A group of five transgenders from Kozhikode District is all set to enter into group farming after this Monsoon season. A Joint Liability Group named 'Punarjani' had been formed under Kudumbashree Kozhikode District Mission. The transgenders will bring their cultivated crops to the market very soon. It is envisaged to ensure the supply of pure organic vegetables to the public thereby helping the sidelined communities like transgenders earn their livelihood through group farming.They launched the programme by sowing the seeds in a grow bag at Kudumbashree District Mission Kozhikode. The group will do their farming at the 25 cents of land of Mahilamandiram, located at Vellimadukunnu, Kozhikode. Sisily George, Kareena, Aleena, Prayaga and Thasni are the five members of the group. Prayaga is the Secretary and Sisily is the President of the Group.

The loans for buying the seeds and fertilizers would be made availed by Kudumbashree. The Punarjani group members had already received training from Krishi Vigyan Kendra for mushroom cultivation and coconut tree climbing. Kudumbashree Kozhikode District Mission has framed the programme in connection with the Kudumbashree- Mahila Kisan Sashakthikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) programme. Through Mahila Kisan Sashakthikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) programme of the Government of India aims to improve the status of women in agriculture and bridge the gender gap that still exists in the Indian agrarian world to bring about systemic change in the sector. Kudumbashree Mission had been implementing various programmes for bringing the sidelined communities like transgenders to the forefront of the society and it is for the first time that a Joint Liability Group is formed for helping them enter into group farming.

Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission is all set to launch 'Shree Taxi' associating with the National Health Mission, Malappuram. It is a convergence programme of Kudumbashree Mission and the National Health Mission. As per the programme, the 'Shree Taxi' would take the pregnant women to the hospital and also take the mothers and newborn babies after delivery from the Tirur Government Hospital to their homes. Smt. Rahmath, mother of a mentally challenged kid, who was struggling to make her livelihood would be the driver of the Shree Taxi. She had already secured her Driving Licence and Badge for the same. According to the National Health Mission this is the first of its kind project in India. The District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission and the District Programme Manager, National Health Mission, Malappuram had already signed the MoU regarding the same.

The service is framed as per the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) Scheme which was launched by Government of India during June 2011 to motivate those pregnant women who still choose to deliver at their homes to opt for institutional deliveries. The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) Scheme has the provisions to provide several entitlements to the mothers and the newborns which include Free Transport from Home to Health Institutions, Free Transport between facilities in case of referral and Free drop Back from Institutions to home. It is also planned to extend the programme to the other government hospitals in the district as well. By the convergence, the Kudumbashree women and the pregnant women would be benefited.The ' Shree Taxi' service would be officially inaugurated on 11 August 2018.

Kerala became the first state in the country to ensure the proper inclusion of street vendors in the society, by issuing Identity cards to them. For rehabilitating the street vendors in a proper and effective way, it was decided to extend skill training to selected 1000 street food vendors. The training programme was conducted as part of the Recognition of Prior Learning(RPL). It has been designed to provide RPL training to 1000 street vendors this year.During the first phase, 200 street vendors from 10 Urban local Bodies were trained. The first phase training had almost been completed.

The training of the first batch was conducted at Kottayam District from 20-23 June 2018. The RPL Trainings at Alappuzha, Thodupuzha, Moovattupuzha, Thrikkakara, Kodungalloor, Wadakkanchery, Chalakkudy and Malappuram Urban Local Bodies had already been completed. The training at Koyilandy Urban Local Body would be conducted from 25-28 July 2018.

Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies (KITTS), the pioneer institute for tourism and hospitality in Kerala had been extending 12 hour training to street vendors in Urban Local Bodies of the state under National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) Scheme. The trainers of the KITTS were extending training sessions in all urban Local Bodies. During the training programme the participants were exposed to the aspects such as food safety & hygiene, procurement of quality raw material, food contamination (physical, chemical and microbial), high risk foods, cross contamination, importance of safe food, quality of water/ice to be used, cleaning sanitation of utensils, effective waste/garbage disposal, table manners and etiquette, customer relation practices and basics of food safety laws. Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council (THSC) would issue certificate to the participants who had successfully completed the training programme. A hand book is also issued for quick reference along with participation certificate.

