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Kudumbashree Wayanad District Mission organizes 'Uyare' Campaign for Auxiliary Group Members

Kudumbashree Wayanad District Mission has organized 'Uyare' Campaign for the Auxiliary Group Members in the district to lead them to livelihood sectors. The new generation of the district have wholeheartedly welcomed the campaign. The campaign aimed at strengthening the Auxiliary Groups. Kudumbashree Wayanad District team has also started skill training programme to lead the Auxiliary Group members to livelihood sectors.

As the first step of the campaign meetings of Auxiliary group members were organized at the CDSs in the district and classes were conducted on various income generating activities and livelihood opportunities. Through this, the details of those interested in self-employment and income-based employment were collected. Following this, the first phase of skill training program has been initiated for all Auxiliary group members.

The three-day skill training is organized in association with ASAP. Tata Power is providing the needed technical assistance. Shri. O.R. Kelu, MLA inaugurated the training programme held at Skill Park, Government College, Mananthavady, Wayanad.

66 members from various Auxiliary groups of the district are participating in the training. Classes are given on various subjects like Goal Setting and SWOT Analysis, Communication Skills, Life Skills and Digital Skills.

Shri. Justin Baby, President, Mananthavady Block Panchayath presided over the function. Shri. H.B. Pradeep Master, President, Edavaka Grama Panchayath delivered the keynote address. Shri. P.K. Balasubramanian, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Wayanad District Mission, Shri. Vasu Pradeep, Assistant District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Wayanad District Mission, Shri. Sreeranj, District Programme Manager, ASAP, Ms. Priya Veerendrakumar, Chairperson, Edavaka CDS and Shri. K.K. Sajeevan, In-Charge, Tata Power also participated in the function.

As part of the campaign, a job fair has also been planned by Kudumbashree Wayanad District Mission for the Auxiliary Group members.

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Kudumbashree Wayanad District Mission organizes 'Uyare' Campaign for Auxiliary Group Members s

Balasabha members from Kasaragod district cultivate Marigold flowers

Balasabha members from Kasaragod district of Kerala cultivated Marigold flowers, adding more colour to their Mahanavami Celebrations. The Balasabha members of Ward 12 of Chemmanad Panchayath of Kasaragod district are the ones who cultivated the Marigold flowers in 5 cents of barren land.

From the 5 cents field, the Balasabha members harvested 38 kg of Marigold flowers. 18 Balasabha members who belong to 'Pularvela' and 'Nilav' Balasabha Groups are the ones who took the responsibility of the cultivation of flowers and succeeded in cultivating the same. Kudumbashree ADS Office bearers were also with them to extend all kinds of instructions. The harvested flowers were also sold during the Mahanavami celebrations at a rate of Rs 80 per kg. They have decided to use this amount for the various activities of the Balasabha.

Ms. Sufaija Aboobacker, President, Chemmanad Grama Panchayath inaugurated the harvest. Shri. Prakashan Palai, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Kasaragod Assistant District Mission received the first sale. Balasabha members, Ms. Mumtaz, CDS Chairperson, Shri. Rajan Poinachi, Balasabha Resource Person and Panchayath Member, CDS and ADS office bearers were also present at the function.

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Balasabha members from Kasaragod district cultivate Marigold flowers

Kudumbashree arranges special opportunity to buy special products at Illikkal Kallu

Kudumbashree has arranged special opportunity to buy special products at Illikkal Kallu, one of the important tourist destinations in Kottayam district of Kerala. This opportunity was opened through 'Illikkal Kallu Special Trade Fair', a traditional product marketing fair jointly organized by Kudumbashree Kottayam District Mission, Moonnilavu Gram Panchayat and Kudumbashree CDS from 1-5 October 2022.

The products made by the traditional tribes of Moonnilavu panchayat and the products of 24 Kudumbashree units of Erattupetta block were brought for sale in the fair. There was a great demand for tribal products in the trade fair like baskets, winnowing sieves, mats, brooms, handicrafts made of coconut shells, medicinal arrowroot powders, honey and for products like umbrellas, curry powders, sweets, vinegar, coconut oil, vegetables, fruits, yam, taro, ginger and tapioca. They were able to make a sales of Rs 62,360 within five days.

