The Organizing Committee for the State Level Inauguration of the 'Sthreepaksha Navakeralam' Campaign, being organized by Kudumbashree which is scheduled to be held from 18 December 2021- 8 March 2022 has been formed. Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Government of Kerala would officially inaugurate the campaign, which is scheduled to be held at Kanakakunnu Nishagandhi Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram on 18 December 2021 at 3 PM.

Arya Rajendran, Mayor. Thiruvananthapuram Corporation would preside over the Organizing Committee. A 251 member committee consisting of Corporation Councilors, representative of Women's Commission and representatives of Kudumbashree Mission is formed.

'Sthreepaksha Navakeralam' Gender Campaign was announced and the logo was released. Shri. M.V Govindan Master, Minister, Local Self Government Department and Excise, Government of Kerala has launched the 'Sthreepaksha Navakeralam' Gender Campaign and released the logo of the campaign at Press Club, Kannur on 13 December 2021. The logo of the campaign was launched by the Minister by giving the same to Smt. P.I Sreevidya IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree. Kudumbashree organizes the 'Sthreepaksha Navakeralam' Gender Campaign aiming at equipping the society to nurture social attitude against dowry, violence towards women and resist it. Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister, Government of Kerala would officially inaugurate the campaign scheduled to be held at Kanakakunnu Nishagandhi Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram on 18 December 2021 at 3 PM.

Ms. Nimisha Sajayan, Cine Actor is the Campaign Ambassador of 'Sthreepaksha Navakeralam' Gender Campaign. Through 'Sthreepaksha Navakeralam' Campaign, it is envisaged to take the awareness messages against dowry and violence towards women to all sectors of the society and thereby bring in a mind shift among the society and the general public. The first phase of the campaign activities which would be kick started on 18 December will continue till 8 March 2022.

During the first week of the campaign, discussions would be held on the topic, 'Dowry & Violence' at 3 lakh Neighborhood Groups (NHGs) and 19,542 Auxiliary Groups across the state. Various activities such as Poster Campaign, Social Media Challenge, Wall Painting Campaigns, Webinars ensuring the participation of College Students etc would be organized in the following weeks.

In connection with the conclusion of the three and a half month long campaign, an International Conclave would be organized including the eminent personalities in Women Empowerment sector at International level. Woman Centric Action Plan would be presented based on the ideas evolved from all districts, as part of the campaign. Kudumbashree would move forward with the follow up activities even after the completion of the campaign. Various programmes such as Women Centric Discussions, Women Centric Fraternities, Women Power Congregations, Women Centric Navakerala Congregation, Gender Club formation at School, College, Ward levels etc would also be organized.

Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission had launched 'Bala Soccer' Programme for extending Football Training to Balasabha children in the district. Shri. T. I. Madhusoodanan, MLA, Payyannur Constituency officially inaugurated the Bala Soccer Programme at Ettukudukka Ground, Kankole, Alappadamba, Kannur on 3 December 2021. Kudumbashree would extend training at 9 centres. Balasabha members between the age of 12 and 18 years can make use of this opportunity. 

Kankole, Alappadamba, Narath, Chembilode, Kuthuparamba, Eranholi, Anthoor, Mayyil, Mattannur and Kelakam CDSs are selected for extending the training. The selection campaigns had already been started as part of this. 24 classes would be extended to them within 3 months. Kudumbashree District Mission would provide the training equipments, balls and would bear the training expenses as well. The training would be extended free of cost to the Balasabha members. In the first phase training would be extended to boys and in the next phase, the training would be extended to girls. The classes would be given by the trainers of the Football Association. Opportunity would be extended to 30 students each from every Panchayath. Training of one and a half hours each would be extended  to them 3 days a week. The training would be completed by 30 January 2021. A District Level Tournament would be organized after the training.

Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission has launched 'Snehitha Gender Help Desk QR Code' to report atrocities against women and children. It functions in such a way that, on scanning the QR Code, the user would be directed to a Google Form, where the complaints against the atrocities against women could be registered within no time. The 'Snehitha Gender Help Desk QR Code' was launched by Shri. S. Premkrishnan IAS, District Development Commissioner, Malappuram during the Snehitha Coordination Committee Meeting held at Civil Station, Malappuram on 6 December 2021.

The 'Snehitha Gender Help Desk QR Code' was launched so as to publicize the services provided through Snehitha Gender Help Desk to more people, as advised by the Kudumbashree State Mission. Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission devised  'Snehitha Gender Help Desk QR Code' as a way to collect complaints against the atrocities faced by women and children. The address of the Snehitha Gender Help Desk in the district, the phone number to contact the Snehitha Gender Help Desk including the toll free number is also mentioned in QR Code Poster. It is in addition to sticking the posters explaining the various services being extended through Snehitha Gender Help Desks and the contact numbers, the Snehitha Gender Help Desk QR Code' was launched. 

The objective of launching the QR Code is to make the reporting of the complaints easy. Usually, the closed ones of the woman or children who are aware of the atrocities being done against them, would hesitate to report the same in fear of the legal actions. Through the 'Snehitha Gender Help Desk QR Code', the family and close ones of the women and children who are facing atrocities, could report the same without disclosing their identities. Through the Google Forms, the Snehitha Gender Help Desk would get the details of such atrocities. They could cross check the same with the help of the respective Kudumbashree CDSs, ADSs and NHGs and proceed with further actions. The 'Snehitha Gender Help Desk QR Code' has already been circulated among college students, as there are married girl students studying in colleges who might be prone to atrocities such as domestic violence. The same has been circulated in other groups as well. 

The Google Form explains about the Snehitha Gender Help Desk, the objectives of Snehitha Gender Help Desks and the services being extended through Snehitha Gender Help Desks. The mandatory fields in the Google Form include the name of the person who is facing the atrocity, their Panchayath/Municipality, Address, Phone Number, the type of atrocity being faced by them (whether it is physical / mental / emotional / financial / sexual), more details of the atrocity and the needed help. The one who reports the atrocity may or may not reveal their identity and contact number. 

Snehitha is the gender help desk of Kudumbashree Mission for women to find support and solutions, when in distress. Snehitha was established in all districts to provide counselling facilities, legal assistance and short stay services to the real needy who requires care and protection. The Snehitha Gender Help Desk of Malappuram started functioning under the leadership of Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission from 5 September 2013 onwards.  The aims of the Snehitha Gender Help Desk include helping women and children who are facing atrocities and are suffering from mental issues, extending short stay, rehabilitation support and extend survival livelihood support, activities to create a atrocity free society and equip them to live a social life that is based on gender equality and justice. The services being extended through the Snehitha Gender Help Desks include  counselling, 24 hours Tele counseling, legal assistance, medical assistance, short stay, extending mental, social support, free food, rehabilitation support, survival livelihood support through convergence, give awareness about gender equality to the general public and the activities to prevent atrocities.

