Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM) organised orientation and induction of newly recruited area coordinators- farm and non-farm livelihoods, Training of Trainers (ToT) on Financial Management of model Cluster Level Federation (FM MCLF) on August 24-28 at Kohima.
A press release by NSRLM stated that in a keynote address, joint secretary, RD and mission director, NSRLM, Imtimenla welcomed the new recruits and briefly highlighted the commendable work and achievement of NSRLM in its 9th year of implementation.
She encouraged the new recruits to thrive for positive contribution to the people and the community and take it as an honour to be working for upliftment of the rural poor of Nagaland.
In his address, additional mission director, NSRLM, T Setsathong Sangtam while welcoming the new team emphasised on the need of empowering women and promoting gender equality to improve the lives of the poor household both economically and socially.
He shared how the lives of the poor masses in rural areas were positively impacted through NSRLM women Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Village Level Organisations (VLOs).
Chief Operating Officer (Programs)M. Rollan Lotha also encouraged the new team and added that they are the first generation of non-farm livelihoods professionals being inducted into the state mission.
Speaking at the induction of the farm-livelihoods team from agri& allied background, Lotha stressed on the need to promote integrated farming systems to facilitate farm based habitations and aggregation of farmers produce through producer groups and producer enterprises.
Speaking to the managers from 11 districts and 74 blocks at the model cluster level federation financial management training, Lotha stressed on the need to have 74 cluster level federations in all the 74 blocks by 2023.
He said these community institutions would remain as a self-managed sustainable grassroot institutions of poor, who will act as an effective financial intermediary.