Kudumbashree's International Women's Day celebration this year will be held on 8 March 2025 in Kalpetta, Wayanad with various programmes. The message of this year's International Women's Day is 'Rights, Equality and empowerment for all women and children'. Ramachandran Kadannappally, Minister for Registration, Museums, Archaeology, Archives, Government of Kerala will inaugurate the event at 10 AM at the Chandragiri Auditorium in Kalpetta. Adv. T. Siddique MLA will preside over the function. Priyanka Gandhi, MP will be the Chief Guest of the programme. District Collector Meghasree D. R will deliver the keynote address. Suparna Ash, Gender Consultant, National Rural Livelihood Mission will be the Special Guest.

Twenty-five women from various fields, including Dhanuja Kumari S, a member of the Haritha Karma Sena and a storyteller from Thiruvananthapuram district, Forest Beat Officer Roshni G, and writer Sheela Tomy, will be honored by District Panchayat President Samshad Marakkar and H. Dineshan, Executive Director, Kudumbashree. The papers prepared based on the District-Level Open Forums organized in connection with the Nayi Chetna National Campaign will be released by Adv. T.J. Isaac, Chairman, Kalpetta Municipality.

Chandrika Krishnan, President, Kalpetta Block Panchayat, M.V. Vijesh, Treasurer, Grama Panchayat Presidents Association, Deepa A.V, President, Kalpetta CDS and Bindu K.S., Director, Kudumbashree will speak at the function. P.K. Balasubramanian, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Wayanad District Mission will deliver the vote of thanks. A symposium on ‘Gender-Integrated Development Models’ will also be held in the afternoon.

As part of celebrating Women's Day on 8 March 2025, Dalil ADS emerged victorious in the Local Women's Cricket Tournament organized under the leadership of Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission, Cherukunnu CDS and Gender Resource Centre. Punnacherry ADS defeated Muttil ADS team by 30 runs in the final.

Batting first in the final match held at Cherukunnu Panchayat Ground, Dalil scored 61 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 6 overs. Muttil ADS could only score 31 runs in reply. C.K Sruthi, who led Muttil ADS to the finals with an all-round performance, became the 'Star of the Tournament'. The match was six overs each. A team consisted of six people. Eight ADS teams consisting of members of the NHG and Auxiliary Groups entered the competition. The cricket matches were organized with the aim of increasing women's representation in sports and improving their mental well-being.

The matches were inaugurated by P.V. Sajeevan, Vice President, Cherukunnu Panchayath on 5 March 2025. M.V. Jayan, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Kannur District Mission and K.V. Nirmala, Chairperson, Cherukunnu CDS were also present. T. Nisha, President, Cherukunnu Panchayat distributed prizes to the winners. The function was attended by public representatives, Kudumbashree members, employees and others. Following the success of this Regional Women's Cricket Tournament, organized for the second consecutive time, the Kannur District Mission aims to organize a District-Level Women's Cricket Tournament as the Second Phase.

Kudumbashree represents Kerala at the food court of the ‘Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav’ organized at the Amrit Udyan of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Pathiri, Chicken Kondattam and various other delicacies are prepared and served here by the Souparnika Kudumbashree unit from Kozhikode district.

Entry to the fair, which will be organized till 9 March 2025, is free. Currently, the fair of South Indian states is going on. The President, Governors, Public Representatives and high officials visited the stalls.

A Kudumbashree unit is getting attention by preparing a ‘Healthy Plate’ for those who come to have lunch at the Civil Station Canteen in Malappuram Municipality. Cafe Kudumbashree Canteen, which has been operating the canteen here for four years, is providing non-veg and veg food during lunch under the name of 'Healthy Plate'.

Along with rice, carrots, watermelon, cucumber, spinach, beans, tomatoes, sprouted grains, along with chicken, egg or yogurt, are served as lunch on the 'Healthy Plate'. The 'Healthy Plate', which includes chicken, costs Rs. 80. A 'Healthy Plate' with yogurt or egg costs Rs. 60.

