Mobilizing Human Energy

Men, women and children thronged the jungle trek from Yazali to villages of Kuch-Kuth, Rubdi, Delipaj, Komp Tab, Lich-Lith and so on. Some women with their babies hanging by their sides while they worked with spades and daos.

The cleaning and repair of the trek used to be initiated in the past by a group of young people in the past, but it was long overdue this year. With overgrowth of bushes along the narrow path and the path having broken in some places, it was getting more and more difficult negotiating it. It was especially difficult for the women and children. That is when the Women's Action Groups (WAGs) formed by Future Generations Arunachal decided to mobilize the communities for a cleaning drive.

The WAGs were formed in these villages as a part of the project "Identifying Best Practices to Empower Arunachal Families" in selected sites in Arunachal Pradesh. Yachuli area is one of them - the other two sites being Mechuka and Koyu.