Wokha District Legal Services Authority (WDLSA), Entrepreneurs Associates Nagaland (EA) Nagaland and district administration organized a workshop for uplifting women street vendors at deputy commissioner’s hall, Wokha on May 30.
According to DIPR report, SDO (C), Wokha Chonbenthung Ezung stated that one can start private business instead of depending on others as Wokha was a blessed land. He urged the participants to make use of the opportunity and put more effort to extend their business. Terming the street vendors as the backbone of the family, he expressed optimistically that this workshop will be very fruitful and benefit the vendors to a great extend. He also reminded them of the government policy on restriction of single use plastics.
CEO, coordinator, EA Neichute Duolo, as resource person said, the workshop was initiated with a view to sensitise them about the various rights and privileges of the street vendors. Stating street vendors are the “guardians of local economy” he said it was time to persuade the government for implementation of the “Vendors Act” to empower the street vendors. CEO also urged them to know the real value of money and encouraged them to build the habit of saving small amount from their daily earnings.
Corporate manager EA, Shirolily Shaiza, the other resource person said that to empower the young entrepreneurs in the field of business the Associates has been imparting trainings and workshops as business is one area where job opportunity are created to solve the problem of unemployment. Apart from giving loans to local businessman she also highlighted the various activities and programmes of the EA undertaken so far.
Chief judicial magistrate-cum-secretary WDLSA, W.V. Patton dwelled on the NALSA (Legal Services to the Unorganized Sectors) scheme 2015, while district & session judge-cum-chairperson WDLSA, Wokha Nino Iralu presented the keynote address.
Earlier short movie titled “KANE” was also screened. 103 street vendors attended the workshop. EA, Nagaland also distributed raincoats to all the street vendors.