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NEICORD works under its three goals:
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Goal 1. Uniting the people and church to have a
compassionate society: NEICORD
focuses on developing the capacity of churches and its
leaders to respond to the needs in their community,
equipping them for the transformational ministry they
are involved in.
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Project Raphael
Project Raphael (Divine Healer) is an HIV&AIDS project of
NEICORD, started in the year 2006. The
aim of the project is
facilitating Church Response to HIV&AIDS in the North East India
through prevention and care interventions. At present the
project is functioning in Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya and
Mizoram. Tearfund UK is our donor and the implementing partners
are Manipur Baptist Convention, Nagaland Development Outreach,
Presbyterian Church of India and the Baptist church of Mizoram.
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Goal 2.
Empowering communities through sustainable development and
physical wellbeing:
NEICORD usually works through local churches to assist them to
meet the needs in their community, empowering them for their own
development. The seven community development projects, which
focus on development with an integrated approach, are the
substantiation of this. NEICORD has also continued to provide
one off grants for access to clean water through the Water
Project and Helping Hand Fund. |
Goalpara
Integrated Community Development Project (GICDP)
GICDP works in 5 villages under Chirang district: Balagari,
Rajpara, South Gandabil, Parbatjhora & Kherdanda. There are 5
major components in the project: i) Capacity building ii) Health
awareness iii) Adult literacy iv) Agriculture & v) Income
generation program through SHG. Tear Australia is our donor and Goalpara Boro Baptist Church Association (GBBCA) is the
implementing partner.
Khumolozung
Integrated Community Development Project (KICDP)
KICDP works in 6 Rengma villages of Kohima District, Nagaland:
Tseminyu, Tseminyu South, Tseminyu New Village, Tsokhedayu,
Zisunyu & Gukhanyu, and covers approximately 500 households and
a total population around 3,300. The 5 major components in the
project are: i) Capacity building ii) Increase Agricultural
output through SALT iii) Child literacy iv) Health awareness &
v) Income generation program through SHG. Tear Australia is our
donor and Tseminyu Town Baptist Church (TTBC) is the
implementing partner.
Urban Community Development Project (UCDP)
The Urban Community Development project implemented in 2006
works in a slum in the Pynthorumkhrah area of Shillong,
Meghalaya. This project was preceeded by Participatory Learning
and Action (PLA) survey and has four programs: Group formation
and Community Leadership, Functional Literacy, Primary Health
Care, and Income Generating Activity. Christian Reformed World
Relief Committee (CRWRC) is our donor.
Patharkhamah
Community Development Project (PCDP)
The
Patharkhamah Community Development Project initiated in 2000
works in the Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya. This project covers 12
villages and serves the Khasi, Rabha and Garo people groups
through four main programs: Group Formation and community
leadership development, Functional Literacy, Primary Health care
and Income Generating Program. Christian Reformed World Relief
Committee (CRWRC) is our donor.
Livelihood
Improvement Project for the Himalayas (LIPH), Jirang Block
LIPH Jirang block, initiated in 2006 works with 53 villages.
The project components include: Empowerment and Capacity
Building of the Community & Support Organisation (through
trainings, exposures, capacity building, etc.); Livelihood
Enhancement & Development (livelihood activities falls under
agriculture, sericulture, forestry, horticulture and
aquaculture); Livelihood support system (Microfinance, seed
capital, linkage with bank and different line department);
Project Management (Staff salary, etc.). Meghalaya Rural
Development Society (MRDS) is the donor and implementing
partner.
Livelihood
Improvement Project for the Himalayas (LIPH), Umsning Block
LIPH Umsning block was initiated in 2007
at Umsning, Ri Bhoi District, Meghalaya, in partnership with
Meghalaya Rural Development Society (MRDS). 46 villages are
being covered under this project. The project started with
project orientation and PRA. The main focus of the project is
Self Help Group mobilization and formation. Capacity building
trainings were conducted for SHG members on functioning of SHG,
book keeping by the project staff and other training like Food
Processing, Livestock, training on ginger, water management
training were also provided to the beneficiaries by Rural
Resource Training Centre (RRTC) and Indian Council for
Agricultural Research (ICAR). Meghalaya Rural Development
Society (MRDS) is the donor and implementing partner.
Churachandpur Area Intergrated Development
Project (CAIDP)
The project
works in the villages of Churachandpur District, Manipur. There
are 6 major components in the project i) Capacity building
through VDC and ADC ii) SALT technology iii) Livestock/seeds
provision and agricultural training iv) Health awareness v) Land
and environmental awareness training & vi) Income generation
program through SHG. World Relief Canada/ Canadian Foodgrain
Banks is our donor and Rural Women Upliftment Society (RWUS) is
our partner.
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Goal 3. Responding, restoring and
rebuilding communities in times of disaster and conflicts: NEICORD works in responding to restoring and rebuilding
communities in times of disaster and conflict. |
Health and food Security Project for
Borjon Area (HFSPB)
This Health & Food Security
Project, initiated in January 2008 works with a mixed group of
poor subsistence farmers trapped in a cycle of debt with little
buffer for disaster and marginalised by the indigenous people in
the remote hills of Borjon area, Karbi Anglong district, Assam.
The project has three areas of work: i) Food security through
training in kitchen garden, and other income sources. Ii) Safe
drinking water: iii) Increase Community Health. Tearfund UK is
our donor.
Natural Disaster Risk Reduction (NDRR)
The project is implemented in the villages of the
Chirang district (which was formed after dividing the Bongaigaon
district) of Assam. The villages represent the people groups
Bodo, Rabha, Santhals, Rajbangshi and Nepali and includes
Christians and Hindus. The 6 major components of the project
are: i)Formation of Disaster Mitigation Committees and Task
Forces in the villages ii) Provision of boat to 1 village SALT
technology iii) Livestock/sapling provision and agricultural
training iv) Installation of raised wells in the villages
v)Disaster awareness training for adults and school children &
vi) Risk mapping. In the past two year and three months of the
project, the intervention has helped the Disaster Mitigation
Committees (DMC) to understand their risks and increased
knowledge in risk assessment, and risk management. The project
has also had a major two activities one construction of escape
route and the other construction of flood shelter in one of
the target village (Doakabaha) where the villagers have
contributed sand, chips, bamboos, small hut for storing cement
and labour for the construction of the flood shelter. EFICOR is
our donor and NEICORD directly implements the project from its
Guwahati office.
Karbi Anglong Rehabilitation Project
(KARP)
This program began after violent ethnic
clashes in Karbi Anglong in 2005 in which over 100 died and
approx 45,000 were displaced, The program included mobilizing
and providing relief to the affected families. A livelihood
recovery program was initiated and was completed in March 2008.
Our donors are Asian Baptist Federation and Baptist World Aids
Alliance. Karbi
Anglong Baptist Convention (KABC) is our implementing partner.
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