EMN
Dimapur, February 22
The Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) has on Monday, February 22, launched the Nagaland Adolescent Girls’ Club (NAGC) in Government Middle School L. Khel of Kohima village.
During the launching ceremony, chairperson of the NSSWB, Bano Vinito Chishi said that the club was a platform where “many issues confronting to our society particularly to our girl child can be voiced and addressed.” She said ‘When we learn we are in power’ and, therefore, asked all the members to relate themselves and get well acquainted with our fellow friends. She also said that it is a privilege to be part and parcel of the club and she appealed to all the affiliated members to make the best use of it and be an agent of change.
The secretary of the board, Daisy Mezhür, also spoke during the event. Speaking on the motto, ‘Live the promise,’ Mezhur said that the school was the first government school to have ‘officially launched the NAGC.’ She said that the Naga society had been ‘witnessing a lot of sexual abuse in the schools’ and as such the NSSWB had come up with its own emergency phone outreach service (dial 1098) for children in need of care and protection. She also emphasized on the importance of dignity of labour irrespective of gender and having prayer meetings at home so as to develop a sense of closeness which she felt was the need of the hour.
Ruovinuo Kiewhuo who gave the introduction about the club said that the NSSWB was formed in May 2008. She also said that so far the NAGC has been introduced in six schools in Kohima, two in Wokha and two in Jalukie.
Interacting with IPR personnel, head teacher of the school, K Celine said that as of now the school enrolment was 267 students. A higher turn-up is expected with the admission of new students still going on.
