Kudumbashree secured Talent World Record as tribal Students of Attappady Block draw the largest canvas painting. 186 tribal students painted the picture on a 720 feet long canvas in two and a half hours. The world record of the Maharashtra-based 'Talent Record Book' was received. This activity was undertaken by the Kudumbashree Attappady Tribal Comprehensive Development Project in association with the Attappady Block Panchayat as part of the Aspirational Block Programme. The activity was held at EMS Town Hall, Agali on 9 October 2023.

The painting started at 1.45 PM and ended around 4 PM. Ms. Maruthi Murugan, President, Block Panchayath and Member, Kudumbashree Governing Body inaugurated the programme. Ms. Dharmalasree IAS, Nodal Officer, Attappady and Sub Collector, Ottappalam was the Chief Guest of the programme. The representatives of Panchayath and Kudumbashree jointly received the world record certificate and medal from Shri. Sathar Aadoor, representative of Talent Record Book.

Arimbur Grama Panchayath of Thrissur district is an example of local self-government bodies that support Kudumbashree activities in every way. After renovating the Kudumbashree CDS office at a cost of Rs. 11 lakhs, Arimbur Panchayat has now prepared a women's canteen and toilet block for the Kudumbashree members. Mr. K. Rajan, Minister for Revenue and Housing, Government of Kerala inaugurated the women's canteen and toilet block on 8 October 2023.

The panchayath has spent Rs. 27 lakhs for the renovation of the women's canteen. The canteen has a seating capacity of 70 people and modern kitchen equipments has been purchased for the canteen. The canteen will function as a Janakeeya Hotel. The canteen will be run by the 'Vanitha' Kudumbashree Micro Enterprise unit. The members of this unit are Ms. Suma Joseph, Ms. Viji and Ms. Siji.

Shri. K.K. Sasidharan, President, Anthikad Block Panchayath presided over the function. Ms. Smitha Ajayakumar, President, Arimbur Grama Panchayath welcomed the gathering. Dr. Kavitha, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission, People's Representatives of Arimbur, Thannyam and Manalur Grama Panchayat participated in the programme. Ms. Reni Paul, Secretary,  Arimbur Panchayath Secretary delivered the vote of thanks.

Shri. M.B. Rajesh, Minister, Local Self Government Department and Excise Department, Government of Kerala said that India will adopt Snehitha's working model tomorrow which extends comprehensive services for survivors. He was speaking at the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of Snehitha in Thiruvananthapuram district and inaugurating 'Callow Support Centre', an adolescent personality development support system and 'For You Mom' support cell for postpartum depression-awareness and support.

The minister said that Snehitha is implementing various activities across the state for gender equality and family democratization. The comprehensive services provided to women and children by Snehitha over the past decade is unparalleled. The Minister also said that the 'Callow Support Centre' and 'For You Mom' projects, which will be started in the district as part of the expansion of women's empowerment activities, will be taken over by India tomorrow.

The Minister also distributed the awards instituted by Vithura Grama Panchayat to educational institutions and individuals who have excelled in various fields.  Adv. G. Stephen, MLA, Aruvikkara constituency presided over the function. Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree released the logo of 'Callow Support Centre'. Ms. Indulekha, President, Vellanadu Block Panchayath released the logo of 'For You Mom' Support Centre.

