Dimapur, Nov. 16 (EMN): National Domestic Workers’ Movement (NDWM), a child rights movement, in collaboration with Assisi Centre for Integrated Development (ACID), organised an awareness programme on menstrual hygiene at Assisi Centre, Dimapur, on November 14. According to an update, counselor of Childline Dimapur and resource person, Alomi, shared that disregard for menstrual hygiene serves to reinforce the overall “lower status” of women and girls. Alomi stated that the inability of girls to manage their menstrual hygiene in schools results in absenteeism. “Girls may avoid attending school during their period due to fear of poor menstrual hygiene: however this can pose serious health risks like reproductive and urinary tract infections, which can result in future infertility and health issues,” she said. She said hygiene is equally important to both physical and mental health. “We tend to bypass its importance. The stigma and taboo of menstrual health and its hygiene is t
Dimapur, Oct. 11 (EMN): Campaign to address the unique challenges faced by girls and to include girls’ rights in research, policy and development plans marked the International Girl Child Day celebration on October 11 on the theme “Our time is now – our rights, our future.” Assisi Centre for Integrated Development (ACID), Dimapur, with the support of MZF, celebrated ‘International Girl Child Day’ with the centre coordinator for Childline Dimapur, Loza, as the guest speaker. Speaking on the occasion, Loza stated that the day is observed with focus on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote their empowerment and fulfillment of human rights, an update from ACID stated. She added that the focus was on multitude of challenges put in front of girls’ path to reach their potential. “This has been made worse by the ongoing crises of climate change, COVID-19 and humanitarian conflict around the globe. Girls struggle with issues related to their education, the
Our ReporterDimapur, Oct. 10 (EMN): Director of Gracious Life Foundation, Lisali M Humtsoe, has urged society at large not to discriminate and stigmatise people living with mental illness, but to help them come back to the society. She was addressing during the observation of World Mental Health Day organised by Assisi Centre for Integrated Development in collaboration with National Domestic Workers’ Movement (NDWM) Nagaland region on Monday, at Assisi Auditorium, Dimapur. She shared that in Naga society, many people believe that a mental patient is cursed or possessed. But one should realise that mental illness is like any other physical illness and so a mental patient should be taken to a psychiatrist for treatment instead of prayer centres or other places, Humtsoe said. She also said that seeking the right treatment is important, and in the meantime everyone should help and support those suffering from mental illness instead of disregarding them. She cited that some of the factors
Dimapur, June 26 (EMN): Government departments along with different organisations observed the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ also known as ‘World Drugs Day’ across Nagaland on June 26 on the theme “Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises.” The day was observed with an objective to spread awareness about the physical and psychological impact of substance abuse, drug overdose deaths, and drugs-related problems across the globe. Wokha: Nagaland Users’ Network (NUN) TI Wokha and LWS NUN Wokha along with the Wokha district legal service authority (WDLSA) and district AIDS prevention and control unit (DAPCU), Wokha, observed the ‘International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking’ at NUN TI DIC conference hall. Speaking on the occasion, advocate Yanro Humtsoe from WDLSA stated that drug abuse remained one of the biggest threats to health and society and needed to be completely eliminated from society. He also s
EM BureauDimapur, June 11 (EMN): National Domestic Workers’ Movement (NDWM), Nagaland Region, in collaboration with Assisi Centre for Integrated Development (ACID), observed ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ at Assisi auditorium on June 11 on the theme “Universal social protection to end child labour.” Delivering the welcome address, NDWM coordinator of Nagaland region, Sr. Pramila Lobo, stated the ‘World Day Against Child Labour’ was observed to eliminate discrimination against children, especially those who are engaged in manual works. Lobo went on to say that millions of children worldwide were trafficked and deprived of their rights to education, right to play, leisure and healthy growth and of free mental, physical, psychological and spiritual growth. She has attributed the conflict, poverty and unrest situation for compelling girls to work as bartenders along Assam and Nagaland borders. Expressing concern on the plight of those girls, she has sought concerted effort