Strategic Workshop for the Social Welfare Department
Shillong, 2025 — Facilitated by: Meghalaya State Capability Enhancement Project (SCEP) – Government Innovation Lab (GIL) Focus: Translating the state’s vision into concrete, coordinated strategies to strengthen social welfare systems, with a central emphasis on Early Childhood Development (ECD), women’s empowerment, and protection of vulnerable populations. Participants: Senior state officials, district and block-level officers, technical experts, […]
Workshop on Strategic Management & Implementation for Rural Development
Shillong, 2025 — In a significant step toward building leadership capacity within the government, the Meghalaya Administrative Training Institute (MATI), in collaboration with the State Capability Enhancement Project (SCEP), hosted an intensive workshop led by renowned academic and systems thinker Mr. Aroon P. Manoharan, Associate Professor from Suffolk University, the session focused on equipping senior […]
Leaders Unite at 2nd Cabinet Retreat to Shape Meghalaya’s Development Agenda
Shillong, August 26, 2025 The Government of Meghalaya convened its second Cabinet Retreat in Shillong on August 26, 2025, bringing together the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri Conrad K. Sangma, Cabinet Ministers, senior officials, and representatives from across departments. The retreat served as a platform for collective reflection, strategic planning, and setting the course for an […]
Strengthening Local Food Knowledge for Child Nutrition: Two-Day Workshop Held in Shillong
Shillong, Meghalaya | August 4–5, 2025 The Meghalaya Early Childhood Development (ECD) Mission, in collaboration with The George Institute for Global Health, India, organized a two-day Training Workshop on Diversifying Community Diets on 4th & 5th August, 2025. The initiative aimed to strengthen district-level capacities in leveraging local food systems to improve child nutrition outcomes […]
Adaptive Leadership for a Thriving Meghalaya: Insights from the Harvard Growth Lab Workshop
Meghalaya stands at a critical juncture in its development journey. Despite progress in health, education, and infrastructure, the state continues to grapple with deep structural challenges, ranging from economic underperformance to the tensions between cultural preservation and modernization. These themes took centre stage at the Workshop on Adaptive Leadership jointly organised by the Harvard Growth […]
Major Funding Boost for CDC Meghalaya: $2.5 Million allocated from ADB
At the inaugural Early Childhood Development (ECD) Workshop in Shillong, Mr. Ronald Kynta, Chief Operating Officer of the Meghalaya Early Childhood Development Mission (MECDM), made a landmark announcement that could redefine the state’s child development landscape. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated USD 2.5 million over the next two years to establish and operationalise […]
Lawshlem’s Breastfeeding Hut: Where Motherhood and Livelihood Thrive Together
Date: 1 August 2025Location: Mawphlang Block, East Khasi Hills In the small but determined community of Lawshlem village, East Khasi Hills District, women have built something remarkable not just a physical structure, but a space where motherhood and livelihood can co-exist without compromise. The story began with a question the Village Organisation (VO) members often […]
Mawkharshiing’s Community-Run Creche: A Homegrown Solution for Working Mothers
In Mawngap Mawkharshiing village, Mawphlang Block, East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya, a quiet but powerful transformation is unfolding, one that blends compassion, community action, and forward-thinking approaches to child development. At the centre of this change is a creche run entirely by the Mawkharshiing Village Organisation (VO), a women-led collective committed to addressing the most […]