Ms. S.L. Krishna Kumari, Vice President, Vellanadu Block Panchayath, Ms. Mini, Member, District Panchayath, Ms. Sophie Thomas, Member, District Panchayath, Ms. Sandhya B.S, Vice President, Vithura Gram Panchayat, Shri. Babu Raj, Ms. Neethu Rajeev, Ms. Memala Vijayan, Standing Committee Presidents, Adv. Smitha Sundareshan, Ms. Geetha Naseer, Governing Body Members, Kudumbashree, Ms. Sreelatha, Shri. A.M Shaji, Block Panchayat Members, Shri. G. Surendran Nair, Ms.Thankamani K, Shri. Ravi Kumar S, Ms. Sunitha I.S, Shri. Vishnu Aanappara, Ms. Valsala R, Shri. Girish Kumar. G, Ms. Lovely J.S, Ms. Latha Kumari S, Ms. Sindhu A, Ms. Shajitha Anshad, Shri. Mankunnil Prakash, Members, Vithura Grama Panchayath, Ms. C.S Usha Kumari, CDS Chairperson, Shri. Naveen C. Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Kudumbashree District Mission, Ms. Anisha A.J, Assistant District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission, Shri. M.J Shaji, Ms. Sindhu Devi T.A and Shri. Ravi Balan. R offered their felicitations.  Dr. B. Sreejith, District Mission Co-ordinator, Thiruvananthapuram District Mission and Programme Officer, Kudumbashree delivered the vote of thanks.

Callow Support Centre
'Callow Support Centre is an Adolescent Education Programme that helps children through their teenage years when they are faced with psychological problems and crises. It will be very helpful in personality development and character formation of teenagers. This scheme will provide proper orientation and create awareness about the harmful effects of drug use.

For You mom
The 'For You Mom' project is designed and implemented to raise awareness about post partum depression, psychological conflicts, biological changes and provides support to women in the complex situations they face. The activities related to the project are centered in the district office of Snehitha.

Kudumbashree conducted Digital literacy Awareness Campaign among NHG members through Balasabha members across the state on 8 October 2023. It is as part of 'Back to School' Campaign, the organizational empowerment programme of Kudumbashree, Balasabha members conducted digital literacy awareness for NHG members who came to school. Balasabha members organized various awareness programmes across the state as part of the Digi Keralam project organized by the Government of Kerala, which aims to make Kerala the first fully digital literacy state in the country.

These include special awareness programmes focused on schools that conduct classes for NHG members as part of the 'Back to School' Campaign. As part of the 'Back to School' Campaign, lakhs of NHGs members came to around 2000 schools in the state. A massive campaign to empower Kudumbashree members is ongoing where 46 lakh NHG members come together for 21 holidays between 1 October 2023 and 10 December 2023. Lakhs of Kudumbashree members were part of the campaign on 1 & 2 October 2023 alone.  

The campaign of Balasabha members organized targeting them has created a great platform for awareness about digital literacy. Balasabha, the fraternity of children between the ages of 5 and 18, has 4,59,151 members in 31,612 Balasabha units in the state. All Balasabhas in the state participated in the programme. Apart from this, Balasabha members conducted home visits and pamphlet distribution at the ward level under the leadership of a Kudumbashree ADS (Area Development Society) member.

The Digi Keralam campaign aims to create a digitally inclusive society by providing basic digital literacy to all sections of the society. The project envisages to effectively extend the benefits of information technology to all, ensure their empowerment, make government services easily accessible to the deserving and participate in development projects. The Balasabha members' campaign is the first step in a wider range of activities to educate all Kudumbashree members to achieve digital literacy as part of the Digi Keralam project.

Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission's 'Ithal' Product Fair was a big hit among the techies. The 'Ithal Trade Fair', which provided a marketing opportunity for the products including notebooks, pens and file folders prepared by the beneficiaries and their parents of BUDS Institutions under the Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission, was well received by the techies. A total turnover of Rs. 8100 was generated through the fest organized at Tata Elxsi in Kinfra Park.

Products from 14 BUDS Institutions were brought for sale at the fair. The techies wholeheartedly support this cause by purchasing these products from the Ithal brand. The products prepared by the differently abled and parents of BUDS Institutions in the district were launched under the 'Ithal' brand from 2022 onwards.

Kudumbashree made the cricket fans happy with the food, despite the rain that became the villain in all the warm-up matches at the Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram for the One Day World Cup Cricket Tournament hosted by India. During the cricket warm-up matches organized at the Greenfield Stadium, five Kudumbashree units prepared food for the spectators and earned an income of Rs.1,95,210. 

