the ant (the action northeast trust)

the ant is an NGO based in Rowmari in Lower Assam. It works directly for village development in Chirang District of Bodoland in Lower Assam. At another level, it works with other NGOs to build up the voluntary sector in the northeast region. the ant was started on 13th October 2000 by Sunil Kaul (who had been a medical doctor in the army and later left to work in villages ) and Jennifer Liang (a trained social worker of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai). We work directly in Bodoland, Assam, with 250 village hamlets across 7 work clusters with around a population of 75,000, and 16 VCDCs (Gaon Panchayats). Over the years, our work involved different spectrum of causes like Education, Women Empowerment, Peace and Justice Building movement and community health. Our strategies include forming womens collectives, giving village children development and learning opportunities through sports, active science classes etc.; promoting cross-community interactions and nurturing ...