Kudumbashree Alappuzha District Mission organised Gender Sensitization Drive- 'Asamayath' proclaiming nights and streets belong to women also, not only to men. The Gender Sensitization Drive was coordinated on 28 May 2019. More than 300 women from various parts of the district became part of the drive. The Gender Sensitization Drive of Kudumbashree Mission aimed at creating public awareness on the denial of women's freedom, which is ensured by the Constitution of India.

The programme was started with an Open Forum held at the Town Square, Alappuzha. After having food, the women went to watch the second show of the movie 'Uyare' at Kairali Theatre, Alappuzha. The women watched the movie along with the director and crew. They also shared their insights about the women oriented movie 'Uyare' and had a discussion about the same with the crew of the movie.  After watching the movie, the women walked to beach as small groups through different paths and reached the beach by 12.30 AM. The Rangashree team  performed a drama 'Pennorumbettal' before the gathering at the beach. Folk Songs and Women Foot Ball Competition were also arranged at the programme.  The programme came to an end at 5 AM on 29 May 2019.The Gender Sensitisation Drive of Kudumbashree Alappuzha District Mission is definitely a huge step towards creating a safer and more equal society.

The results of Kudumbashree oru Nerchithram’ Photography Competition Season 2 is announced. Shri. P.P Ratheesh, Photographer, Mathrubhumi Palakkad  unit bagged the first prize. Shri.E. Riyas from Malappuram came second and Shri. Deepesh Puthiyapurayil from Kasaragod came in third place.The Award for the Best Photographer is Rs 20,000. The second prize and third prize are Rs 10,000 and Rs 5000 respectively.  The dignity of labour irrespective of age was well captured in Ratheesh's click. Riyas captured the reflection of the hard work of Kudumbashree women creatively yet beautifully.Photograph depicting the unity and hard work of Kudumbashree women made Deepesh selected for the award. The jury consisting of Shri. B.S Prasannan, renowned Photographer, Shri.Shiju Basheer, Head of Production, Asiaville News and Documentary Photographer,  Smt. U.S. Rakhi, Photo Journalist and Faculty, C-DIT and Smt. M.Rajani  Accounts Officer, Kudumbashree Mission. 

Kudumbashree Mission which envisions at eradicating poverty through women in Kerala had successfully completed 21 revolutionary years, conducted the photography competition for motivating the aspiring photographers  and to propagate the activities of Kudumbashree Mission through photographs.The contestants were directed to  submit photographs that reflect the various activities of Kudumbashree Mission. Rs 1000 each will be issued for 10 entries as consolation prizes. More details are published in the website page http://kudumbashree.org/pages/753

Following the launch of Milky Latte Brand, Kudumbashree Mission has now launched the value added products of milk in the market. The first Milky Latte Outlet is launched in Kottayam district of Kerala.The outlet was launched at Kangazha on 30 May 2019 and the same was inaugurated by Shri. B Pradeep Kumar, President, Kangazha Grama Panchayath. Milk and the value added products of milk viz., curd, ghee, peda, paneer, cake, ice cream, sip up are available in Milky Latte Outlet. The value added products of Milky Latte would be available in bakeries in the countryside as well. 

  The  Milky Latte Outlet is situated in Kaanam junction of Changanassery-Madhura road.  The outlet functions under the leadership of Kangazha CDS of Kottayam. It is also planned to launch Milky Latte products to the markets of the other districts as well. Kudumbashree Mission had entered the dairy products segment by launching Milky Latte brand.Following the launch of Milky Latte Brand, Kudumbashree Mission has now launched the value added products of milk in the market. The first Milky Latte Outlet is launched in Kottayam district of Kerala.The outlet was launched at Kangazha on 30 May 2019 and the same was inaugurated by Shri. B Pradeep Kumar, President, Kangazha Grama Panchayath. Milk and the value added products of milk viz., curd, ghee, peda, paneer, cake, ice cream, sip up are available in Milky Latte Outlet.

  The value added products of Milky Latte would be available in bakeries in the countryside as well. The  Milky Latte Outlet is situated in Kaanam junction of Changanassery-Madhura road.  The outlet functions under the leadership of Kangazha CDS of Kottayam. It is also planned to launch Milky Latte products to the markets of the other districts as well. Kudumbashree Mission had entered the dairy products segment by launching Milky Latte brand.