Under the leadership of Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission, Kudumbashree units namely Prathyasha, Sreeshailam, Samjees, Cafe Shree and Shruti prepared food for the spectators. Rs. 23,000 was recorded from the New Zealand- South Africa Match and Rs. 1,72,210 was recorded from the India-Netherland Match which was abandoned due to rain.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kudumbashree is creating yet another history by launching 'Thirike Schoolil' (Back to School) State Level Campaign, the largest training programme. As many as 46 lakh Kudumbashree women came back to school as 'students'. The campaign was started when Shri. M.B. Rajesh, Minister, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala performed the State Level Inauguration of the Campaign at K.B. Menon Memorial Higher Secondary School, Thrithala, Palakkad on 1 October 2023. Even the heavy rains could not dampen the enthusiasm of Kudumbashree women. The campaign will bring 46 lakh Kudumbashree NHG members back to classrooms on holidays until 10 December 2023. The campaign is launched with the aim of strengthening the three-tier structure of Kudumbashree and for equipping the NHG women to take up novel ventures in tune with the changing times. On the first day itself, around 4 lakh NHG members took part in the Campaign across the state.

As part of the Campaign being conducted in collaboration with the General Education Department, the NHG members are coming to the schools under the respective CDSs during available holidays from 1 October-10 December 2023 to gain knowledge on various subjects. More than 2000 schools in the state have been sanctioned for the campaign. The campaign activities have been designed in a way reminiscent of the school days. Class time is from 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM. The Assembly is from 9.30 AM to 9.45 AM. Kudumbashree's Mudra Geetham (Anthem) will be sung during the Assembly. The Lesson topics include Organizational Strength Experience Lessons, Vibrancy of NHG is in Mathematics, Community-Life Security Our Happiness, Livelihood-Ideas Projects and Digital Age.

The classes are led by more than 15,000 Resource Persons all across the state. There will be a 10 member team of Resource Persons in each district which includes 2 Kudumbashree Training team members, 2 Auxiliary Group members, 2 Micro Enterprise Consultants, District Programme Manager in charge of Organizational Strengthening, Assistant District Mission Coordinator and 2 Gender team members. There are Resource Persons in Block level as well as in CDS level.

The inaugural day of the 'Back to School' campaign was notable with the active participation of people's representatives along with collective and organized activities. District Level Inauguration programmes were organized in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts. Minister Shri. V. Sivankutty, Shri. K. N. Balagopal, Shri. Saji Cherian, Shri. V. N. Vasavan, Shri. P. Rajeev, Shri. Roshi Augustine and Shri K. Radhakrishnan participated in the District Level Inauguration Programmes respectively. Shri. Chittayam Gopa Kumar, Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly participated in the Inaugural function held at Pathanamthitta District. Ms. Baby Balakrishnan, President, Kasaragod District Panchayat and Ms. C.C. Divya, President, Kannur District Panchayat participated in the Inaugural functions held at Kasaragod and Kannur Districts respectively. Shri. V. Abdu Rahman inaugurated the campaign in Malappuram district, today. The campaign will start on 8 October 2023 in Kozhikode district. This is because there are restrictions in the case of Nipah. The NHG members have wholeheartedly received the campaign.

A Reception Committee was formed for the State-Level Inauguration of the neighborhood empowerment campaign 'Thirike Schoolil' (Back to School), which brings 46 lakh Kudumbashree women back to schools for knowledge acquisition. The Reception Committee Formation Meeting was held at Block Office Hall, Trithala on 19 September 2023. Ms. V. P. Rejeena, President, Thrithala Block Panchayat presided over the function. Shri. Ratheesh Pilikode, Programme Officer, Kudumbashree explained the programme.

Ms. K. Binumol was selected as the Chairperson of the 201-member Reception Committee and Ms. V.P. Rejeena, President, Thrithala Block Panchayath was selected as the Working Chairperson. Shri. K.K. Chandradas, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Palakkad District Mission was selected as the General Convener and Ms. Sabitha Madhu, District Programme Manager was selected as the Convener. 13 Sub-Committees have also been constituted.

