Religious women leaders join a workshop to enhance a safe society

Eddiana ShyllaMarch 8, 2021

On Monday, International Women’s Day, the School of Social Work of the Martin Luther Christian University celebrates by conducting a workshop with the women church leaders of the Jingiaseng Kynthei, Laitumkhrah Presbytery, KJP Synod Mihngi.

The theme for the capacity building workshop is “Enhancing a safe society through Women Leaders” with the objective to work with the churches in realising their social responsibility in society. There were 48 participants from over 20 churches under the Laitumkhrah Presbytery, who attended the programme.

Dr Vincent T. Darlong, Vice-Chancellor, MLCU in his welcome address said that “women can play a vital role in challenging the systems that negatively affect society. History has shown that women collectives have brought peace in the communities.”

The resource persons of the workshop were faculty of the School of Social Work and they focused on how women leaders could play a leading role to promote women and health, women and mental health, women and single motherhood, women and family and prevention of violence against women.

The workshop triggers a new understanding of how to approach women in difficult circumstances and enabled women leaders to formulate plans for intervention.