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Friday, December 18, 2015

Refresher Class for SHGs...



A refresher meeting for Self Help Groups (SHGs) member was organized by Future Generations Arunachal (FGA) in Sille-Oyan, Dambuk, Mechuka, Yazali-Yachuli and Ziro. The meeting was arranged to encourage the SHGs members to take initiative in income generation activities for better sustainability linkages with stakeholders and other partners. The face to-face interactive session was lead by Nawang Gurung, resource person and Takhe Meena, Supervisor (SHG). Neha Mallick, Intern Student from National Law School, Bangaluru also join the team to study about women empowerment.
The participation and interest of the members in the meeting was very positive. An income generation activities is being carried out by the SHG members in different sectors. Some are cultivating ginger and large cardamom in Yazali-Yachuli whereas Ziro SHGs are involved in pigs rearing. Sille-Oyan are engaged in weaving and ginger activities, SHG members in Mechuka are now happily practicing wet rice cultivation and vegetables. Besides these, trained SHG members in pickle making are preparing pickles with available local resource and selling in the Mechuka market.

Nyuch Pada SHG of Mai village under Yachuli are advance in rearing Mithun (Bos-frontalis) for good reason. The SHG members were encourages to start organic kitchen gardening for better health and future.


In Dambuk, Atul Tayeng, Executive Director, FGA participated in facilitating the interested women groups of Dambuk Division along with Nawang and Meena. In Dambuk, groups are engaged in Potato, ginger gardening. The tour which was started in 10th December was culminated on 17th December 2015.

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