The Naga Voluntary Women Association (NVWA) on the occasion of 70th Independence Day celebration held a special program to felicitate the senior most widows from all Naga tribes at State Banquet Hall today.
President, NVWA, Kevi Rangkau while delivering her welcome address said that the NWVA has in the past actively participated in different charity work and this year also after thorough deliberation by all the members decided to do something different for the Naga women and especially for the Naga widows. She further said the small token given to the widows by the association was a good will gesture to commemorate and celebrate the 70th Independence Day. She urged all to continue to remember the Association in their prayers so that they can continue to do good work for the Naga society.
General secretary, NWVA, Kakheli Jakhalu briefly highlighted the NWVA aims and objective and said NWVA was a non-profit, voluntary and non-government based organization with past and present members comprising of the spouses of the Council of ministers, bureaucrats, technocrats, police officers, lady doctors etc. She also said that the prime objective of NWVA was to unite the wives of the legislatures and officers on a common platform to do something visible and worthwhile for the people that would encourage and inspire other to unite and work dedicatedly for the welfare of others and also beneficial for Naga women and children. She also added that the association has participated without fail on every national day (Republic day & Independence Day) by visiting various jails, asylums, centers and charity institutions to donate cash & kind and to organize specialty based programmes. The programme was chaired by Kakheli Jakhalu, general secretary NWVA. Special song was presented by the spring voice Sumi Baptist church and benediction was pronounced by Rev Kuzierang Thou State chaplin, Nagaland. More than 70 widows representing all the tribes of Nagaland were felicitated at the programme.