JATINGA WOMAN AWARDED FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

 

Evelyntice Sajem, a social activist of Jatinga village in Dima Hasao district has been honoured with samajpran Sarbeswar Dutta memorial social worker award-2013 at Jorhat Press Club on 9th November 2013, for her exemplary contributions to the empowerment of women and various other social works in the area for years.

 

The 67 year old retired teacher Evelyntice Sajem has been relentlessly working for uplifting the living standard of 3000 odd Jayantiya (Pnar) inhabitants in her native village Jatinga.

 

Sajem also has proved herself successful in bringing about cent per cent literacy to Jatinga, while the same is still a far cry for most of the villages in the State. She has also taken many a steps for supply of potable water to the area, construction of sanitary latrines by the villagers on their own besides and some others activities for development of transportation as well as communication in the area.

 

Sajem has taken the place of a role-model in the hearts of the Jatinga women through continuous as well as committed counseling on health and hygiene, child-care, marriage, divorce and re-union etc.

 

Through discussion and counselling she has been able to bring a ‘feel free’ mind to the women of the area in their works – whether pursuing study, doing Government well as private service or engaging in agricultural activities.

 

The award was instituted way back in 2010 in memory of Samajpran Sarbeswar Dutta, a selfless and dedicated social-worker of east Jorhat hailing from Baghmora area off the city, by his family members under the banner of SI Foundation for Media and Social Welfare.

 

Before Sajem educationist Karendra Narayan Barua and crusader against witch-hunting Birubala Rabha were awarded by the organizers earlier.

 

[Source: Assam Tribune,10 Nov 2013]