A large number of street food outlets are functioning across 93 urban pockets in the state. Local flavors are being served at such roadside outlets at cheapest prices. Food borne illnesses of microbial origin are major health problem associated with such street foods and its major causes are lack of proper knowledge in safe food handling, lack of clean environment, sanitation and hygiene, mode of food display, food service, hand washing, sources of raw materials, and use of potable water. If adequate measures are followed it can be prevented. It is highly imperative to give basic exposure to street food vendors about food safety & hygiene, effective waste disposal, table manners & etiquette, customer relation practices and laws, rules & regulations for food safety. It was on the realization of the prevailing situation that the training was planned.

Prevent outbreaks of food/water-borne diseases from street food vending units, reduce the chances of spoilage of food, ensure quality of street food and health of the customers, effective waste management system for food vending units, understand basic table etiquette, customer handling techniques and enhance business potential of street food vending units, create basic understanding about the food safety laws, rules and regulations among street food vendors, brand the street food vendors in Kerala under a single brand- Kudumbashree etc are the benefits of the training programme. In the next phase trainings would be extended to more street food vendors. It is envisaged to create a clean and hygenic food culture through these trainings.

തിരുവനന്തപുരം: കുടുംബശ്രീ മുഖേന സംസ്ഥാനത്ത് നടപ്പാക്കുന്ന തെരുവുനായ നിയന്ത്രണ പദ്ധതി(എബിസി)യുടെ പ്രാധാന്യവും ആവശ്യകതയും കൂടുതല്‍ ജനങ്ങളിലേക്കെത്തിക്കുന്നതിന്‍റെ ഭാഗമായി സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫി-ലോഗോ രൂപകല്‍പന സംസ്ഥാനതല മത്സര വിജയികളെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു. 'തെരുവുനായപ്രശ്നം' എന്ന വിഷയത്തെ ആസ്പദമാക്കി സംഘടിപ്പിച്ച ഫോട്ടാഗ്രാഫി മത്സരത്തില്‍ ദേശാഭിമാനി തിരുവനന്തപുരം യൂണിറ്റിലെ ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫറായ സുമേഷ് കൊടിയത്ത് ഒന്നാം സ്ഥാനവും കേരള കൗമുദി കൊച്ചി യൂണിറ്റിലെ ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫര്‍ സുധര്‍മ്മദാസ് രണ്ടാം സ്ഥാനവും നേടി. വിജയികള്‍ക്ക് യഥാക്രമം പതിനായിരം, അയ്യായിരം രൂപ വീതം ലഭിക്കും. മലയാള മനോരമ മലപ്പുറം യൂണിറ്റിലെ സീനിയര്‍ ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫര്‍ ടി.പ്രദീപ് കുമാര്‍ പ്രത്യേക ജൂറി പരാമര്‍ശത്തിന് അര്‍ഹനായി.   ലോഗോ രൂപകല്‍പനയില്‍ തൃശൂര്‍ ഒല്ലുര്‍ സ്വദേശിയായ കെ.എസ് അനന്തകൃഷ്ണന്‍ വിജയിയായി. പതിനായിരം രൂപയാണ് സമ്മാനം.  

പ്രശസ്ത ഫോട്ടോഗ്രാഫര്‍ ആര്‍.ഗോപാലകൃഷ്ണന്‍, കുടുംബശ്രീ ഡയറക്ടര്‍ ആര്‍.റംലത്ത്, പബ്ളിക് റിലേഷന്‍സ് ഓഫീസര്‍ ജയന്തി നരേന്ദ്രന്‍, എബിസി പദ്ധതി എക്സ്പേര്‍ട്ട് ഡോ. എല്‍. രവികുമാര്‍ എന്നിവരടങ്ങിയ വിദഗ്ധ സമിതിയാണ് വിജയികളെ തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്തത്. എന്‍ട്രികള്‍ മികച്ച നിലവാരം പുലര്‍ത്തിയെന്നും മത്സരത്തിനായി നല്‍കിയ വിഷയത്തോട് നീതി പുലര്‍ത്തിയെന്നും ജൂറി അംഗങ്ങള്‍ അഭിപ്രായപ്പെട്ടു.

