Named as 'Meena', the Balasabha Students from Kannur came up with a short film. The Short film is done by the Narath Grama Panchayath Balasabha, Kannur. The short film is produced by the Narath Grama Panchayath and Kudumbashree CDS. Vismaya, Vandana, Anagh, Nanditha, Shivani, Athulya, Gopika, Arya, Niranjana and Ashwin Rajeev are the students who enacted in the short film. The Short film mainly aims on health awareness and the need of implementing healthy life style in everyone's life. The short film depicts the adverse effects of fast food culture on children. It also focus on what an organisation like Kudumbashree Mission can do in this regard. The short film by Balasabha students throws light on the menace of fast food culture and how Kudumbashree's Micro Enterprises and Joint Liability Groups can do to overcome this issue.

Drawing Camp of the Bala Gothra Sabha Children of Attappady stands out unique. Named as ' Vara', the drawing camp was organised by the Child Resource Centre of Attappady. The Drawing Camp was conducted on 13 and 14 September 2018. More than 200 students took part in the drawing camp. Shri. Siddique, Faculty, Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy, Shri. Nagaraj Uthukuzhy and Smt. Prameela lead the drawing classes for the children. The drawing camp aimed at enhancing the artistic skills of the tribal children in Attappady. An drawing exhibition was also arranged using the drawings of the students. The Child Resource Centre of Attappady had been organising various camps for the capacity building of the tribal students in various topics. A Science camp was also organised by the Child Resource Centre of Attappady during last month.

Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission launched Kudumbashree School of Dance and Music. Balasabha school of Dance and Music, the new venture of Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission was inaugurated on 13 October 2018 at Cheruvathur Grama Panchayath CDS. The main aim of project is to promote artistic talents of rural children in the district. It is the first institution started under Kudumbashree Balasabha for extending training on classical music and dance. 

Children between the age of 5 and 15 will be given training classes in dance and music. The training classes would be held at the Cheruvathoor Grama Panchayath CDS hall on every Sundays. 200 students had secured admission for the classic music and dance classes.The programme is a joint initiative of Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission and Cheruvathur Grama Panchayath CDS .

Kudmbashree women from Angamaly completed the construction of Life Mission House at Manjapra Grama Panchayath, Ernakulam. It is within 53 days that the Kudumbashree women completed the construction of the 420 sq ft terraced house. Smt. Devaki, a widow from Manjapra Panchayath is the beneficiary of the house. The construction of the house was started on 6 June 2018 and was finished on 8 October 2018. It's amidst the unprecedented floods and the calamities that the women completed the construction of the house. Eksath Training Agency from Alappuzha is entrusted for extending the construction training at Ernakulam. The construction for Life Mission and the construction training for the women together are clubbed together to reduce the cost of construction. On the Job Training style is implemented here. It is the sheer hard work of 28 Kudumbashree women of 3 construction units which resulted in the completion of the house within 53 days. The construction of 12 Life Mission houses are also progressing in Ernakulam District in the same manner.

It was on anticipating the huge shortage of labour force in the near future because of various determined Government campaigns of mass housing,that training was extended to women in construction sector. So that groups of micro contractors could be formed, who can take up the construction of houses of poor and needy, in addition to taking up of bigger projects. As a part of LIFE mission more than 2.5 lakh houses are being constructed in the state in this financial year. This provides huge employment opportunity for women construction groups. Further, once the construction groups completes 3/4 houses, it is aimed to upgrade them to become micro contractors for taking up various works of local self governments. Training is given by taking up the construction of the beneficiaries of various government schemes like PMAY(U), LIFE etc. Accredited agenicies like State Nirmithi Kendra, District Nirmithi Kendra, Maithri, Habitat, Thrissur Labour Contracting Society, Pinarayi Industrial Cooperative Society, Kerala State Housing Board, Kerala State Construction Corporation, Costford, Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society, Kitco, Eksath etc are extending construction training to the identified groups in the respective districts under the leadership of the the District Mission Coordinators. Training on construction activities for Kudumbashree members aims to extend skill training for women in various trades in the construction industry for enhancing the skill of the women in construction related activities such that a sustainable income is generated.

