23 OCTOBER 2019 Voice of Kudumbashree www.kudumbashree.org www.facebook.com/KudumbashreeOfficial Kerala State Poverty Eradication Mission Kudumbashree Arts Festival- ‘Arangu’ to be held at Palakkad udumbashree Mission’s Arts Festival ‘Arangu’ will be sections. Those within the age limit 18-35 would come Kheld at Palakkad from 1-3 November 2019. Shri. A.C under the junior section and those above 35 years would Moideen, Minister, Local Self Government Department, be considered in the Senior section. Light Music, Fancy Government of Kerala will inaugurate the festival at Govt. Dress, Mappila Pattu, Mono Act, Folk Dance, Mimicry, Victoria College, Palakkad on 1 November 2019. The Elocution, Recitation, Drawing (Pencil), Poetry Writing, Arts festival is organised by Kudumbashree Mission in Drawing (Water Colour), Story Writing, Cartoon, Collage, association with the Local Self Government Department. Kadhaprasangam, Group Song, Group Dance, Folk Song, More than 2000 Kudumbashree women would take part Drama, Oppana, Margamkali, Thiruvathira Kali, Skit, Mime in the procession which is proposed to be held prior to the and Shinkarimelam are the 34 competition items in which inaugural function. the women would compete with each other. The three day Arts Festival will take place at the A competition was held for designing the logo 6 venues named Karuthamma (Govt. Victoria College, for Arangu Arts Festival. The logo designed by Shri. Palakkad), Indulekha (Govt. Moyans LP School, Palakkad), Muhammed Safuvan, Student of Azharul Uloom Islamic Suhara (Fine Arts Society, Palakkad), Nanimistress (Govt. College, Aluva, Ernakulam was selected as the logo of Victoria College Auditorium, Palakkad), Sumithra (Govt. Arangu Arts Festival from the 13 entries received during Victoria College Auditorium, Palakkad), Chemmarathi (Govt. the competition.The logo was designed incorporating the Victoria College Ground, Palakkad). 1904 women from 14 ideas of Freedom, Equality and Participation. The Arts districts across the state will take part in 34 competition Festival would be an opportunity for the women to present items. The competitions are arranged in Junior and Senior their artistic talents before the society. Kudumbashree to hand over the keys of the houses built for the residents of Alakkukuzhy of Kollam Corporation udumbashree would hand over the keys of the houses Kbuilt for the residents of Alakkukuzhy, constructed by Kudumbashree women construction groups on 23 October 2019. The 20 families who were living in bad conditions at Alakkukuzhy slum would therefore be rehabilitated to newly constructed houses of 500 sqft each. Rs 1.75 crores was the total project cost of Alakkukuzhy project. The Kollam Corporation entrusted the Kudumbashree women construction groups for building these 20 houses one year ago. Kudumbashree women construction group members were able to finish the entrusted work with good quality, keeping up the professionalism. They were able to complete the work with dedication and commitment, two months before the stipulated time and could handover houses to the authorities of Kollam Corporation. provided the leadership for the construction activities. made their active participations during the construction The contract regarding the construction of the In addition to this, Kudumbashree women construction works. The project worth more than 1 crore was therefore 20 houses was signed between the Executive Director group members from Sasthamkotta, Kallada, Ezhukone, completed by Kudumbashree team keeping up high of Kudumbashree Mission and the Kollam Corporation Thrikadavoor also became part of the construction quality, time limits, and without any escalation of costs. during November 2018. The construction works were works. The work was completed with the hard work of When 20 families start living in these houses built by started on 1 January 2019. Phoenix Construction group 32 Kudumbashree women. The Shivashailam of core Kudumabshree Women Construction groups, it would be of Kottankara Panchayath of Kollam district of Kerala group and Devi group of Padinjare Kallada had also a new chapter in the history of Kudumbashree Mission. Nutrition Garden Mobile Unit launched at Attappady and would bring to the community kitchens. It is also utrition Garden Mobile Unit, the new innovative venture pulses and tubers cultivated at the 10 selected hamlets planned to extend this initiative to other hamlets as well. of Kudumbashree was launched at Attappady. Smt. of Agali as part of Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana N Attappady Special Project (Attappady Sreelakshmi Sreekumar, Panchayath President, Agali (MKSP) farm livelihood Programme would be brought to Comprehensive Tribal Development and Particularly Grama Panchyath inaugurated the Nutrition Garden the community kitchen in the hamlets of Attappady. The Vulnerable Tribal Group Development Project) is the project Mobile Unit. The Attappady Nutrition Garden Mobile Unit nutrition gardens are set up to ensure nutrition. 32 Nutrition being implemented by Kudumbashree in the Attappady is launched as part of the Attappady Comprehensive Garden units had been set up so far. Each unit cultivate block of Palakkad district of Kerala. The project aim to Tribal Development and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal in about 2 to 4 acres of land. Kani Gulume, the enterprise uplift the social and economic status of Irula, Muduga Group Development Project. The organic vegetables, unit would collect the products of the Joint Liability Groups and Kurumba tribal communities of Attappady. It was the pilot project of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), Ministry Of Rural Development, Government of India, which envisaged the formation of exclusive institutions of tribal people for bringing in sustainable development in Attappady. Kudumbashree functions through women neighbourhood groups (NHGs) aiming at their development and empowerment. Kudumbashree Mission implemented this innovative idea of formation of exclusive neighbourhood groups for the tribal families in Attappady for bringing social development and empowerment. This project, which was launched at Attappady in 2014 with a big vision has moved much forward with many notable achievements in hand. Printed and published by S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree, State Poverty Eradication Mission, Government of Kerala, 2nd Floor, TRIDA Building, Chalakkuzhi Road, Medical College P.O, Thiruvananthapuram - 695011, Kerala. Editor: Asha Varghese Associate Editors: Manjary Asok, Chaithanya G, Asha S. Panicker Design: Arun S, Publicity: Sreebal B.S, E-mail: [email protected].