District Level BUDS Youth Festivals are creating history. The differently abled children from across the state are making history through art performances like singing, dancing, drawing, mimicry, mono act, masking, etc without reducing the passion, eloquence and artistic value through BUDS Youth Festivals. The district-level BUDS Youth Festivals for children of BUDS institutions (BUDS Schools and BUDS Rehabilitation Centers) run by Kudumbashree in association with local self-government bodies for differently-abled children began in Idukki on 20 October 2022. This year's BUDS Youth Festivals will conclude with the State Youth Festival which is proposed to be held at Ernakulam on 13-14 November 2022.

BUDS Youth Festivals have already been held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The youth festivals in the remaining districts will be completed by the 5 November 2022. About 1500 children from more than 250 BUDS Institutions in these districts took part in the youth festivals.

Kudumbashree has taken the first step towards the Constitution Literacy Campaign, which aims to impart basic knowledge about the Constitution of India to the general public. As part of this, Kudumbashree Master Trainers were trained under the joint guidance of Kerala Legislative Assembly Media and Parliamentary Study Centre (K-LAMPS) and Kudumbashree.

Shri. A.N. Shamseer, Speaker Legislative Assembly inaugurated the training programme. He said that through the training and follow-up activities provided to Kudumbashree Master Trainers, basic knowledge related to the Constitution can be conveyed to three lakh NHGs in the state and thereby to the families of forty five lakh women who are NHG members. Shri. K. Ansalan, MLA presided over the function.

100 Master Trainers participated in the training. They will train the District Programme Managers, other training team members, Resource Persons and CDS Office Bearers. On 26 November 2022, special NHG meetings will be organized in the three lakh NHGs in the state in connection with the Constitutional Literacy Campaign.

Ms. Manju Varghese, Executive Director, K-LAMPS welcomed the gathering. Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree made a presentation on the topic. Shri. A.M. Basheer, Secretary, Kerala Legislative Assembly, Shri. S.V Unnikrishnan Nair, Former Secretary conducted the classes related to the Constitution. Dr. Myna Umaiban, Public Relations Officer, Kudumbashree delivered the vote of thanks. Shri. Nishad. C, State Programme Manager, Kudumbashree  and Ms. Vidya Nair, State Assistant Programme Manager led the classes.

A group of Balasabha members from Muliyar CDS of Kasaragod are all set to fly in the sky. They will make their dream come true in just three months. Muliyar CDS took the whole initiative to make it real. Muliyar CDS organized a special programme for the Balasabha members called 'Akashath Oru Kuttiyathra' (A small journey in the sky). 

According to this, applications were invited from the Balasabha members who wanted to travel by air and a test was conducted and those who succeeded in the test were selected for the trip. A total of 26 applications were received. 21 children participated in the test. Out of them, 11 children were selected on the basis of the marks secured in the written test and 3 children were selected on the basis of reservation. The flight will be from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram during January 2023. A one-day class will be organized to mentally prepare the selected children for the trip.

'Onthu Ora', a One Day Training Camp was organized for Tribal Adolescent Children as part of Wayanad Thirunelly Tribal Comprehensive Development Programme. 'Onthu Ora' means a week in the Kattunayakan language. The camp was organized on 23 October 2022 in collaboration with VPS Lakeshore Medical Centre, Kozhikode. During the camp, experts took classes on topics such as physical and mental changes during adolescence, problems and challenges faced by adolescent children and precautions to overcome them.

Dr. Khadija Mumtaz, famous writer and social activist, Dr Harris, Dr Ajay Kumar, Dr Fidha, Lakeshore Hospital conducted the classes in the camp organized at Panchayat Kalyana Mandapam, Thirunelly. Ms. Saumini, CDS Chairperson, Thirunelly Grama Panchayath presided over the function and Shri P.V. Balakrishnan, President, Thirunelly Gram Panchayath inaugurated the camp. Shri. Sai Krishnan, Coordinator, Thirunelly Tribal Comprehensive Development Project welcomed the gathering. Shri. Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Thirunelly Grama Panchayath Development Standing Committee and Ms. Preetha, CDS Member, delivered the felicitations and Ms. Leela, Programme Coordinator, delivered the vote of thanks.

Job Expo 2022 held at Perinthalmanna made difference in the lives of 2039 job aspirants. The expo jointly organized by Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission and Perinthalmanna Municipal Corporation on 30 October 2022 at  Government Higher Secondary School, Perinthalmanna was indeed a huge success. The expo was for eight hours from 9 AM to 5 PM and a total of 521 people got employment within that time. 1200 people were shortlisted by various companies. And 318 people got access to skill training courses conducted by Kudumbashree.

A total of 2048 candidates participated in the job fair. 2039 of them got a new door opened through the fair. The job expo was notable for its outstanding organization. A vacancy guide containing the details of all the institutions participating in the fair, vacant posts and eligibility criteria was also prepared in advance and was made available to the public. There were four counters for spot registration. Also a special counter and translator was prepared for the differently abled. Another special feature was that the expo was organized in a nature-friendly manner.

The job expo was inaugurated by Shri. P. Shaji, Chairman, Perinthalmanna Municipality. Shri. Mundummal Hanifa, Chairman, Welfare Standing Committee presided over the function. Shri. Jafar Kakkooth, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission welcomed the gathering.  Ms. Ambili Manoj, Chairperson, Health Standing Committee, Ms. Hussaina Nazar, Shri. Santosh Kumar P.S, Ms. Sakina, Ward Councilors and Shri. Zubairul Awan, City Mission Manager delivered the felicitations.

