In Damjonggre Village, Selsella Block, the power of local participation and resource identification was unleashed through microplanning. 💪💡 With financial assistance from JICAIndia, community members under the MegLIFE project are taking charge of their own development! 🌱🌍
.@orfonline, as the @T20org Secretariat, with The Government of Meghalaya is organising the Dialogue, Nature Solves: A New Framework for Our Sustainable Future, in Shillong.
🗓️ July 5-7
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#Sustainability#G20India#ClimateAction
Communities across districts joined forces to celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay, embracing sustainability, tree planting, and awareness for a healthier planet. Schools successfully concluded the 8-month Seed Ball initiative, distributing an impressive 3.5 million seed balls!
#MegLIFE, in collaboration with the Institute of Natural Resources, is organizing a training program for farmers in 25 villages. These trainings are aimed at equipping farmers with valuable knowledge and practical demonstrations on cultivating aromatic crops. 🌱
The Ministry of Jal Shakti (@MoJSDoWRRDGR) , Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, conferred Mawkyrdep Village Panchayat in Ri Bhoi District with 3rd Rank (Joint Winner) in Best Village Panchayat category of the #NationalWaterAwards2022
The #Umkrem Aromatic Produces Group has been dedicated to producing high-quality essential oils in a sustainable and eco-friendly manner. With the guidance and support of the Megh #aromamission , they were able to process 0.4kg of oil from 122kg of herbage geranium.
JICA India concluded its 3-day mission reviewing MegLIFE project progress and discussing the way forward. The project team is now highly motivated to achieve their goals and make a greater impact on the community. #JICAIndia
The EKH Environment Team and the Training Specialist, along with the VCFs, have just kicked off the second phase of Seed Ball Training in Shella Bholaganj Block. They successfully trained 38 out of the 40 schools scheduled to participate on April 20th, 2023. #SeedBallTraining
Teachers undergoing training on Smart Classroom Devices, provided to 700 schools across 400 #CLLMP villages. These advanced devices will strengthen the management of Natural Resources & provide rural students exposure to technology & benefits from enhanced learning experience.
Green Energy Team conducted the installation of a Hygroger machine with the assistance of the Village Energy Committee of Mawsohmad and Mawmang villages, located in Laitkroh Khatarshnong block of East Khasi Hills district. @CMO_Meghalaya@WorldBankIndia@IFAD@DC_EKH
GREEN Meghalaya Update! Forest verification for Siril Nongrum's PES application was conducted in Rikyrshang Village, Laitkroh Block by VCF Shemtei Khongsit and GFA Yessterfield Kurkalang.
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433 MegLIFE communities taking action to achieve their goal of covering 22,500 hectares of plantation! They're creating community nurseries on both community and private lands to supply saplings for the plantations, with guidance from industry experts. #greengoals#westjaintia
Exciting news from Gitokgre Village! The VPIC of the village, under Samanda Block in #EGH, has selected an all-women team of 6 to participate in SALT training. This is a great step towards #empoweringwomen and promoting their participation in all #MegLIFE activities.
Let's Talk NRM - Episode 10 with VCFs.
Village Community Facilitators (VCF) talks about their roles and responsibilities in Community Led Landscape Management Project. Click the link below to watch the full episode.
https://t.co/LEVCxyEvHZ
With an annual income of Rs 5 lakh from mixed cropping, Polin M Sangma, a farmer and Nokma of Chramgre village is eager to adopt SALT to boost his land's productivity with hedgerows of nitrogen fixing plants and diverse crop cultivation.
During the verification of the Bramagre Village Community Reserve, VCFs Bargeoush Sangma & Briusbrony T. Sangma, along with community members, demonstrated their commitment by trekking through difficult terrain to perform boundary mapping. @CMO_Meghalaya@NESFAS@WorldBankIndia