Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM) under the department of Rural Development has been conducting Community Resource Person Round (CRP Round) in nine intensive blocks at nine districts of Nagaland.
In Mokokchung, Block Mission Management Unit (BMMU), RD block Tuli, Mokokchung has been conducting first phase of CRP round in two villages, namely Merangkong and Wameken which falls under RD block Tuli, Mokokchung.
The staff along with the community resource persons from resource block (RD block, Changtongya) have been engaged in the said villages for identification of existing SHG, sensitization and mobilization of the community resulting in formation of new SHG among the womenfolk of the village.
Mission director and additional secretary, Athel Lotha and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Roland Lotha visited Wameken village on July 25 where the CRP Round had started since July 9.
During the meeting with the stakeholders and SHG members, mission director stressed on the co-operation of the community for the successful implementation of the program. COO, Roland shared on the vision, objectives and program of NSRLM and also informed that NSRLM was the only government program for SHG in the country and the facilities to be provided to the deserving SHGs.
The meeting was chaired by block program manager, BMMU, RD Block, Tuli, Moatoshi and introductory session was led by SPM-FI (district in-charge) Sentinaro while welcome speech was delivered by council chairman, Wameken.
Earlier, special song was presented by Molongtet SHG of Wameken village and Imolila shared her success story after joining SHG at Akhoya village. There will be nine CRP Round in each intensive block covering the villages that falls under intensive block from July 2016 till March 2017 where the formation of new SHG, bringing existing SHGs into NSRLM fold, bank account opening for the SHGs and nurturing of those SHGs would be continued.
WOKHA: NSRLM mission director, Athel O Lotha during her visit at Wokha block visited Wokha village, Riphyim and Longsa villages on July 28-27, accompanied by the chief operating officer, NSRLM, M Rollan Lotha. Addressing the gathering, Athel O Lotha highlighted the importance of NSRLM in addressing issues of poverty in the state and to achieve this goal with key stakeholders as partners.
She appreciated the effort of the CRP teams who were stationed in the villages for 20 days, and mobilizing the community in the right direction.
Looking at the high turnout and pro-active participation of the community towards the program, Lotha hoped that the mission would go a long way to bring change in the lives of the poor and marginalized. During the programme, M Rollan Lotha of COO programs briefly touched on the strategic five year plan of NSRLM in a block. He also mentioned that success of each level would depend on building capacities and also active participation of key stakeholders, as the program would ultimately have to be sustained by the community themselves.
The programme was also attended by PD-DRDA and district mission manager, NSRLM Thungdeno Mozhui, PO-DRDA and district program manager, NSRLM Nchumthung Ngullie, BDO & block mission manager, NSRLM, Wokha Block Thungbeni Ngullie and the block mission management unit, Wokha block team.