Kudumbashree received 150 tonnes of organic manure from Tamil Nadu for Kudumbashree Joint Liability Groups (JLGs). The Organic Manure is contributed by Subhashri Bio Energies (P) Ltd. (SBEL), a division of the Subhashri group of companies, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu which had metamorphosed into a knowledge leader in organic regeneration and energy independence arena.The company contributed 150 tonnes of organic manure worth Rs 30 lakhs for the women farmers of Kudumbashree Mission. Shri. S. Dorai Raju,Managing Director, Subhashri Bio Energies (P) Ltd along with Shri. V. Clement Rajesh, Head, Operations and Shri. Peechi Muthu, Advisor handed over the organic manure packet to Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Government of Kerala in the presence of Shri. S.Harikishore, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission and Shri. Dathan C.S, Programme Officer, Agriculture at Thiruvananthapuram on 27 September 2018.

The 35000 women farmers of the affected 7000 JLGs would be benefited out of this. The organic manure would be distributed among the JLGs in Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Kozhikode districts. The farming in 29415 acres of land were fully lost during the unprecedented floods. 25056 Joint Liability Groups were badly affected and the loss of around Rs. 197.21 crore has been estimated.

The contribution of Kudumbashree Members to Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) crosses Rs 11 Crore. Kudumbashree Mission had already contributed an amount of Rs 7 Crore to Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. It is in addition to this that Rs 4 Crore is collected. The cheque of Rs. 7 crore was handed over to Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Government of Kerala, by Shri. A.C. Moideen, Minister, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala in the presence of Shri. S. Harikishore, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission and Programme Officers of Kudumbashree Mission towards Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund.

The major part of the amount was mobilized locally by pooling the weekly thrift collection of the NHG members based on the request of the Executive Director of Kudumbashree Mission. NHGs pooled those funds from various sources such as their contributions; amount kept aside for Onam celebrations etc was also added towards the cause. Apart from this, the Resource Persons, members of the Kudumbashree Accounts and Audit Service Society (KAASS) and Training Group Members had also made their individual contributions.

Even though majority of Kudumbashree members were badly affected by the flood, they have been in the forefront in the relief activity and cleaning exercises as well. Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) is the emergency assistance release mechanism granting immediate relief to families and individuals distressed by calamity, loss of life due to accidents and chronic diseases. The additional amount collected will be handed over soon.

The Bal Gothra Sabha Children from Attappady published Children's E-Magazine-'Kunjezhuth'. The Magazine is published by the Attappady Comprehensive Tribal Development and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group Development Project, National Rural Livelihoods Mission, Attappady. 'Kunjezhuth' is the first of its kind magazine being from among the tribal area. The Magazine includes poems, news, tribal poems, paintings of children, proverbs in their regional language etc. The news updates from Attappady is published in the form of 'Letter to the Friend'. The first issue of Kunjezhuth Children's E- Magazine was published during September 2018.The magazine will be published on monthly basis.

The Magazine aims at ensuring the participation of children in tribal areas in the social development activities. Kunjezhuth Magazine also focuses on the personality development of the children based on equality, secularism, gender equality etc and thereby equip the children become part of democracy. It also aims at making the children self confident and extend value education to them. The Editorial Board of the E-Magazine includes the Chief Operating Officer, Coordinator (Social Development), Young Professional (Child Resource Centre), Social Worker(Child Resource Centre), Panchayath Samiti, Bridge Course Teachers, Animators, Bridge School Teachers, Office Bearers of Bala Gothra Panchayath and Resource Persons team of Child Resource Centre.