 തെരുവുനായ നിയന്ത്രണ പദ്ധതിയുടെ ഭാഗമായി കുടുംബശ്രീയുടെ നേതൃത്വത്തില്‍ നടത്തി വരുന്ന ബോധവല്‍ക്കരണ ക്യാമ്പെയ്ന്‍ 'സുരക്ഷ-2018'ന്‍റെ സമാപനത്തോടനുബന്ധിച്ച് ജൂലൈ 31 ന് തിരുവനന്തപുരത്ത് സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ചടങ്ങില്‍ വിജയികള്‍ക്ക് സമ്മാനം വിതരണം ചെയ്യും.

To promote the products of Kudumbashree members, Marketing team of Kudumbashree Mission conducts monthly office fairs. The office fairs were conducted at State Mission office located at Thiruvananthapuram and the Kudumbashree District Mission offices across the state.The District Missions were directed to conduct at least one fair in their districts by the Kudumbashree State Mission. A few districts took initiative to conduct the fairs at the CDS level as well. To attain more promotion for the products within the employees was the desired outcome of the programme. The office fairs were a grant success that sales of more than Rs 3 lakhs had been generated altogether.

Around 150 Kudumbashree Micro Enterprise units got benefited by the Office Mela held in the month of July 2018. Smt. Anupama T.V, District collector inaugurated the Office Mela held at Thrissur Collectorate. Thrissur District Mission came first by making maximum sales during Office trade fairs. Sales of Rs 96,870 had been generated from Thrissur. 17 Micro Enterprises Units participated at the trade fair held at Thrissur Collectorate.

A total of 18 office fairs were conducted and 49 Micro Enterprises Units participated at Wayanad. The other districts made one office trade fair each during the month. Total sales of Rs.16,500, Rs.2,950, Rs.9,110, Rs.7,880, Rs.16,600, Rs.14,160, Rs. 14,950, Rs. 96,870, Rs. 6,000, Rs. 11,420, Rs. 3,280, Rs. 67,156, Rs.15,500, Rs. 3,300 were recorded at Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts respectively. A sales of Rs. 16,500 was recorded at Kudumbashree State Mission office. The office fairs undoubtedly bring in more acceptance for the Kudumbashree products.

Mazha Polima is a fallow less village Campaign being conducted by Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission as a part of the Mahila Kisan Sashakthikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) Agri Fest. The MKSP team of Kasargode District Mission propagates the innovative idea of this campaign. The Agri fest is being conducted in 41 Community Development Societies in Kasaragod district from 20 June 2018 to 30 July 2018. A total of 1010 Hectares of land was identified as fallow land in the district.

To convert fallow land into cultivable land, conservation of paddy land and traditional culture of farming, promotion of water literacy and food security, popularizing farming to the new generation, promotion of organic farming practices, to ensure convergence with various line department for to ensure fallow less village, promotion of the traditional farm related folk songs, games, art forms etc are the main objectives of the programme. The products of the Kudumbashree units were also kept for sale as part of the Mazha Polima campaign. As part of Mazha Polima Campaign, Community Development Societies (CDS) has also organised various innovative programmes such as District level photography competition and felicitation for women farmers etc.

The performance of the Community Development Societies participating in the campaign would be analyzed and awards would be distributed to the Best CDSs based on their performances. The CDS which converted maximum area of fallow land into cultivable land, best co-ordination, participation of the public in the campaign, documentation of the campaign, the CDS which cultivated maximum number of indigenous seeds, number of Joint Liability Groups doing cultivation in agriculture sector etc would be analysed for giving away the awards. The ethnic food festival organised as part of the Mazha Polima has been attracting more people to the campaign. The fest is becoming a model project in Kasaragod District.