Dimapur, May 2 (EMN): Three Naga women Neithonuo T Liegise, Sali Kez Ngully and Vilivi Sheqi were felicitated during the North East Festival, 2022 at Agartala on May 1. The programme was held on the theme "Role of women in the development of Northeast" as a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration. They were accompanied by Additional Secretary, Social Welfare, Bodeno S Colo and Director of Social Welfare, Tosheli Zhimomi.
LifeConnect Nagaland is a Christian organisation in New Market area, Kohima under Sali Kez Ngully which focuses on the fight against underlying causes of poverty and ensures marginalised women a life of dignity and helps them live life to the fullest potential. Livelihood skills and training under 'Lifeconnect craft' and 'The Happy Kitchen' provide an alternate source of livelihood to elevate marginalised women. 'Happy Flow' project distributes free sanitary pads to enable women a stress-free period while under the Children Impact programme, free tuition, life skills, and counseling are given to poor children and affected families, an update from DIPR informed.
Neithonuo T Liegise, Founder and Chairperson of Good Samaritan Women Society, is working for elderly care for the last 17 years by running Senior Citizens Home at Meriema and Ngwalwa. Liegise is presently the Programme Manager of Elderline Nagaland "14567", a national helpline to attend and address the grievances of senior citizens in the State.
Vilivi Sheqi is an entrepreneur, a life-skills teacher, and a freelancer based in Dimapur, working for the uplift of women and children through entrepreneurship and skills-oriented programmes and employment. She seeks to employ school drop-outs and victims of social and domestic violence. Sheqi also owns a baking and catering unit which employs young people with special needs. She is presently working independently to reach out to women and children in remote villages, the state borders, and the streets of Dimapur focusing on teaching social etiquette, cleanliness, and basic healthy lifestyles to the children who have no access to formal education.