Shri. K.K. Chandradas, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Palakkad District Mission welcomed the Reception Committee Formation Meeting. Shri. Jafar K. Kakkooth, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission, Shri. K.K. Prasad, Assistant District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission, People's Representatives, Kudumbashree CDS- ADS members, political, cultural activists also participated in the programme. Shri. C.C. Nishad, State Programme Manager, Kudumbashree delivered the vote of thanks.

The State-level inauguration of the 'My Job My Pride 2.0' Project implemented under the leadership of Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission in convergence with the Local Self Government Department will be held on 29 September 2023. Shri. M. B Rajesh, Minister, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala will perform the State Level Inauguration of the project during the function proposed to be held at Sangamam Auditorium, Nagalassery, Palakkad. Orientation and Panel Discussion on Knowledge Careers will also be organized in conjunction with the function. The project is implemented at the field level by Kudumbashree.

The Organizing Committee Formation Meeting of the State Level Inauguration was held on 19 September 2023. Shri. V.V. Balachandran, President, Nagalassery Panchayath presided over the Organizing Committee Formation Meeting. Adv. V.P. Rejeena, President, Thrithala Block Panchayath inaugurated the meeting.

Gram Panchayath Presidents, People's Representatives, Kudumbashree CDS Chairpersons, Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission officials, Kudumbashree State Mission-District Mission officials, political and cultural activists etc participated in the function. Dr. Srikanth K, State Assistant Programme Manager, State Mission, Kudumbashree and Ms. Sumi. M. A, Regional Programme Manager, Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission presented the topic.

Adv. V.P. Rejeena, President, Block Panchayath was selected as the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee and Dr. P.S. Sreekala, Director of Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission was selected as the General Convener. Shri. P. R. Kunjunni, Vice President, Thrithala Block Panchayath, Shri. V.V. Balachandran, President, Nagalassery Panchayath, Ms. P.K. Jaya, President, Trithala Panchayath, Ms. T. Suhara, President, Tirumittacode Panchayath, Shri. P. Balan, President, Pattithara Panchayath, Shri. Sharfuddin, President, Kapoor Panchayath, Ms. A.V. Sandhya, President, Chalissery Panchayath, Shri. K Muhammed, President, Aanakkara Panchayat ere selected as the Vice Chairpersons. The District Mission Coordinators of Palakkad, Malappuram and Thrissur districts were selected as the Conveners. The Chairpersons of Nagalassery, Tirumittacode, Pattithara, Kapoor, Chalissery and Aanakkara Kudumbashree CDSs are the Joint Conveners.

The 201-member Organizing Committee formed includes Kudumbashree officials, people's representatives from Trithala block limits, Kudumbashree members, Community Ambassadors, representatives of various political parties and cultural activists of the area.

'Namath Theevanaga' Flagged Off at Thiruvananthapuram. Shri. Geromic George IAS, District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram flagged off the 'Millet Sandesha Yatra' organized by Kudumbashree through 14 districts from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod at Ayyankali Hall ,Thiruvananthapuram on 18 September 2023. This journey has been arranged in connection with the International Year of Millets as part of the Attappady Tribal Comprehensive Development Project implemented by Kudumbashree.

Ms. Rajamma, Paraprofessional conducted seminar on the topic, 'Millet Diversity and Health Life in Attappady' and Dr. Santhi. S on 'Millet Cultivation for Health Protection'. Marketing of millet products and seeds was also organized in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Collector also released the book 'Namath Theevanaga' prepared as part of Attappady Tribal Special Project.

Dates and places where 'Millet Sandesha Yatra' will arrive in other districts:

19.09.23 - Kollam (Collectorate)
20.09.23 - Pathanamthitta (Town Hall)
21.09.23 - Alappuzha (Civil Station)
23.09.23 - Kottayam (District Panchayat Office Premises)
24.09.23 & 25.09.23 - Idukki (Collectorate)
26.09.23 - Ernakulam (Civil Station)
28.09.23 - Thrissur (Collectorate)

'Millet Sandesha Yatra' will be conducted later in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.