EMN
Dimapur, February 2
Two persons from Nagaland with disabilities have been selected for an award for achievements in sports and arts. Mhachio Ngullie has been selected for achievement in the field of sports while Katibenla has been selected for achievement in the field of arts and culture by the Collective Action for Basic Rights Foundation (CBRF), it was informed on Tuesday, February 2.
The award will be presented during Samarthya 2016, a note from K Ela, director of nongovernmental organization Prodigals’ Home in Dimapur informed.
Prodigals’ Home is also a partner organization of CBRF and implementing a community-based rehabilitation project for persons with disability. Prodigals’ Home and four other nongovernmental organizations in Nagaland are working on the said project, with two each in Dimapur and Mokokchung, the note stated.
CBRF
Collective action for Basic Rights Foundation (CBRF) came into existence as an independent society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in New Delhi on January 19, 2011.
The vision of CBRF is of:
• Equitable, just and inclusive societies in the world
• Where all the rights of Persons with Disabilities and other marginalized groups are realized
• Thereby enjoying full and effective participation in all spheres of life
• Leading to fulfillment of their highest attainable potential.
CBRF promotes the mainstreaming of Persons with disabilities and community based rehabilitation in remote areas of our country. Today, CBRF works with 57 NGOs in 18 states and 01 Union Territory of the country making a difference in the lives of 52,000 persons with disabilities!