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Kudumbashree arranges special opportunity to buy special products at Illikkal Kalluen

NRLM officials from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar makes study visit to get to know Kudumbashree

Officials of National Rural Livelihood Mission from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar states made a study visit to get to know Kudumbashree. Representatives of Pradan, an NGO, also accompanied with the group. The team visited Kudumbashree State Mission office on 16 September 2022 and interacted with the officials in charge of various project activities and cleared doubts.

Prior to that, during the two-day visit made to Ernakulam district, the team paid visits to Kudumbashree CDS Office, Nutrimix Unit, Gender Resource Centre, NHG, ADS meeting and KAASS auditing activities. It is on the third day of their study visit, they made the visit to Kudumbashree State Mission.

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NRLM officials from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar makes study visit to get to know Kudumbashreem

Kudumbashree micro enterprise units from Thrissur receives order for umbrellas worth Rs 3 Lakhs

Kudumbashree micro enterprise units from Thrissur district of Kerala received work order for umbrellas worth Rs 3 Lakhs from CEAT Tyre Company. The 'Friends Umbrella Manufacturing Unit' of Nenmanikkara Panchayath and 'Nice Umbrella Manufacturing Unit' of Velukkara Panchayath of Thrissur are the two units who received the order for umbrellas. Both the units have received an order worth Rs.3 lakhs to manufacture and supply 1000 wooden umbrellas.

The company officials inquired with Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission whether they could prepare and provide umbrellas with logo printed on them in the specified pattern. Following that, Kudumbashree District Mission decided to distribute the umbrella order to the 'Friends' and Nice' Umbrella units. The two units that carried out umbrella manufacturing completed the order on time and supplied the umbrellas to the center at Thrippunithura, Ernakulam. This onam was indeed an unforgettable one for the members of Friends Umbrella Manufacturing Unit' and 'Nice Umbrella Manufacturing Unit'.

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Kudumbashree micro enterprise units from Thrissur receives order for umbrellas worth Rs 3 Lakhsen

Kudumbashree serves delicious food to the viewers who came to watch Nehru Trophy Boat Race

Kudumbashree served delicious food to the viewers who came to watch the 68th edition of Nehru Trophy Boat Race held at Alappuzha on 4 September 2022. In the food fair organized by two enterprise units, delicious dishes like tapioca, fish curry, shellfish, biryani, tea, coffee, Ilayada and samosas were served.

The food stalls were set up at the entrance of the finishing point and at the entrance of Nehru Pavilion. Subhiksha Micro Enterprise unit from Alappuzha Municipal CDS and Anugraha micro enterprise unit from Muhamma Grama Panchayath CDS were the two units who served delicious food to those who came to watch Nehru Trophy Boat Race. The units were able to make a sales of Rs 1,42,650 including coupons through the food fair.

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Kudumbashree serves delicious food to the viewers who came to watch Nehru Trophy Boat Raceen

District Level Bala Parliament Sessions progressing in the state

District Level Bala Parliament Sessions are progressing in the state with strong debates, expert answers and topic based discussions. The issues such as the travel woes faced by school students, child rights issues and the suffering and starvation of marginalized people are all topics of discussion at the Bala Parliament sessions being held in the districts. The opposition come up with whip-like questions and the administration avoids controversies with expert answers. The Bala Parliament held in various districts of the state during the past two weeks were literally eventful.

Bala Parliament is implemented to make Kudumbashree Balasabha members understand the importance and scope of democratic system. Currently, 3.95 lakh children are members of 28,000 Balasabha in the state. it also aims at creating awareness on various issues like parliamentary procedures, administrative systems, law making and constitutional value.

Bala Panchayaths are organized at the local body level, consisting of selected children who are members of Balasabha under each Local Self Government Institution. District Parliaments are held at the district level, consisting of one member elected from the Bala Panchayats of each district. Ten children (five girls and five boys each) selected from the district parliaments of each district participate in the State Level Bala parliament. The rights of children from different backgrounds and the challenges they face are discussed and documented through these mechanisms.

District Level Bala Parliaments have already been organized in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The State-level Children's Parliament will be organized in Thiruvananthapuram during next month.

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District Level Bala Parliament Sessions progressing in the state ml

Kudumbashree Malappuram District Team completes the first distribution of the National Flags to the public

Kudumbashree Malappuram District Team completed first distribution of the National Flags to the public. As part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations, Kudumbashree is moving forward with the activities of preparing and distributing National Flags. Kudumbashree Malappuram district team has completed the first order and has delivered the same to the concerned.

