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Phek, May 29 (MExN): Velu Theluo, daughter of a street vendor and aggregator who secured Top 15 rank in the NBSE HSLC exam 2023 with 96.50%, is being honoured and felicitated for her achievement.
Forced to set up their vending spaces in unhygienic places, often without access to toilets, most women experience urinary tract infections and kidney problems.
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 aims to protect livelihood rights and social security of street vendors but its implementation has been sluggish, putting street vendors at risk.
Our ReporterDimapur, Nov. 5 (EMN): Under the project of ‘Uplifting women street vendors’, the Entrepreneurs Associates (tEA) supported by Capri Global Capital Limited (CGCL), distributed zero-interest loans to eight women street vendors on Monday at De Oriental Dream Hotel, Dimapur. Neikule Doulo, head of communications tEA, said the project started in October 2017 to support the women street vendors since many women street vendors do not expand or grow in their businesses but live in the same condition for years. She shared that working with others for uplift of women street vendors, they can in turn influence the family members as well as others. She also asked the women to avail the loans, utilise them properly and repay the loans on time. She reminded that loan repayment mode is flexible and it depends on the individuals on how they want to repay. Chairperson of Dimapur 24×7 media and NGO, Annie Jain, the special guest of the event, said the project is a good opportunity f