the ant as a bridge: 25 years and more… By Balawansuk Lynrah
More than a decade ago, I first met Jenny and Sunil at a workshop they were facilitating in Jorhat, Assam. I was immediately drawn to the ant’s deep commitment to community engagement. That first impression stayed with me, and by the time I joined in 2011, the ant’s work in Chirang district was already expanding…
From Youth Volunteer to Community Leader
Moinuddin Ali (20) is a bright student and a hardworking youth leader from a small hamlet named Serfanguri under Bengtol Serfang VCDC in Chirang, located just 25 kilometers away from the Indo-Bhutan Boarder. Hailing from an economically poor family, Moinuddin has faced a lot of financial barriers in pursuing his education. Since 2016, Moinuddin had…
From Cloth Strips to Pad: A step towards breaking barriers
One year ago, Chandrika (17) met Purnima, one of the ants working on Bring the Change Project. Chandrika was already associated with the ant through Ultimate Disk sessions. Her coach Mahananda introduced her to Purnima who told her about the Bring the Change (BTC) project. After attending the sessions, she now understands the importance of…
Breaking Taboos on Menstruation
On a cold winter morning, a daughter observes her mother splash buckets of cold water on the floor of the bedroom and sweeping the remnants of ‘impurity’. This ritual occurred every month and the sight of her mother cleaning the floor on which she would sleep during her menstruating days has left a deep impact…
It Takes A Village to Raise a Child
Seven years ago, Ransai Basumatary’s parents were worried for his education and future. Since he was a kid, Ransai has been interested in studies, but due to lack of proper schools in his village No. 4 Sonapur, Kuklung, Chirang, he was slowly losing interest and focus in his studies. No. 4 Sonapur village is a…
Child Abuse At Home?
Enakshi Dutta, Director of IDeA, currently based in Guwahati. She has studied finance and management, she has done several assignments with state, national and international NGO’s, business enterprises, and Government Departments. And been a Guest Faculty with Academic and Research Institutes. She strives to support organizations and social entrepreneurs to develop, sustain and promote peoples…
NGO Consultations on the CSR Law
IDeA hosted a CSR consultancy meet in its office on 28th February, 2019; facilitated representatives from Samhita Social Venture, Mumbai. Representatives from organizations working on diverse issues in the NE regions participated in the meet. A total number of 18 people were present in the meet including IDeA team. Samhita is a social enterprise…
Uncovering Truths – Ek Madhav Baug
The following article was written by Abhijit Ghosh, IDeA – Development Associate and published in The Assam Tribune on 17th September 2019. On September 8 this year, Guwahatians celebrated the first anniversary of the reading down of Sec 377 by the Supreme Court on September 6, 2018, with an expressive reading of the play Ek…