Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission conducts 'Koottukari', the special programme organised for the girls from Scheduled Tribe Community in the district. The girls are given training for self defense, health, hygiene etc. Motivational training, capacity building classes are also provided to them to protect themselves from abuses and illness. The programme also extend legal awareness classes as it is envisioned to make the tribal girls, aware about the legal norms and the legal steps to be taken to fight back as more number of unwed mothers are identified in the tribal areas.
The trainings of the Koottukari programme are extended in the CDS level. The training programmes are being conducted with the support of Nirbhaya Police, the project of Kerala Police launched by State Home Department, Government of Kerala to prevent atrocities against women and children.The 10 Community Development Societies which have more number of Tribal Girls are identified and given training in the first phase. So far, two training programmes had been completed and more programmes would be conducted in the upcoming weeks. Kudumbashree District of Kasaragod came up with such an initiative as the increasing cases of atrocities against women and children, especially in tribal areas needs to be identified, addressed and rectified.
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