Shri. Mansoor Nechiyil, Ms. Seenath. P, Ms. Sara Salim, Ms. Sherlija, Shri. Praveen. A, Shri. Sunil Kumar, Ms. Nisha Zubair, Shri. Hussain Riaz, Ward Councilors and Ms. Arifa Begum, Kudumbashree Member Secretary, Smt. Vijaya, Kudumbashree CDS Chairperson  and others were present on the occasion. Shri. Rakesh C.R, District Programme Manager extended the vote of thanks. The initiative put forward by Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission in association with Perinthalmanna Municipality was of great help for the job aspirants.

Balasabha members participate in Editing Workshop to create history. For the first time in the history, 25 Balasabha members were involved in the workshop for the publication of Children's Day Special Magazine, which is written and edited by Balasabha members themselves. Balasabha members selected from different districts gathered at Mariarani Convention Centre, Thiruvananthapuram on 29-30 October 2022 and did the editing work of the writings.   The two-day editing workshop was inaugurated by Shri. Madhupal, Actor and Director. He also interacted with the children. He said that experiences and realizations from family and schools lead one to the world of stories and stories should be composed in such a way as to create interest in the readers.

Ms. K.A Beena, renowned writer, also conducted a class on editing. The workshop was organized under the leadership of Dr. Myna Umaiban, Public Relations Officer, Kudumbashree, Arun P. Rajan, State Programme Manager, Kudumbashree, Daniel Libni, State Assistant Programme Manager, Kudumbashree and  Resource Persons.

Twenty Tribal Bala Sabha Members from Kasaragod district are getting trained in Kalaripayattu, Kerala's unique martial art. They are receiving training at the Kudumbashree Tribal Kalari Academy, which was launched on 8 October 2022 as a unique programme of the district as part of the Scheduled Tribe Sustainable Development Project.

For the remaining two days of the week, they come to Kalari Academy and learn the basics with the same enthusiasm as they go to school for five days. The Balasabha members were selected from the CDSs in Parappa Block. The one-year long training is conducted at Anjaneya Kalari Training Centre, a Kudumbashree initiative. Shri. Manikandan Guru is the trainer. The Balasabha members comprising of 12 girls and 8 boys aged between 10 to 18 years are given training which includes self preservation and self defense training.

A Free Mega Job Fair is proposed to be held at Perinthalmanna Municipality of Malappuram on 30 October 2022. The Mega Job Fair is organized jointly by  Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission and Perinthalmanna Municipality with more than 2000 job opportunities  The fair will be held at Boys Higher Secondary School, Perinthalmanna  from 9.30 am to 3 pm.

Eligible job seekers from 10th class onwards can participate in this job fair. Spot registration will be done. No registration fee is charged for the job fair. Given below is the link of Vacancy Guide with the details of companies participating in the Job Expo and the vacancies available. 
https://online.fliphtml5.com/dkthq/udod/#p=1

About 62 companies are participating in the job fair and the aspirants should keep the following points in mind.
1) A candidate will be allowed to attend a maximum of three interviews per company.
2) Candidates must bring 3 copies of their CV, copies of educational qualification certificates, copies of work experience certificates and 3 copies of passport size photograph while coming to the job fair.

Kudumbashree units record sales of Rs. 26 Lakhs and bags Two Awards at the Gurugram Saras Mela. Kudumbashree Entrepreneurs came back from Gurugram of Haryana to Kerala after making such a great accomplishment. Kudumbashree had eight product display/ marketing stalls and four stalls in the food court supervised by Kudumbashree NRO (National Resource Organization) as part of the Aajeevika Saras Mela organized by the Ministry of Rural Development at Leisure Valley Park in Gurugram from 7 to 23 October 2022.

The Kudumbashree Entrepreneurs earned Rs. 17.90 lakhs from the sale of products and Rs. 8.10 lakhs from providing good local Kerala food. They made a total sales of Rs. 26 lakhs! Kudumbashree Entrepreneurs also bagged Award for the Best Display and Marketing Stall and Award for the Best Cafe Stall in the Food Court.

Shreyas unit from Idukki district which sold spices won the Award for the Best Display and Marketing Stall. Whereas Lakshya unit of Transgender group from Ernakulam district which prepared various kinds of juices won the Award for the Best Cafe Stall in the Food Court. A total of 17 states including Kerala had participated in the Gurugram Saras Mela.

Kudumbashree won the Award for the Best Stall in the Exhibition section of the 'Indian Urban Housing Conclave 2022' organized by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs at Rajkot, Gujarat. Kudumbashree's stall stood first out of the 152 stalls displayed in various categories such as the Union Ministry, Various States, Industrial Establishments and Builders.

The Kudumbashree exhibition stall was set up based on the concepts of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) implemented by Kudumbashree in Kerala, the integration model of various departments and projects, better community based project implementation and housing construction through Kudumbashree Women Construction Units.

On behalf of Kudumbashree, Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph IAS, Principal Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala and Shri. Jahamgeer. S, Programme Officer, Kudumbashree jointly received the award from Shri. Kaushal Kishore, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs. Shri. Kuldeep Narayanan IAS, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs also attended the event. Ms. Roshni Pillai and Ms. Bhavana. M, State Programme Managers, Kudumbashree also participated in the function on behalf of Kudumbashree.