Dimapur, August 24 (MExN): The Bethesda Youth Welfare Centre, Dimapur in-collaboration with North East Dialogue Forum will be conducting state level consultation workshop on ‘Naga Woman Rights and Role in Naga Society’ at Circuit House, Super Market, Dimapur on August 29 and 30.
The objectives of the workshop are to identify the impact on Naga woman by Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) and minerals like oil and coal mining; to identify scopes and gap on accessibility by Naga woman of legal and customary set up; to identify social issues ways and means to address them; to identify the role of Naga woman towards Naga society; and to identify issues for further in depth dialogue and research.
The following topics will be presented some imminent personalities and subject experts for discussion and deliberation: Mineral-like oil, coal mining and its impact on women and AFSPA its long term impact on girl and women in Nagaland; Legal Right/customary law and its accessibility and impact on Naga woman; Socio-Economic issues of Naga woman and their role and challenges; Emerging role of Naga woman in Nation building (each topic to achieve the above correspondent objective).
The representatives from NGOs, the woman activist, church leaders, civil society woman leader, academician and few individuals will participate in the workshop.