Kudumbashree entrepreneurs had participated at the Indian International Trade Fair (IITF), which was held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 14-27 November 2021 and recorded sales of Rs 37,91,946. IITF was organized under the leadership of the Ministry of Rural Development and India Trade Promotion Council (ITPO). Saras Mela was also conducted as part of IITF under the leadership of National Rural Livelihood Mission for introducing the best products of rural entrepreneurs across the country. Kudumbashree had actively participated in these trade fairs as well. 
The selected products of the entrepreneurs from Wayanad, Kottayam, Idukki and Kozhikode districts were set up for sale in the Kudumbashree Commercial Stall at Kerala Pavilion in connection with IITF. Sales of Rs 10,06,511 was recorded from this stall. Kalyani Catering unit from Thrissur district and Annapurna Catering unit from Malappuram district took part at the Food Court set up as part of the Trade Fair. They served indigenous dishes of Kerala and sales of Rs 6,43,550 was recorded from the food court. The entrepreneurs from Palakkad, Idukki, Malappuram and Thrissur districts had took part in the Saras Trade Fair. They were able to make a sales of Rs 21,41,885. In addition to that, a special theme stall was arranged at IITF on the theme 'Self Reliant India' that explained the Kudumbashree livelihood activities/ Entrepreneurship Development Projects.
The IITF trade fair has been a ray of hope for micro entrepreneurs who were in crisis due to the spread of covid-19 pandemic. Kudumbashree has also been making effective interventions to help the Kudumbashree entrepreneurs market their products through various activities such as onam markets, the 'Onam Utsav' Online Trade Fair conducted through www.kudumbashreebazaar.com, Kudumbashree's online portal etc. It is in addition to organizing such trade fairs, Kudumbashree arranges opportunities for the micro entrepreneurs to participate in important trade fairs, thereby help them to find market for their products.

The 'Yuvagni Kalajadha' organized by Kasaragod district mission to publicize Kudumbashree Auxiliary Groups and bring more young women to Auxiliary Groups had attracted masses. The 'Yuvagni Kalajadha' started from the New Bus Stand, Kasaragod and ended at Cheruvathoor Town, Kasaragod from 15-17 November 2021. The members of Kasaragod District Mission had participated in the 'Yuvagni Kalajadha'. It was envisaged to attract more young women to the newly formed Auxiliary Groups of Kudumbashree. 
The team had made performances at various locations such as Government College, Manjeswaram, Government College Kasaragod,  People 's  College, Munnad, St. Pius X College, Rajapuram, SN Trust, Periya, Nehru Arts and Science College, Kanhangad, bus stands and townships etc where people gather. The team had made performances at 20 locations altogether.

Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission is extending Karate Training to girl children of Balasabha through 'Defence 2021' programme. The programme aims at making the children confident about themselves in fighting back the atrocities against them with courage. Women are attacked both socially and physically. The former could be stopped only through strong and regular protests against such attitudes that are to be demolished. But through the strength and self defence acquired by getting trained in martial arts, the latter could be fought back to a great extent. Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission had started the Karate Training through the Defence 2021 programme with such a vision.

The first batch of the Karate Training as part of the Defence 2021 programme was held at Panniyannur CDS of Kannur. The programme was welcomed by the girl students wholeheartedly and following its success, the second batch of the Karate Training as part of the Defence 2021 has been started at Cherukunnu CDS of Kannur. The second batch of the 'Defence 2021' programme was inaugurated by Smt. T. Nisha, President, Cherukunnu Grama Panchayath at the Grama Panchayath Hall on 27 November 2021.

Skill Training Activities of Kudumbashree are actively progressing across the state. The interested may get enrolled in various courses in various sectors of these skill training programmes. Three important programmes are being implemented through Kudumbashree that would equip the young generation to succeed in life, by extending them free skill training and help them secure job placements. DDU-GKY (Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana), the skill training programme jointly being implemented by Central-State Governments, Employment through Skill Training and Placement (EST&P) as part of the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) and Yuva Keralam Programme which was formulated by the Government of Kerala by including in the Rebuild Kerala Initiative for extending skill training to 10,000 young people are these skill training programmes. The training activities as part of these programmes being implemented through Kudumbashree are now active after the restrictions notified to contain the spread of covid-19 pandemic. 

Through the DDU-GKY programme, free skill training is being extended to the rural youth between 18 and 35 years of age. The age limit for women candidates, Person With Disabilities (PWD) and candidates belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) is 45 years. The study materials and the uniform are free. Also, food and accommodation is absolutely free of cost for those who opt for residential training. The training is being extended through the 177 Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) selected by Kudumbashree. Certificate of Sector Skill Council (SSC) is issued to those who successfully complete the training. Through DDU-GKY, skill training could be acquired in various courses in 26 different sectors such as Tourism Hospitality, Electronics, Health Care, Construction, Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) etc. Until now, 69,121 have become part of the programme to acquire skill training. Out of them, 56,670 have successfully completed the training and 42,681 of them have secured job placements. Those who completed the courses as part of the programme were able to secure placements at foreign countries such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar etc. 