Healthy plates are provided to those who book in advance. This initiative also has the support of Malappuram District Administration, Health Department and Food Safety Department. Although the 'Healthy Plates' were started only two weeks ago, at least 60 orders are now being received daily. The unit is staffed by 22 women and 4 male helpers.

A three-day training was organized for the Internal Resource Group (IRG) members of the Chalanam Mentorship Programme, which aims to improve the organizational structure of Kudumbashree Urban CDSs and transform them into Centres of Excellence. 49 IRG members from 11 CDSs participated in the training.

The Internal Resource Group is a group of Kudumbashree members who are involved in the CDSs as part of the Chalanam Programme to plan activities at the field level and to help them successfully implement them at the grassroots level. They have gained experience working at the CDS level. The IRG members shared their achievements, comments, challenges and problems related to the activities of the Chalanam Mentorship Programme during the last six months at a training program organized in Thiruvananthapuram.

The publication of the handwritten magazine prepared by them, recording the main achievements, was handed over to Syam Kumar K.U, Programme Officer, Kudumbashree and Anishkumar M.S, State Programme Manager. The Resource Group members also prepared and presented the action plan regarding the activities planned to be carried out in the respective CDSs for the next six months.

For the welfare of the elderly and their physical and mental well-being, a generation gathering is being organized in all 1070 CDSs in the state under the auspices of Kudumbashree. The generation gathering will be organized between March 10 and 25, in connection with the World Happiness Day, March 20. The aim of the programme is to empower the youth to create an age-friendly environment. It also aims to provide understanding to the general public about the problems faced by the elderly and to formulate solutions. It is intended to make more elderly people a part of the Kudumbashree system and provide them with the necessary support.

There are 25,992 elderly NHGs in the state, which has 2,83615 elderly people as members. As part of the generational gathering, a one-day gathering is being organized for them in collaboration with the Auxiliary Group. The programmes will begin at 10.30 AM. This will be followed by a seminar on the topic of ‘Age-Friendly New Kerala’ and discussions on various sub-topics related to it. The ideas, opinions and suggestions received in the seminar organized at the CDS level regarding ensuring the welfare of the elderly will be compiled at the CDS level and then at the district level and will be submitted to the State Mission before 10 April 225. The aim is to utilize this by including it in the plans of local self-government bodies, constituent bodies and Kudumbashree to ensure priority consideration for the elderly.

As part of the K4 Care project implemented in the state through Kudumbashree, 1,000 women are being trained in the field of geriatric care. The training is provided in a one-month certified course in collaboration with the National Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-NIPMR, a renowned institution in this field. The project aims to provide better employment opportunities to Kudumbashree women along with providing various services in the field of geriatric care. The training will start from the first week of March 2025 at the NIPMR campus in Thrissur. The opportunity will be for women only. There are job opportunities in foreign countries for those who successfully complete the course.

A Kudumbashree member, Kudumbashree family member or Auxiliary Group member between the ages of 25-40 can participate in the training programme. They must have passed the 10th class. The members who received the training will be known as K4 Care Executives. They will be available for employment in various fields including care of the elderly, bedridden patients, differently-abled people, newborn babies, and post-natal care. Kudumbashree will also support this.

As part of the project that was launched in January 2024, a total of 605 people have received training in the first phase. Those who wish to participate in the training programme should contact the Kudumbashree District Mission Offices in their respective districts.

The three-day Sargam 2025 Literary Workshop jointly organized by Kudumbashree, Kerala Sahitya Akademi and KILA for the members of the NHGs and Auxiliary Groups concluded. 40 women selected from the participants of the Sargam State-Level Story Writing Competition were part of the workshop organized at KILA headquarters, Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur from 27 February to 1 March 2025.

