Kohima: The ANMA Integrated Development Association (AIDA) finished a two-day initiative in Dimapur on November 13. This effort targeted local students and community stakeholders. The program operates under the second phase of the Child-Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI-2) within Dimapur and Chümoukedima districts.
On November 12, the group hosted a training session for 226 students. This group included 110 girls and 116 boys from Don Bosco Higher Secondary School and Evershine High School. Facilitators Toli Z Asumi, Livi Lea, William Kullu, and Livino S Zhim led the event. They taught students about self-discipline, time management, and effective study habits. These sessions aimed to help children define their goals and take charge of their future.
The team moved to sustainability discussions on November 13. AIDA Executive Director Rev Fr Dr Roy George, SDB, spoke at the conference hall regarding the growth of local urban centers. Project member Lanthou Mark Gonmei mapped out the intervention strategy for 2026 through 2029. William Kullu pushed for local ownership of these goals. During the meeting, stakeholders agreed to host a Child Rights Convention and a community fair in December 2026.
Participants agreed that future work must prioritize the voices of youth. They decided to strengthen existing community groups rather than building new ones. "The discussions also underscored the need to place children's participation at the centre of the initiative, strengthen existing institutional and community mechanisms rather than create parallel structures, and ensure continuity through stakeholder commitments and collective action," the project report noted.
AIDA manages this rights-based project in partnership with the Don Bosco National Forum for the Young at Risk based in New Delhi. Support for the mission comes from Don Bosco Mondo e.V. in Germany.
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