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Grassroot Shillong

WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETIES AND LIKEMINDED INDIVIDUALS TO EMPOWER THE OPPRESSED/MARGINALIZED TO ENHANCE AND ACHIEVE THEIR RIGHTS SOCIALLY, POLITICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY.

“RESPONSIBILITY AND POWER OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY”

WHO WE ARE

Grassroot is a registered Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that is committed to work with communities from an Indigenous Rights and Gender perspective. It was formed on July 27, 2007 with the purpose of addressing injustices that impedes human rights and to protect, defend and promote indigenous peoples’ rights. Grassroot works to empower indigenous people through capacity building, skills development activities, sustainable livelihood programmes, women & youth empowerment and advocacy. We exist to ensure equal accessibility, responsibility and opportunities that are sustainable for everyone. The Objectives we work on involve various sectors, ranging from Culture & Tradition, Youth, Livelihood and Advocacy.

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Making a Difference

Coaching and Mentorship

Empathy

Mission

Working with Communities, Government, Civil Societies and Like-minded Individuals to Empower the Oppressed/Marginalized to Enhance and Achieve their Rights Socially, Politically and economically.

Vision

Responsibility and Power of The Individuals and the Community

Goal

Achieving the Mass Responsibility through Social Empowerment

our journey

It all started with a cup of tea and a very casual discussion on Rights and Welfare approaches an NGO takes. The cup of tea lead to the idea of forming an organization that works on Rights, Entitlement and Power & Responsibility of the individuals and the community. We started with Rs. 250/- and many a dream to fulfill. Our first big project was the Meghalaya Election Watch in 2008 where we took the initiative to analyze the affidavits of the contesting candidates of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, in close collaboration with the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), New Delhi and other civil societies. The Organization was also part of the nation wide campaign with the Association of Democratic Reforms for the introduction of NOTA (None of the Above) as a voting option, should anyone be not in favor of any of the candidates who were contesting for the elections. This proved to be successful as NOTA was finally introduced in 2013 in all Electric Voting Machine (EVM) across the country as issued by the Supreme Court.

In 2009,  our  first indigenous journey began when a well wisher from Mumbai donated to help us create community tourism in Mawlynnong, the cleanest village in Asia, where Grassroot encouraged local architectural techniques to be used for a guest house. This guest house is now growing with a restaurant and two bedrooms.

Reproductive Health and Rights was our next mission which was implemented across Pynursla Block, East Khasi Hills where awareness campaign were given to the women who later demanded better and safer delivery processes in their health centers. We went on to organize various events, campaigns and took up projects that aided us in the process of achieving our Goal. We published, documented and collated indigenous wisdom and knowledge to further add value and promote our rich cultural heritage. The journey towards indigenous issues and rights started to churn our perspective to be put into our works and plans!

The International Expert Group meeting invited our President, Mayfereen Ryntathiang as one of the panelists on their webinar held by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) to represent the indigenous people of Meghalaya.

Meet our founder

Mayfereen Ryntathiang
President, Grassroot Shillong

Mayfereen is a Social Worker and Human Rights activist with more than a decade of committed work put in the field. She is passionate about working with and for the Indigenous people of Meghalaya. She has done her Masters in English Literature and topped it up with an education in Human Rights. recently, she completed a Leadership and Human Rights course at Columbia University, with The International Indigenous Women Forum (IIWF). Mayfereen is actively associated with the World Mountain People Association  (WMPA), representing the state in world mountain conferences held at Ecuador and Chambery, France. she is also associated with International Center for Integrated Mountain Development  (ICIMOD) on enhancing advocacy skills and understanding trans boundary issues for the Himalayas.  She was a part of the Mountain Community Team to present a motion on Anti-Uranium mining in Meghalaya at the UNESCO. In 2016, she represented India at the United Nations Permanent Forum of Indigenous issues, at the UN Headquarters, New York, to lead a voice on land and cultural rights.

Mayfereen initiated the documentation of the Khasi folklore, ‘The Peacock and the Sun’ into an animation form to create a deeper understanding for the children to understand their roots while having wings. This animation was done through a scholarship won from Million Kisses Foundation, USA. 

Success story

Following up on our Skills to Succeed training programme conducted in collaboration with Quest Alliance and CASA, here’s a success story of one of our trainees from East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.

Milestones

2007-2008

MEGHALAYA ELECTION WATCH CAMPAIGN WITH ADR.

GRASSROOT WAS SPONSORED BY NEDFI TO SHOWCASE THE ERI SILK OF THE PEOPLE OF THE RI BHOI AT THE BIRMINGHAM SPRING FAIR, UK’S BIGGEST YEARLY RETAIL EVENT.

2009-2010

INITIATED COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM IN MAWLYNNONG AS ONE OF THE LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS MANAGED BY SHG.

MINIMUM WAGES ACT CAMPAIGN

PROMOTED THE DEFENCE AND PRACTISE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLLABORATION WITH NEEDS, VHAM, WMPA AND OTHERS.

2012-2013

SCEENED ‘THE PEACOCK AND THE SUN’ IN 15 LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL OF SHILLONG, SUPPORTED BY MILLION KISSES FOUNDATION, USA.

INITIATED THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE LOCAL MEDICAL HERBS OF THE KHASIS IN LAD MAWPHLANG.

2016

GRASSROOT WAS REPRESENTED BY MISS MAYFEREEN RYNTATHIANG, PRESIDENT, TO THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES (UNPFII), AT THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTEDR, NEW YORK.

2017

GRASSROOT LAUNCHED THE ‘SPEAK OUT’ CAMPAIGN, A FUNDRAISER TO LEGALLY AID SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND IN THE SAME YEAR A MONTAGE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND MEN WAS LAUNCHED.

2018

GRASSROOT WAS REPRESENTED BY MISS JOY PATHAW, SECRETARY TO THE UNITED NATIONS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES (UNPFII), AT THE UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTER, NEW YORK

2019

GRASSROOT WAS REPRESENTED BY MISS SALOME SUCHIANG, TEAM LEADER TO THE 8TH SESSION FORUM BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.

OBJECTIVES

Culture and tradition

  •  Ensure efficient local, social and political structures allowing communities to build the future of their own territory.
  • Ensure people to be in a position to upgrade traditional skills, know-how and culture.
  • Encourage utilization of natural resources to develop human resources to meet societal needs.

youths

  •  Encourage self-employed of educated/uneducated youth.
  • Encourage young people to take responsibility in the development of the community.
  • Empower young people to think beyond formal education and take interest in the culture and history of their community.

livelihood

  •  Enhance the use of locally made materials of self-sustenance.
  • Enhance local, national, international markets.
  • Encourage the use of alternative know how and economical activities without eroding Traditional skills.

advocacy

  •  Ensure people have access to appropriate technical, legal information.
  • Ensure the rights of the community are not violated economically, politically, socially.
  • Ensure that women participate in decision making at all levels.
  • Empower the communities to adjust their existing social structures to new Technological inputs.

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