Over 17,000 Balasabha kids in Idukki are utilising the lockdown time in the state creatively. They are participating in 'Akam Puram Nannayi', a programme organised by Kudumbashree from March 28 to April 14. Personality development and skill development are part of the programme.
The programme aims to deal with the idleness in kids and make them active, when they are not able to go outside and interact with others due to lockdown.

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Even in the midst of Lock-down,the Kasaragod Snehitha Gender help Desk Team is working providing their services. The Gender Help Desk team from Kasaragod is now working in 'Work from Home' mode. The 14 member team including counsellor, service providers and community counsellors are catering their tasks, with utmost significance, that too without losing its significance.

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As part of COVID 19 countering activities, Kudumbashree's  soap and lotion production units all over Kerala are producing hand sanitizers now. Unlike other districts, Kozhikode district mission have not made it available for the general public. Instead the district team is supplying the sanitizers to government's essential service sectors. Hand sanitizers that are being used in Government hospitals, police stations, KSRTC offices, Treasury offices in the district, etc are produced by Kudumbashree mission.

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The all-women farming units of Kudumbashree are entrusted with the task of distributing sufficient veggies to the Community Kitchens functioning in Pathanamthitta district during lockdown days. The group farming units of Kudumbashree are preparing food in these places. In five days, Kudumbashree women have managed to provide 1500 kilograms of vegetables for community kitchens. 39710 people have so far benefitted out of the Community Kitchen initiative.

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Kudumbashree Snehitha staff and community counsellors are active in Covid 19 countering activities in Kottayam. The decision of joining hands with district administration and health department was taken by the district mission after the discussion with the district collector about involving Kudumbashree network for these activities.

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Lock down is notified in the country to control the spread of the corona virus disease. To ensure the food safety of the people, Government of Kerala have announced free ration and food kit to all people across the state. In Kollam district, Civil Supplies Department has entrusted the Kudumbashree units in the district for making the cloth bags to arrange the food kits. Various units in the district is therefore making cloth bags. 38 tailoring units and two apparel parks of Kudumbashree in the district are engaged in making cloth bags for Civil Supplies Department. In the first phase, they received order for 40,00 cloth bags, out of which 15,000 cloth bags would be delivered soon. Kudumbashree Kollam District Mission is getting more orders for cloth bags from Civil Supplies Department.

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Tele-counselling offered by Snehitha Gender Help Desk in Kannur has been gaining attention for its manifold efforts to bring down scare during lockdown days. It focuses on providing information regarding the chances of Covid 19 spread apart from offering moral support to those spending time in quarantine and self-isolation.

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The community kitchens which are functioning all over Kerala are becoming a boon to all districts.The kitchens are a part of the state government's initiative to deliver food for free at people's doorstep. Wayanad district mission had made a mark in this field way before the community kitchens were started functioning all across Kerala.

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An additional 10 Community Kitchens started functioning in Ernakulam district alone to provide sufficient food for guest labourers and others on lockdown days. The Kudumbashree-led units are operating full-fledged in the Kochi Municipal Corporation office.

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As lock down is notified in the country, to tackle the spread of the corona virus disease, various initiatives are being implemented by Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission associating with District Administration for the welfare of the people. Other than mask-sanitizer production, community kitchen services, sharing information through whatsapp and the need analysis of the loan scheme announced by Government of Kerala, the District Mission has launched their own innovative initiatives as well.Other than the community kitchens opened in various locations in the district, a community kitchen was opened in the premises of Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission. The food at this community kitchen is cooked by District mission officials themselves. The food is prepared after taking orders from the nearby locality. The community kitchen opened at Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission office serves food to around 300 people every day.

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