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The new 100 Day Programme of the present Government is also announced now and Kudumbashree projects are included in the new 100 Day Programme. Out of the announced projects, six programmes are to be taken up by Kudumbashree either fully or as a part of a broader scheme. These are challenging tasks which the Kudumbashree team will take up and implement. Once rolled out, the results of these programmes will lead to social development, progress and prosperity.

The details of the projects included in the ‘100 days program’ are given below :

1. Grading the Janakeeya Hotels as part of the Hunger Free Kerala Programme.

2. There are many Kudumbashree members who have completed entrepreneurship training, started the skill training and could not complete the same due to the lockdown. Their skill training would be completed and at least 2000 of them would start micro enterprises.
3. Financial assistance of Rs 200 crores would be distributed to NHGs through ADS. The support, in the form of Revolving Fund, is to address vulnerabilities caused due to COVID for the NHG members. Fund will be disbursed through 20,000 Area Development Societies (ADSs) of Kudumbashree.
4. Distribution of 50,000 laptops as part of the Vidyashree Programme, in association with KSFE.
5. The process of identifying poor families as part of alleviating extreme poverty would be completed. The families would be identified and data would be collected in all LSGIs based on these risk factors.
6. Construction of 2000 houses would be completed as part of PMAY(U)-LIFE Project.

Kudumbashree team would take up and complete the implementation of these priority projects included in the ‘100 Day Programme’ from 11 June to 19 September 2021. The weekly progress of these key programmes would be available on Kudumbashree's website. The Kudumbashree team would be able to showcase the best performance in implementing this ‘100 Day Programme’ with the same enthusiasm exhibited during the last two '100 Day Programmes'.

Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission had launched 'Homer', the Home Delivery Service. This new activity is conceived and is being implemented by Kudumbashree's Kasaragod District team themselves. In the background of the lockdown notified to contain the spread of covid-19, many people had found it difficult to go to the shops to buy essential goods. 'Homer' is the home delivery service launched by Kasaragod District Mission, understanding this situation. Through this service delivery programme, essential goods, medicines etc are delivered directly to the beneficiaries. A new enterprise opportunity is opened for the NHG members through this.

Initially, this service was made available at four areas of Kasaragod district viz., Mangalpady, Cheruvathoor, Kasaragod and Kanhangad. Two NHG members each who have two-wheelers or auto rickshaw are selected from these four panchayats/municipalities. Following that, their mobile numbers are shared among all the households through the community network of Kudumbashree. This is how the 'Homer' programme is being implemented. The list of the needed goods may be sent to their numbers through WhatsApp. The goods and medicines are delivered to the beneficiaries from the shops as per this list. The minimum order should be of at least Rs 500/-. Delivery charge will also be collected for the service. The goods will be delivered within the area of 5 kilometers. Rs 40 is charged within 2 kilometers as delivery charge. Rs 50 is charged within 2 to 4 kilometers and Rs 60 is charged within 4 to 5 kilometers.

The service charge received from these orders is the income of the service provider. A social service is being extended by Kasaragod team through 'Homer' programme, in addition to creating an opportunity for employment. A positive feedback is received in the initial days. On the first day, 9 orders were received (value of order is Rs 5850). On the second day 11 orders (value Rs 7300) were received. The increase in the number of the orders imply that the people are accepting devices through the 'Homer' programme. Kasaragod team aims to extend these services to more areas after studying the prospect of this pilot project.  It is expected that the NHG members would be able to extend the best services and be able to earn better income.

Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission has implemented the idea of branding and marketing the umbrellas produced by tribal families. Umbrellas produced by Kudumbashree micro entrepreneurs from the tribal resettlement area of Aralam Farm of Kannur District are now available in the market in the brand name 'Aadhi Umbrellas'.

Intensive training was given on umbrella making to 28 tribal women from the tribal resettlement area of Aralam Farm under the leadership of Kudumbashree Kannur District team. They were provided with ‘umbrella making kits’ as well.  They formed two micro enterprise units and got it registered in the Kudumbashree CDS. In the first phase, these units have taken up the aim of manufacturing 5000 umbrellas for the market. They aim to sell 21 types of umbrellas under the brand name 'Aadhi Umbrellas' through the Kudumbashree network. The printed umbrella is priced at Rs 345 and the three fold black umbrella is priced at Rs 325, whereas Rs 335 is the unit cost for the multicolour umbrella.

