Mayfereen Ryntathiang

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Mayfereen Ryntathiang is the president at Grassroots Shillong. She has studied human rights and leadership at Colombia University. Mayfereen has received scholarships from Million Kisses Foundation, USA, and Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy, for documentation of Khasi folklore and herbal medicine practices respectively.


Areas of expertise

Healthcare, sustainable livelihoods, gender and indigenous rights


Currently working at

Grassroots Shillong


Articles by Mayfereen Ryntathiang


an unpaved lane, with a field to its right, leading up to a house in a Jaintia village in Meghalaya--MGNREGA

November 4, 2025
Why villagers in West Jaintia Hills quit agriculture for MGNREGA
Although the Meghalaya government introduces schemes and disburses funds to village bodies, it spends little time in explaining how they can be used.
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