At the closing ceremony organized on 1 March 2025, C.P. Aboobacker, Secretary, Kerala Sahitya Akademi distributed certificates to those who were part of the workshop. Dr. K.P.N. Amrutha, Assistant Director, KILA (Training) presided over the function, while V.S. Bindu, Camp Director conducted the Workshop Review. Dr. U. Salil, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission and K. Rekha, Writer spoke at the function.  K.S. Sunil Kumar, Programme Co-ordinator, Kerala Sahitya Academy welcomed the participants and Dr. Anchal Krishnakumar, Public Relations Officer, Kudumbashree delivered the vote of thanks. On the concluding day, various sessions were led by K.V. Sajay on the topic of 'Evolution of Malayalam Poetry' and K. Rekha on the topic of 'Reading, Writing and Experience'.

Students from BUDS and BUDS Rehabilitation Centres who face intellectual disabilities achieved greater speed, height and distance. Malappuram, the host, emerged champions as the First BUDS Olympia 2025 State Sports Festival. Malappuram won the festival with 71 points, leaving behind all the districts that were ahead on the first day. V. Abdurahiman, Minister for Sports, Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage, Minority Welfare, Government of Kerala inaugurated the closing ceremony of the two-day festival organized by Kudumbashree and distributed trophies to the champions.

Over 400 athletes who had won district-level sports events competed in 35 events in sub-junior, junior, senior, higher ability and lower ability categories over the two days. Pathanamthitta district secured the second position with 51 points and Kannur district secured the third position with 43 points. In the march past held on 27 February 2025, Wayanad, Malappuram and Thiruvananthapuram districts secured the first, second and third positions respectively.

Abdul Hameed Master, MLA presided over the closing ceremony. Dr. Zakir Hussain, Director, Physical Education, Calicut University, Abbas C.K, Abdul Kalam Master and P.K. Abdullah Koya Panchayat Presidents, Abdul Latheef P.C, Ward Member, Pallikal Panchayat, Saneera. E, Assistant District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission, Seenath C and Salmath. P.E, CDS Chairpersons spoke at the function. B Suresh Kumar, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission welcomed the gathering and Arun. P. Rajan, State Programme Manager, Kudumbashree delivered the vote of thanks.

Individual Champions:

Sub Junior Boys
Muhammad Rasil (Kalikavu BRC Malappuram)
Sub Junior Girls
Roshni P. Rejo (Naranamuzhi BUDS School Pathanamthitta)

Junior Boys
Abhishek K. Kumar (Kumali Priyadarshini BUDS School, Idukki)
Junior Girls
Amrita R.D. (Kodumon BRC Pathanamthitta)

Senior Boys
Muhammad Fazil (Oorngattiri BRC Malappuram)
Senior Girls
Athulya Vinod (Pallichal BUDS School Thiruvananthapuram).

K. Satchidanandan, President, Kerala Sahitya Akademi  said that writers should be able to understand not only their own experiences but also the pains and crises of society. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Sargam’, the Three-Day State-Level Literary Workshop organized by Kudumbashree in collaboration with Kerala Sahitya Akademi and KILA for selected Kudumbashree members at KILA Campus, Thrissur on 27 February 2025.

Writers are responsible for knowing the world. Literature encourages writers to look into their inner selves and the complexities of their experiences. The training required for writing should be provided throughout life. Along with literature, other art forms should be included. Satchidanandan said that writers should be able to dream beyond all kinds of inequalities and discrimination and that women entering the literary field should find their own place in this field.

Dr. Anchal Krishnakumar, PRO, Kudumbashree welcomed the gathering. Dr. K.P.N Amrutha, Assistant Director, KILA presided over the function. Ashokan Charuvil, Vice President, Sahitya Akademi was the Chief Guest of the function. V.S. Bindu, Camp Director delivered the introductory speech. Prasad K. K, Assistant District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission delivered the vote of thanks.  K. A. Beena , Writer and Dr. U. Salil, District Mission Co-ordinator, Kudumbashree Thrissur District Mission also participated in the function. 

In the various sessions held in the afternoon, K.A. Beena, Dr. K.M. Anil, Sangeetha Chenampulli, Rahesh Muthumala, Dr. Mini Prasad, and Varghese Antony delivered presentations.