Neidonuo Angami

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Neidonuo Angami
Born1 October 1950
Kohima, Nagaland, India
OccupationSocial worker
AwardsPadma Shri

Neidonuo Angami is an Indian social worker and one of the founders of the

non governmental organization working for remedying the social problems in Nagaland, India.[1] She is reported to have been selected as one of the 1000 women shortlisted for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005.[2][3] She was honored by the Government of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[4]

Biography

I feel that my biggest achievement has been in spreading awareness among women in helping them root out drug abuse and alcoholism. It took time to reach the grassroot level. As we have many tribes in Nagaland, the tribal women’s organisations are our backbone, says Angami.[3]

Neidonuo Angami was born on 1 October 1950

Naga insurgents, at the age of six[5] and was brought up by her mother.[3][6] Due to financial difficulty, Angami started her schooling late, at the age of eight, at the Mezhür Higher Secondary School, erstwhile Cambridge School, and later continued at two other schools in Kohima, Baptist English School and the Government High School[5] and passed the matriculation in 1968.[3] Her college education was at the Kohima College from where she passed the Pre University Course and started her career as a Sub Inspector in the Kohima Police Force.[5][6] However, she did not stay at the job for long. In 1972, she started working as a teacher and became active in social work by founding the Nagaland Weavers’ Association.[3]

In 1984, Angami, along with a few other Naga women, formed the Naga Mothers' Association (NMA)[7] to work against the social problems of drug addiction and alcoholism.[1][5][8][9] The organization was planned as a platform for the women of various Naga ethnic groups for social activism and Angami was elected as its first general secretary.[5] She has also served as its president for two terms.[2][3][6]

Angami is reported to have contributed to the formation of several satellite organizations of NMA such as NMA Youth and Women Welfare Organization in 1986, Mt Gilead Home in 1989, a shelter home and rehabilitation center for drug addicts and alcoholics, and the NMA HIV/AIDS Care Hospice in 2001, a subsidiary project for the shelter home for recycling paper.

Times of India Social Impact Award in 2013.[1][7]

In 2000, Angami, under the aegis of NMA, launched an initiative called Journey of Conscience, where the leaders of the organization met with other civil and social groups, media, student organizations, educationists and politicians for exchanging views.[5] Angami and the organization also arranged for its members to acquire skills through training sessions, workshops and seminars. She has attended several such programs in India and abroad.[3]

Neidonuo Angami is married and has three daughters.

Republic Day honours list for the award of Padma Shri.[5][9] Later in 2005, she is reported to have been shortlisted as one of the 1000 women for the Nobel Peace Prize.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "TOI". TOI. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "World Wide Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum". World Wide Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "WWAEHRF Profile". WWAEHRF. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "India Together". India Together. 18 November 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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  7. ^ a b c "Loreal Paris". Loreal Paris. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Outlook India". Outlook India. 19 January 1998. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. ^ a b c "Femina". Femina. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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