'Nila' and 'Lotus', the micro enterprise units follow the general procedure followed in umbrella manufacturing. They buy the umbrella making kit from the market, assemble the umbrellas at their homes and bring the same to the market.
Through this enterprise activity, the Kannur District Mission aims at facilitating the tribal families (who are into daily wage based labour works) to get an additional income during this crisis period. Wishing good luck for the marketing of ‘Aadhi Umbrellas', which is a new enterprise in the tribal sector, making umbrellas. 

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Children from BUDS Institutions cheerfully celebrated World Environment Day on 5 June 2021. Students of most of the BUDS Institutions in Kerala have planted fruit bearing trees to mark the World Environment Day. The main activity done by the students was sharing the photos taken with the trees planted last year, enjoying its growth. Also, they shared the photos taken with the trees which were planted on this Environment Day. In addition, various BUDS Institutions took up other complementary activities such as placard making, cleaning houses and its surroundings, drawing competitions etc.

 BUDS Institutions are the convergence project of Kudumbashree and local bodies for educating and supporting children with intellectual disabilities. Various activities have been formulated and implemented under the leadership of the BUDS Institutions, ensuring the full participation of the children. The teachers and parents  took efforts with great enthusiasm to formulate activities as a continuation of the activities of last year's environment day celebrations, thereby helping the students to get more close and connected to nature. They had also given the students various challenges, organised online meetings and shared the photos of the activities. The students of BUDS Institutions have indeed celebrated the Environment Day of 2021 at its best.

The BUDS Institutions all across the state had celebrated the admission festival in joyous mode. While the online admission festival was conducted in all schools across the state on 1 June 2021, the BUDS Schools and BUDS Rehabilitation centres organized an online admission festival at the LSGI level, in the best way possible. The BUDS admission festival was conducted in online mode in the LSGIs, by including the families of the BUDS students. It was done after the 'pravesanolsavam' to the general schools was completed. The elected representatives, LSGI officials, teachers and personalities from political-social cultural sectors have participated in the online admission festival and paid their felicitations. 

From last year onwards, online classes were being given to the students of the BUDS Institutions. When online classes were started through Victers Channel in the first phase for the students of the general schools under the leadership of the Education Department, Kudumbashree thought about how we could give effective classes and training to the BUDS students. Kudumbashree understood that the students were restless about not being able to go to the school and in this regard, Kudumbashree had formulated and implemented various programmes, consulting with the BUDS teachers, caretakers and subject experts.  

Teachers prepare the videos of the classes, upload them to YouTube and the same are sent to the mobile phones of the parents of the students. Parents show this video to the children, make them do the related activities and assignments and send them back to the teachers once it is completed. In addition, work sheets of every video class are given to the children. Students, with the help of parents, complete those and send them back to the teachers. In this way, children were made part of these classes in an effective way. These online classes are conducted in an interactive way that the teachers come in contact with each and every child. Teachers give instructions to do activities (drawing, newspaper reading, learning letters, music class, stitching class, joining parents for kitchen chores, handicraft making, vegetable farming) as per the individual plans, created by knowing the special ability of each and every student of the institutions. As per this, the instructions are given through WhatsApp and the activities of the children are continuously supervised. 

The activities are ongoing giving emphasis to the idea that it is the duty of the BUDS Teachers to ensure the welfare of all the students (studying in BUDS) in the limits of the LSGIs, where the respective BUDS institution is situated. It is suggested that every BUDS teacher should call the students on alternate days or talk to them on video call. It is also instructed to give online classes, by including the children and their parents, at least once in a week. The teachers are also directed to ensure the availability of the medicine, food  and other services needed for children during the period of covid, associating with the respective LSGIs. Various training for the mental health of the students and their parents will be given online under the leadership of the District Missions of Kudumbashree.

Online therapy service is being given to the BUDS students in 6 districts who need therapy, associating with Composite Regional Centre (CRC), headquartered at Kozhikode, as therapy is inevitable for many of these children. In addition, various  ideas are being formulated and implemented by the respective districts based on the amenities available in the respective areas. 

BUDS Institutions, a convergence project of Kudumbashree and Local Self Government Institutions functions for the children with intellectual disabilities. 9545 students are studying and getting trained in 342 BUDS Institutions which function across the state.