Introduction:

Rooted in Majuli and shaped by the meaning of its name, Ayang, which means love in the Mising language, Ayang Trust works to build dignity, equity, and long term resilience in some of Northeast India’s most climate vulnerable regions. In contexts marked not only by floods and geographical isolation but also by structural inequities in education, markets, and access to opportunity, Ayang responds with an integrated approach. What began as a small effort to address learning gaps has grown into a movement spanning education, livelihoods, and community resilience. Through child centred learning spaces, community libraries, women led enterprises, sustainable agriculture, and collective farmer institutions, Ayang adopts a dual generation approach that strengthens both children and their families. By nurturing confident young leaders while addressing systemic barriers and building economic security and collective ownership, Ayang works toward a future in Northeast India, where every community thrives in harmony.

Our Work

Our education initiatives began with a small mentor circle in Majuli, when our founder Bipin recognized deep learning gaps among children. What followed was not an institutional blueprint, but a collective movement. Nineteen Mising villages came together to build what is now The Hummingbird School. Today, The Hummingbird School and Home provides holistic, child centered education from LKG to Grade 10, alongside a safe residential space for children from flood affected and rural communities. Guided by enquiry, empathy, and leadership development, the school reimagines what high quality rural education can look like.

Recognizing that learning must travel beyond classrooms, Ayang launched Project SEED to nurture a culture of reading across villages. Community libraries, school library partnerships, local language publishing, and children’s literature development together ensure that children encounter stories in their mother tongue and beyond.

Education: Learning
with Agency

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In Majuli and other remote regions of Northeast India, household stability is deeply tied to land, climate, and traditional skills. When floods damage crops or markets remain inaccessible, children’s education suffers.

Ayang’s livelihood programmes address these structural barriers by strengthening collective systems for women producers and farmers. Through entrepreneurship initiatives, sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, and the promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations, we support communities to move from subsistence to enterprise.

Projects such as Lékopé, a women governed Farmer Producer Company in Majuli, demonstrate how collective ownership transforms economic participation. Women are not beneficiaries. They are shareholders, decision makers, and leaders.

By improving incomes, strengthening market access, and building production infrastructure, livelihood interventions ensure that families can invest in their futures with stability and confidence.