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Remembering Ursula Hudson, President Slow Food Germany

  The Indigenous Partnership (TIP) and its alliances of food communities and organizations grieve the passing away of Ursula Hudson, President of Slow Food Germany and member of the Slow Food International Executive Committee, last Friday (July 10, 2020). After … Continue reading

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NESFAS welcomes new Executive Director

The Advisory Board of NESFAS and its staff welcomed Pius Ranee as the new Executive Director of NESFAS. He succeeds Dr. Melari Nongrum who returns to Martin Luther Christian University as the Dean, School of Social Work. With eight years … Continue reading

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Traditional Knowledge Holders shift to retrofit safety rooms as the pandemic maintains its spread

A month ago, NESFAS launched a project to build social distancing rooms for community elders, who are traditional knowledge holders. Nongtraw (East Khasi Hills) was a pilot effort to work with the community to break the spread by contact, especially … Continue reading

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Nagaland farmer believes solution to cope with this pandemic lies within community

Vechinielü Therie, a 69-year-old farmer from Phek village, is a mother of eight and lives outside the village in Kohima and Dimapur. She lives with her husband in the community. The Covid-19 pandemic lockdown has affected people in different ways. … Continue reading

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Nongkhrah-based society, SSC comes to aid of Nongpoh farmers 

The Integrated Village Society (IVS), a Nongkhrah-based society from Nongpoh (Ri Bhoi district), collaborated with the state government’s agriculture department recently to help farmers sell their produce during the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. Members of the society said they store the … Continue reading

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SSC lends a hand to communities under Marmain area

Field coordinators under the Social Service Centre (SSC) have recently distributed ration and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supplies to selected households from communities under Marmain area (Ri Bhoi district), with the help of the respective village headmen. The ongoing COVID-19 … Continue reading

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