named Tribal Basti. Fruit and Vegetable Plant and Leafy vegetable seed were distributed to each beneficiaries (i.e. Seeds: Spinach – 100gm, Coriander – 50 gm, Laffa- 50 gm, Data 50 gm, Bottle gourd 10 gm, Pumpkin – 10 gm, Vegetables …
RGVN -NER entered into an agreement with ASULMS for implementation of Social Mobilization and Institutional Development component. The main objectives are of the project are: *To organize the urban poor households under structured institutions. * To link up these Institutions of urban poor households with local Self Governments, Public Service Providers, Banks, Private Sector and …
8th International Yoga Day was celebrated yesterday with our respected members of the Hello & Millo Club of RGVN. The programme included chair yoga for our Seniors followed by singing, antakshari competition and prayers were made for the wellbeing of every living being and world peace. “Yoga is not about going to heaven. Its about …
Pabitra Bordoloi, is the son of a tribal farmer of village Khulagaon, Mayong Block, Morigaon. He has got 2.5 bighas of cultivable land, while his father distributed his landed property among his sons. The piece of land inherited by Pabitra is on high land without any irrigation facility, so he was very upset. He knew …
Shri Mukut Hazarika has become the most sought after Local Service Provider (for livestock and poultry) not only in his locality (Borthekerabari village in Darrang district under Paschim Mangaldoi block) but beyond that reaching to more than 500 HHs covering four additional villages. He was chosen by his community to be their Local Service Provider …
One of the active sakhis of Darrang District, Assam, Mrs. Sabita Devi joined Moi Pragati during the first phase of the programme. She initially used to receive money as per the the number of financial awareness meetings, she conducted. Before becoming a sakhi she was dependent on her husband’s income and did no sort of …
On World Environment Day a children’s club in Byrnihat under our Kindernotehilfe project gave a great example of sustainable living by making crafts using natural resources and products reminding us to lessen our impact on the planet in a creative way. Sustainable living means understanding how our lifestyle choices impact the world around us and …