Kudumbshree received Government approval to run Kudumbashree Canteens in Local Self Government Institutions without any tender procedures.The permission is given for running canteens in yearly contract. The 1074 canteens working under Kudumbashree Mission would be benefited out of this Government Order. As per the order, the micro entrepreneurs could start their enterprises regionally in Local Self Government Institutions which would in turn help them earn better income.

Kudumbashree catering units provide breakfast, lunch, tea, coffee, snacks and other ethnic food items in affordable rates. The catering orders in connection with the programmes that would be organised in the Local Self Government Institutions could be directly given to the Kudumbashree units. Presently Kudumbashree canteen units are working at District Collectorates and Government Guest Houses of every districts. Besides that, Kudumbashree catering units actively taking part in Saras Fairs, trade fairs organised by other states, International trade fairs and the trade fairs organised by other institutions. Tasty food and better customer service are the peculiarities of Kudumbashree catering units which attract more people towards the same. When the canteen units would be operational in Local Self Government Institutions, more than 6000 women would get direct employment.

The Advance Payment system of the Wages under MGNREGS for the tribal workers was inagurated in Agali Panchayath of Attappady Block. The programme was started at the Cheramankandy Hamlet of the Agali Panchayath of Attappady. The construction of the Check Dam was started yesterday.The advance wages for the construction work would be distributed to the tribal workers in weekly basis. A total of 14 tribal families of Attappady are included in the construction work of the check dam there. The Advance payment system is first piloted in Agali Panchayath. The system would also be implemented in the tribal areas of Wayanad as well.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, MGNREGA), is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Kudumbashree Mission took up Subicsha Coconut Producer Company. From now, Subicsha Coconut Producer Company would be working under the leadership of Kudumbashree Mission. Shri. T.P Ramakrishnan, Minister for Labour and Excise, Government of Kerala inaugurated the Annual General Body Meeting of Subicsha Coconut Producer Company at Subicsha Head Office, Chalikkara, Perambra, Kozhikode on 24 September 2018. Shri. S. Harikishore, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission made the official declaration of taking up the Subicsha Coconut Producer Company. Shri. T.P Ramakrishnan, Minister launched the ISO 9001-2015, ISO 22000-2005 certificates of the company and also the rebranded Subicsha Coconut Oil which would be exported to foreign countries soon.

Subicsha, the innovative Coconut based value added products venture, was developed jointly by Perambra Block Panchayath and Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, with an aim to provide employment opportunities to the members of 522 Self Help Groups/ Kudumbasree Members in Perambra Block Panchayath. The project envisaged the development of micro enterprises that could be effectively managed by the women self help groups / Kudumbasree members from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families active in the project area. All the micro enterprises were limited to the dependence on coconut, the most abundant resource available in the area. To create micro economic enterprises, to eradicate poverty, to generate employment opportunities for BPL families, to empower women self help groups by intensive training and financial assistance for starting self employment ventures were the main objectives of the project. The detailed project report submitted to the Govt, of India was duly approved with a special status under Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY) scheme. The project was officially inaugurated on 31 October 2003. Subicsha was registered as a Producer Company under the companies Act 1956 on 12 April 2005, and Govt. of Kerala approved the company vide its order No. Go(MS) No. 258/06/LSGD TVM dated 13-11-06.

Presently, around 50 innovative coconut based products are developed and marketed by the Subicsha Coconut Producer Company. Virgin coconut oil, Tender Coconut Jam, Coconut Pickle, Natural Vinegar, Chutney Powder, Mango Pickle, Lemon Pickle, Turmeric Sandal Soap, Hair Care, Skin Care Oil, Baby Oil, Coconut Oil, Tender Coconut Squash, Dates Pickle, Traditional Virgin Coconut Oil, Hand Wash, Bathroom Cleaner, Floor Cleaner, Toilet Cleaner, Chilly Powder, Corriander Powder etc are the featured products of Subicsha Coconut Producer Company. Subicsha Coconut Producer Company has around 7000 members. Rs 4,93,08,302 was company's last year's turnover.