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Lungthailiu Kamei


Title and Organization:		AIDA
Gender and Age:		Female, 30
Location:		Tamenglong, Manipur
Country of Residence:		India
Country of Birth:		India
Nationalities:		Indian
Citizenships:		India
Languages:		English , Hindi , Manipuri , Tamil



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About Me

Hello,

I come from one of the most beautiful North Easter States of India – Manipur. A state that has been described as the 'Switzerland of India' by Lord Irwin. I wish you visit my place once to experience the exotic landscape with gently undulating hills, emerald green valleys, blue lakes and dense forests. Manipur, literally meaning the land of jewel, is a paradise on earth when Mother Nature has been extra generous in her beauty. And from the very inception, this princely state of Manipur has always been a shinning outpost of the country in the sparse of the eastern Himalayas.

Paradoxically, the state is one of the richest in terms of bio-diversity and natural wealth. At the same time as the state is characterized by almost intractable hilly and forest landscapes, which make communication very difficult, and is one of the major setbacks in the development process of the region. This has contributed to the difficulty in providing basic services and amenities to the communities, particularly the young women, who live scattered in far-flung areas. Development and management of education facilities has been neglected in the region and this has caused the perpetuation of social backwardness. Manipur has 4.60 lacs job seekers as on March 2005, including 1,18,121 females.

With a keen interest to commit myself for the development of young women in the northeastern region of India, I graduated master’s degree in Social Work with special focus on “Youth Development” from the University of Madras, Tamilnadu, India. Keeping up my ever-burning zeal to work for the young women, I have learned various skills to work with the young women.

At present I am working with Agency for Integrated Development Action (AIDA) in India. Working with the tribals in the hill stations of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur, I am exposed to the reality of the lives of these people, particularly the young women. One of the major social concerns that existing in the remote hilly areas of Arunachal Pradesh is the “Inability of young women for sustainable livelihoods in their communities”. Working with these young women in the rural communities, this has been my personal experience and I believe that an innovative strategy to create awareness among these youth and building their capacity that would make them employable, would be the best approach in the nation’s efforts towards creating space for sustainable development in the rural communities, especially in the backward places of North East. Now I am in the process of forming a committee comprised of like-minded people to initiate “Tribal Rural Young Women Empowerment Program” (TRYWEP).

I would appreciate and be thankful to you if you could strengthen my efforts by way of suggesting me with the best practices in the areas of my work.

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