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Sohra Govt. College organises a workshop on Indigenous Peoples’ Food System in collaboration with NESFAS.

Sohra Government College, Sohra, in collaboration with NESFAS, Shillong, organised a one-day international workshop on Career Guidance and Counseling on April 22, 2022, on the theme “Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems- A game changing solution in the context of climate change”. Charlotte Milbank, Research Scholar, University of Cambridge, UK, was the keynote speaker of this session. Continue reading

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Leaders for a better tomorrow: Excerpts from Leadership Development Programme

NESFAS collaborates closely with indigenous communities, recognising them as knowledge holders and leaders for a sustainable future. Community representatives, known as Community Facilitators or CFs, are appointed from all NESFAS partner communities, and contribute local knowledge from the grassroots level. … Continue reading

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Research and documentation of indigenous knowledge: Workshop by Dr. Tara Douglas

A workshop on Researching and Documenting the indigenous knowledge of the Khasi Traditions of Meghalaya was conducted from the 8th to the 12th of November, 2021; it was facilitated by Dr. Tara Douglas with 17 participants including community fellows, community facilitators and students from St. Anthony’s College and Assam Don Bosco University. Continue reading

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How can youth contribute in transforming local food cultures: Integrated Mountain Initiative webinar

An online webinar was organised by the Integrated Mountain Initiative on the occasion of International Youth Day on August 12, 2021. The event highlighted the local food cultures across the Indian Himalayan Region and the need to transform our food systems and food cultures. Dr. Bandana Shakya, Agrobiodiversity Specialist, ICIMOD, and Mr. Janak Preet Singh, Sr. Associate, Livelihoods, NESFAS were the keynote speakers of this session where they highlighted Food Systems as interdisciplinary and game-changing solutions to ensure sustainability. Continue reading

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Youth for Indigenous Food System: Handing over the baton to the next generation

NESFAS’ “No one shall be left behind” initiative supported by REC (Rural Electrical Corporation Ltd) Foundation kick-started in July 2018. The initiative aimed to enhance Indigenous Food Systems (IFS) that would significantly contribute to improved nutrition, food security, and sustainable livelihoods among 130 indigenous communities of Meghalaya and Nagaland. Continue reading

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NESFAS Initiates the Indigenous Youth Fellowship Programme to Defend Local Food Systems

NESFAS inaugrated the 2021 Indigenous Youth Fellowship Programme on April 6, 2021 at the State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) Nongsder, Umiam. This training programme will be for a period of one month, in three main venues; SIRD, Umsawwar (East Khasi Hills) and Khweng (Ri-Bhoi), to train grassroots youth to work towards reclaiming their autonomous food and livelihoods systems and in the process to defend their Indigenous Food Systems (IFS) and identity.
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