EMN
Dimapur, August 31
A development program of resource group YouthNet has earned a special mention of awards honoring social initiatives in development that was conducted in Guwahati recently.
The Northeast Social Impact Awards 2015, an event organized by National Foundation of India in partnership with the North East Development Foundation was held at the NEDFi House in Guwahati on August 28.
The awards celebrate and recognize best practices and innovation in Social and Community development in North-East India.
YouthNet’s ‘Impact 5000 by 18’ received a special mention and a citation under the ‘Social Innovations in Youth Development’, said a press release issued by YouthNet on Monday.
‘Impact 5000 by 18’ campaign was launched in 2013. It was a partnership between YouthNet and the Government of Nagaland.“It aims to reach and impact 5000 local youths by 2018 with the goal of building a healthier and stronger private sector in Nagaland by focusing on creating sustainable income opportunities through nurturing and promoting a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem,” the organization stated in the press release.
The campaign has over the last two years undertaken various projects including carpentry and steel fabrication workshops, handloom and bamboo basket weaving skill-building programs, local piggery shop, CAT scholarship, Dial Nagaland, The Entrepreneur, etc.
The program is guided by the vision to create and build socio-economic prosperity for the youth and an entrepreneurial culture in the State.