Kudumbashree Malappuram District team completed the order of 432 flags placed by Canara Bank on 27 July 2022. Thannikkal Vasthra Boutique Unit took up this and prepared the flags. Malappuram district has received total order of 1.92 lakh flags so far. The production of the flags is progressing through 94 enterprise units.

Shri. Jafar K. Kakkooth, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission handed over the flags to Ms. Sreevidya, Regional Head Canara Bank during the function held at the Regional Office, Malappuram on 4 August 2022. Ms. Ramlath, Representative, Clothing Unit, Shri. K.T. Jiju, District Programme Manager, Kudumbashree and bank employees participated in the function.

About 700 units of Kudumbashree are engaged in preparing and distributing flags to houses and institutions in the state as part of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' (tricolor flags in every house) Campaign as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations.

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Kudumbashree Malappuram District Team completes the first distribution of the National Flags to the public

Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission team sets a new model through 'KANI'

Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission team is creating a silent revolution in the agriculture sector of Kasaragod district by cultivating vegetables and fruits as well as medicinal herbs and spices using hi-tech farming methods, through an innovative project called KANI (Kudumbashree for Agriculture New Intervention). The aim of KANI Project is to ensure the availability of non-toxic fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants and spices in Kasaragod district through hi-tech farming and thereby improve the livelihood of Kudumbashree members. It will also generate income by promoting farm tourism.

There are three sub projects under KANI Project namely, Vegetable Walk, Fruit Garden and Medicinal Herb-Spices Garden. The farming is done at the CDS level through Kudumbashree farming groups. KANI Project was started in Kasaragod district in 2021. The Vegetable Walk was organized then in a competitive manner with specific conditions. During the first year, focus was mainly on vegetable cultivation, whereas, fruits, medicinal herbs and spices are included in the project, this time.

As part of the Vegetable Walk, the cultivation is done as a single plot (minimum one crop per acre) on 3 to 15 acres of land. Cultivation will be done on at least one acre as part of Fruit Garden and on at least 50 cents as part of Medicinal Herb-Spices Garden. By March 2023, Model Farming Areas will also be established in these three areas as part of the project.

23 CDSs did cultivation as part of the Vegetable Walk and achieved a sales of Rs 8.26 crore during the financial year 2021-22. Presently 9 CDSs are part of Fruit Garden and 15 CDS are part of Medicinal Herb-Spices Garden. A profit of Rs 25 lakhs has been made during the last Ramzan season by cultivating 128 tons of watermelons on 25 acres as part of the Fruit Garden. Many crops like dragon fruit, rambutan, potato, sweet basil, aloe vera and cloves are being cultivated as part of the project. Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission team has indeed set a new model through 'KANI' Project.

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Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission team sets a new model through 'KANI'en

Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission organizes Woman Film Fest

Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission has organized Woman Film Fest for Kudumbashree NHG members and Auxiliary Group Members. The Woman Film Fest was officially inaugurated by Ms. K. M Jamunarani, Municipal Chairperson, Thalasseri Municipality at Municipal Town Hall, Thalasseri, Kannur on 29 June 2022.

The 'Woman' Film Fest' opens up an opportunity for thousands of NHG members to immerse themselves in the magical world of films that have created wonder in the hearts of people like Children of Heaven, Heidi, Village Rockstar and discover new levels of enjoyment. The Film Fest is organized in collaboration with the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, Government of Kerala. The film screenings as part of the film festival are being held for a period of three months starting from July 2022 to September 2022 in 81 CDSs of Kannur district. The Film Festival also aims at introducing films that have gained national and international attention to the inner villages.

The cinema screening in a CDS is from 10 AM to 5 PM, on a fixed day. The exhibition space will be determined according to the availability of school and panchayat auditoriums. It will be coordinated in such a way that upto 150 people can watch the movie at a time. Films such as Basanti, Freedom Fight, The Great Indian Kitchen, Manhole, Ottamuri Velicham and Ozhimuri will be screened at the festival. All NHG members and auxiliary group members can be a part of the film festival organized under the leadership of the CDS.

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Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission organizes Woman Film Fest