DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF NAGALAND
Since 1985
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF NAGALAND
Since 1985
Programmes
Livelihoods
Livelihoods
Livelihoods
The livelihood initiatives focus on enhancing income and resilience of the subsistence farmers through sustainable agricultural practices.
- Enhancing crop yield by combining traditional wisdom with climate-smart techniques.
- Training of farmers in processing and value addition to earn more from their harvests.
- Linkages to markets, nurturing of farmer groups, and nurturing of small agri-businesses
Together, we're building resilient farming communities that can thrive despite challenges.
Education
Livelihoods
Livelihoods
The organization works in close collaboration with educational institutions and communities across the state of Nagaland in facilitating educational support for the most vulnerable children. The key interventions include:
- Enrolment and retention initiatives in the schools.
- Dropout prevention. Re-enrolment programmes
- Remedial Learning programmes.
- Facilitating higher and professional education
- Educational scholarship for children from poor economic backgrounds.
- Promotion of STEM Education
Health
Livelihoods
Disability
The healthcare interventions of the organization strive to improve healthcare outcomes for families and communities by advancing knowledge, promoting better health-seeking behaviours, and ensuring accessible, available, and affordable services for all.
- Prevention education on communicable diseases - Malaria, HIV/AIDS, T.B. , COVID-19 etc.,
- Education on mother and child health, vaccination and nutrition,
- Community Health Screening Camps
- Promotion of evidence based alternate and traditional medicines
- Nurturing of Community Health advocates
Disability
Women Empowerment
Disability
Disability outreach services are carried out in the Community Based Rehabilitation Model.
- Community Sensitization and Capacity Building,
- Identification of PwDs and facilitating assessment and certification,
- Provision of assistive devices, treatment and linkages to schemes and programmes,
- Education, skill development, employment and livelihood initiatives.
- Nurturing of Differently-abled People's organizations
Child Rights
Women Empowerment
Women Empowerment
DAN has been consistently engaged in child protection interventions through its various projects and programmes. Dedicated interventions have been planned and implemented through out Nagaland.
- Children's Parliament Initiative - Promoting child protection services and promoting children's participation in governance.
- Nurturing Child Protection Committees in communities
- Capacity Building on life skills, career guidance etc
- Mental Health Support services for children
Women Empowerment
Women Empowerment
Women Empowerment
The organization reaches out to indigenous Naga women in the remote regions of the state through a host of interventions that aim to enhance women's social, economic, and political participation by addressing systemic barriers.
- Economic empowerment initiatives through Skill Training, Nurturing of SHGs and entrepreneurship.
- Sensitization and capacity building on gender related issues.
- Healthcare support including maternal and child health, nutrition and mental health
- Encouraging women participation, and representation in governance.
Skill Development
Training & Capacity Building
Skill Development
The organization supports individuals, families and communities through skill development and livelihoods .The focus our our interventions are to generate gainful livelihoods within the state of Nagaland focusing on agriculture as well as secondary and tertiary services.
- Skill Training bouquet for out of school/college young adults on local trades.
- Skill Development and income generation for women in difficult circumstances
- Home based skill programmes for differently abled persons and income generation support.
- School based skill training programme for children under NEP.
Disaster Relief
Training & Capacity Building
Skill Development
The emergency relief support services of the organization is guided by the principles of Humanity, Neutrality and Impartiality in providing timely services to the victims to ameliorate their suffering.
- Provision of essential goods and services - nutrition, medicines, clothes and materials.
- Provision of medical care for individuals communities and groups.
- Supporting relocation and temporary housing of affected persons.
The organization works in close collaboration with the communities through the 130 odd centres spread across the state of Nagaland
Training & Capacity Building
Training & Capacity Building
Training & Capacity Building
Training and capacity building programmes are a regular feature in our interventions. The organizational headquarters has a residential training facility wherein regular training programmes are being carried out. Apart from the organizational programmes, the training centre hosts training programmes and events by different departments, organizations and churches.
- Career Guidance Programmes
- Life skills & Leadership Development Programmes
- Teachers' Training Programmes