There is very limited opportunity for the villagers to create an income while living in the villages. Some of the people in the village make their living by teaching in the government schools or hired for some other government job in the village. Some take a local bus that comes by every morning in to the next town and work. But this is not the case for everyone.

Due to the communal living of the villagers, many of the households simply “live.” They raise their children, men work in the rice fields, women care for the home and cook the meals and nothing else is needed. The problem those people run in to is that it costs money to buy school books, school supplies and pay tuition for their children to go to school. In addition, should there be any medical problems with someone in their home, there is no way to pay for it should they have to travel to a hospital in a nearby town. Many other problems occur due to this simple fact.

North East India Project is working to connect villages with many different options that they might have to produce an extra income.  Some of these areas are: Silk Training, Textile Weaving, Natural Dyes, Computer Training, Eco tourism, Bookmarks, Bamboo Cups, Agriculture, Micro-Loans.

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