Staff's progress of Faith Foundation.

Staff’s Progress

The staff members of Faith Foundation attended numerous programs to help them with skills required to formulated ideas and plans in their programs. For instance, all the staff members attended a program on substance abuse organized by the Alcoholic Anonymous Fellowship, Shillong, in Shillong. Ms. Maming and Ms. Maniung Niangti attended the Narcotic Anonymous Convention at Dimapur, Nagaland. They also attended a one month Basic Certificate course on Substance Abuse prevention organized by the Regional Resource Training Centre in Kohima, Nagaland. Further, Ms. Maniung attended the Unmanifesto campaign organized by the Community Youth Collective at Guwahati. She also became a part of the “Changelooms” fellowship program, an initiative by Pravah organization, Delhi. Katia Chakre, a volunteer of the Organization, along with Ms. Maniung attended a Basic Counselling workshop organized by the Bosco Institute, Jorhat. Katia Chakre also took part in a workshop on ‘Entreoreneurship’ at the Bosco Institute, Jorhat. Moreover, Ms. Shannon and Ms. Maniung, together they were present in a meeting and interaction session with the organization “Journey with Meaning” in Shillong. Youths from different parts of India were involved in the program.

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First Case

The first case intervention of the Organization was on two sisters age 10 and 7 who were separated when their parents decided to parted ways. The elder sister was living with the father and the younger sister was with her mother. When the mother died, the younger sister was illegally given to a woman who is an acquaintance of the mother. After a year, the elder sister was kidnapped and was illegally detained for a night by the same woman who has custody of the younger sister. The girl was brought back. However, the father feared the life of his daughters and therefore the sought the help of the Organization. Many suspected the woman to be a trafficker and proved to be unsafe for both the sisters. Faith Foundation along with a community based organization called Shishu Shiksha Ghar intervened on behalf of the sisters’ case that were at risk of being trafficked. The woman was arrested and both the sisters were placed temporarily in the safe custody of a Government run Shelter Home. These sisters are vulnerable and unsafe in the community where they lived and there will be no future if they are to be handed over to the father who is financially unstable. Therefore, with their father’s consent, these sisters are now placed at children’s home under the legal provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. They are now getting an education and their future looks bright. Faith Foundation continues to check up on these children every now and then.

(Written by Delanmi Massar, Intern of the Organization)