Through 'Yuva Keralam', the indigenous programme of Kudumbashree, it is aimed to extend skill training to 10,000 youth from rural-urban areas. Through the 40 training agencies that have signed contracts with Kudumbashree, training is extended in various courses from about 14 sectors such Banking, Logistics, Retail, Media and Entertainment etc. Until now, 2923 candidates have made their registrations and 1276 of them have completed the training. 937 candidates have secured job placements. 

Through the skill training programme, which is part of NULM, free skill training is extended to urban poor who are between 18 and 35 years of age. The candidate may get trained in various courses in 8 sectors such as Tourism and Hospitality, Automotive, Electronics, Construction, Capital, Health, Logistics etc. 28 Skill Training Providers have signed contracts with Kudumbashree for extending skill training. Until now, skill training has been extended to 20,983 candidates. Out of the 16,218 candidates who had successfully completed the training, 10,601 had secured job placements. More details of the skill training being extended through NULM is available to the public through the toll free number, 155330.

Kudumbashree has lent helping hands to Shri. Anoop Krishnan alias Akbar, the adopted son of Kasaragod to secure job placement through DDU-GKY Skill Training Programme. Anoop, who hailed from the state of Uttar Pradesh had become the adopted son of Kasaragod when he had lost his mother and two siblings. Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission and Hira Charitable Trust, the Yuvakeralam Training Centre at Kasaragod are extending all support to Anoop to dream of a happier and secure life. 

Anoop's father had left the family after selling him to someone to make him do child labour. When he was 13 years old, he was rescued from child labour. As part of the intervention of the Government, accommodation was arranged for Anoop at Paravanadukkam Observation Home and from there he had completed his tenth grade. He was continuing his legal fights to get an address of his own. On getting to know about the plight of Anoop, the District Administration had made arrangements to help him secure the documents. 

With the aim of securing a livelihood of his own, he had attended the mobilization camp of Kudumbashree Yuva Keralam Programme and had got enrolled for Assistant Electrical Course at Hira Charitable Trust functioning at Uduma, Kasaragod. He had secured placement at Skyla Electricals after completing the training programme. 

Amidst the challenging situations, he looks forward to life with hope and is a motivation for the young generation. Kudumbashree Kasaragod District Mission had facilitated Anoop for his dedication and determination under the leadership of Shri. T. T Surendran at the Collectorate Conference Hall, Kasaragod on 26 October 2021. Shri. Prakashan Palayi, Shri. Iqbal C.H, Assistant District Mission Coordinators, Smt. Reshma, District Programme Manager, Representatives of the Training Agency and Community Volunteers had also attended the function.

Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission has devised an innovative plan for delivering the products of the Kudumbashree micro entrepreneurs in Kannur district. Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission has set up a 'Kudumbashree Delivery Van' as the first of its kind initiative in the district. Shri. V. Sivadasan, MP flagged off the Kudumbashree Delivery Van at Kannur District Panchayath premises on 20 November 2021.

It was a long cherished dream to bring the products of Kudumbashree micro entrepreneurs to the market in their own van. The challenges caused by the covid-19 pandemic had turned it into an inevitable need. Rs 9 lakhs was needed to fulfill the need. Kannur District Panchayath had extended all the support for launching Kudumbashree Delivery Van. Rs 6 lakhs was approved in the Annual Plan. Rs 3 lakhs was arranged from Kudumbashree. This Delivery Van would help in expanding the marketing network for the products of more than 4000 Kudumbashree enterprise units in the district.