Dimapur, January 28 (MExN): The NGOs under Dimapur District working in the field of Disability had a networking meeting on January 25 at Deaf Biblical Ministry, Naharbari.
The objective of the meeting was to form a Network amongst all the active NGOs/Societies working for the disabled. The emergence of forming this network amongst the NGOs is to build a strong networking and referral system amongst the service providers and to provide comprehensive service to the People with Disabilities (PwDs) and to raise issues related to disabilities in the District and in the State. The Network aims in strengthening and improving the living conditions of the PwDs and thus having ONE VOICE to meet the needs and challenges faced by the PwDs.
The NGOs officially decided to form the Network and coined it as “Network for People with Disabilities” (NPwD). The network has nominated Maong Jamir (Prodigals’ Home) as President, Arenla (Special Olympic Bharat-Nagaland) as Secretary, Rev. Yanger Walling (Deaf Biblical Ministry) as Treasurer and the executive members are Wekokhro (People in Need Foundation), Toshi (Development Association of Nagaland) and Katia (Prodigals’ Home)
Network for PwDs- Dimapur District, Secretary, Arenla stated in a press release that the NPwD- Dimapur District also encourages all the NGOs working in the field of Disabilities from the rest of the Districts to form its District level network. The NPWD-Dimapur District shall call for a State level networking meeting by the month of March 2013.
