Morung Express News
Zunheboto | April 22
With an aim to reach out to the youth of Zunheboto and to introduce in person the various programmes and projects for the youths, the Youth Net team are in Zunheboto taking part in the Mélange 2016 youth fest. With different stalls opened at the venue and the night carnival, the youths of Zunheboto have been given a chance to test their entrepreneur skills.
“There are many motivated and driven youths here in Zunheboto and Mélange 2016 has given the platform to Youth Net and the youths of Zunheboto,” said the Youth Net team.
On the first day itself more than fifty students and drop outs and even parents dropped in at the youth net stall and the team feels that there are a lot of scope and potential in the youths of Zunheboto.
Mariam H. Zimo has just finished her beauty, hair and make-up training from Bangaluru and has a beauty salon stall opened at the Mélange 2016 carnival. Mariam is happy that the Zunheboto Town Youth Organization (ZTYO) has organized such an event because she feels it is a great opportunity to expose her profession since many in the Town does not know her. She hopes to open a beauty salon next year in the town as there are only a couple of beauty salons in town. But what Mariam feels challenging is the transportation problem of her beauty products all the way from from Bengaluru.
A similar problem is faced everyday by Livi Kiba who runs the King Chilly restaurant in town. A graduate from Bishops Cotton College, Gauwahati, Livi has worked with many multi-national companies but she chose to come home and run the restaurant since her passion drives her. “It is very difficult to get fresh vegetables and fruits in the market, except during seasons. We have to get it all the way from Dimapur and use it up before it gets rotten,” she says.
There are many upcoming youths who are trying their hand on entrepreneurship and it is encouraging to see them come up but Zunheboto has very less to offer. The lack of development and the negligence may be a factor that puts out the fire in them, she further added.
Another housewife Aholi K. Achumi has grabbed the opportunity and opened a stall at the carnival to advertise her ‘Kapsun’ products. With the Kapsun flyers hanging all over the stall, she is ever ready to give a demonstration on all her products starting from medicines to beauty products.
“This fest is not only an opportunity for the youth but also for the older people because we get to enjoy along with the youngsters and also encourage them,” she adds when asked how she feels about the event.
Alotoli who is a government servant and has been staying in Zunheboto town for three years now says that the town needs to develop in every aspect.
There are no vocational training centers or institutions, the whole town has just one Government College and there is so much more the government needs to look into especially for the youths she says. The many talents and skills of the youths will not go in waste, hopes the Youth Net team on one hand and on the other the people are hoping that the 'Awake Zunheboto' campaign will really awaken the people as well as the Government in bringing about change in the development deprived town.
‘Youth Conclave’ stresses on issues in Zunheboto
Morung Express News
Zunheboto | April 22
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Khesheli Chishi, District and Session judge, Zunheboto speaker of the Youth Conclave interacting with the youths at VDB Hall, Zunheboto town during the Mélange 2016. (Morung Photo)[/caption]
The second day of Mélange 2016 witnessed the Youth Conclave at VDB Hall, Zunheboto town where all youths from the town gathered to listen and discuss the various issues the town is facing.
Khesheli Chishi, District and Session judge, Zunheboto was the Youth Conclave speaker and she began her speech by stressing on the importance of hosting a festival such as the Mélange 2016. She started her talk with the significance and meaning of hoisting red flag and questioned the youths if they are ready enough to commit to the various meanings of the colour ‘red’ symbolises.
She highlighted the issues that the people of Zunheboto town were facing like the pathetic road and drainage conditions, deficiency of various supply including water and electricity, high price on goods and commodities and the like. She also talked about the slowly fading traditional culture and urged the youths especially the women on the need to have decency in their dressing sense.
She quoted various verse from the bible through which she encouraged the youths. “Through this youth fest, we have to recheck and renew ourselves and progress for the better,” she addressed. She also suggested that the citizens should undertake plantation drives in and around Zunheboto and work towards a greener Zunheboto.
Various questions on issues prevailing in the society were raised by the audience during the discussion hour. Faustina A. Arkha and Holuto Ayemi were the moderators of the youth conclave.