For the first time in Kerala, counseling centers were started at the police stations across the district by Kudumbashree Pathanamthitta district Mission. A large number of cases can be solved through counselling or mediation which comes to police stations every day. Till now, a total of 161 cases have been reported to the police station counseling centers including 66 domestic violence cases, 18 cases on atrocities against children, 41 counseling cases, 24 family problem related issues, and 12 cases from various other categories. 20 cases have been referred to Snehitha, 2 to health department and 2 to Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KELSA) directly from these centers.

The problems can be solved properly only after giving them an opportunity to ventilate, which may take so much of time. But mostly the policemen may not be able to give their time and attention for so long. Thus, what ultimately happens is that, they just calls them, threatens them and sends them back. But this does not solve the problem completely or permanently. The Kudumbashree counselling centres at Police Station were able to solve this problem by giving them an opportunity to ventilate freely without any barrier. People who comes to the station with domestic issues are directed to the counseling centre. There are couples may with adaptive problems, financial issues, sexual problems and domestic violence.

This centre also provide common platform to women to address their problem, protect their rights, solve their grievances and provide necessary guidance. This counseling centre at police station works for reconciliation between the couple to convenience them of leading the life instead of breaking up. People can approach the centre for the reconciliation to avoid divorce .There are some cases related to children are leaving home to love failure, cases related to misuse of internet and mobile phones etc. In the case of such teenagers we provide counseling to the entire family and also give awareness to the good parenting. The starting of these centers was a matter of great relief for the police men as well as the clients. These counseling centers will be opened on 2 days a week and the community counselor in charge of respective CDS, and a staff from Snehitha Gender Help Desk will be present there on these days.

The first of its kind of a centre was set up at Adoor Police Station on 17 November 2017. The same was inaugurated by Shri. Jose R, DYSP, Adoor, Following this, counseling centers were started at Pandalam and Aranmula police stations was well. The Counseling Centre at Pandalam Police Station was inaugurated by Shri. Jose, DYSP on 7 December 2017 and the counseling centre at Aranmula police station was inaugurated by the Hon. Smt. Veena George, MLA, Aranmula. More police stations are welcoming this kind of Snehitha Community Counselling centers in their police stations.

Marking the 21st anniversary of Kudumbashree Mission, Kudumbashree Thiruvananthapuram District Mission organised 'Veetiloru Kudumbashree Ulppannam' Campaign (A Kudumbashree Product in every household) on 17 May 2019 to the entire households in the district. All Kudumbashree members in the district became part of the campaign. Products from over 1600 Kudumbashree micro enterprises in the district as well as the products of Kudumbashree Joint Liability Groups (JLG) including variety of pickles and organic vegetables, and all sorts of household products were distributed to the customers. An amount of Rs 83.81 lakhs was recorded as the total turnover of the campaign. A total of 3,65,312 houses in the district were covered as part of the campaign.

Shri. V.S Achuthananthan, Shri. G. Sudhakaran, Minister for Public Works Department and Registration, Government of Kerala, Shri. Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Co-operation, Tourism and Devaswom, Government of Kerala, Shri. T.K. Jose IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala, Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission, Shri. V K Prasanth, Mayor, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Shri. V K Madhu, President, District Panchayath and other representatives of the local self-government bodies in the district and other prominent political and cultural organizations became part of the campaign.

The campaign helped in promoting the products of Kudumbashree micro enterprises. Quality products were distributed among the rural, urban areas and tribal areas with the co-ordination of CDS. The programme was launched a month before and posters and boards were placed in different places to gather more publicity. Meetings were assembled for each micro enterprise units under the CDS and the progress was evaluated. Kudumbashree members under each CDSs distributed the products to the households. The Campaign was organised in Parassala, Perumkadavila, Athiyannoor, Nemom, Pothencode, Vellanad, Nedumangadu, Vamanapuram, Kilimanoor, Chirayankeezhu, Varkala, Nedumangad, Attingal ULB, Varkala, Neyyatinkara ULB and Corporation blocks in the district.

Kudumbashree join hands with Meat Products of India for arranging chicken buy back system for 100 broiler farms of Kudumbashree in Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kottayam and Thrissur districts of Kerala. The MoU regarding the same was signed between Shri. S. Harikishore IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree Mission & Dr. A.S Bijulal, Managing Director, Meat Products of India at Kudumbashree State Mission Office, Thiruvananthapuram on 18 May 2019.  

The  association was delayed due to the uncertainty in giving payments for the broiler farmers and the issue was solved when Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producer Company came into being. From now, Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producer Company will give payments to the broiler farmers on the same day of buying back the chicken, based on the weight report from Meat Products of India Ltd. Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producer Company will also make avail chicks, chicken feed, medicines, technical supervision and Janani  Broiler Insurance Scheme at affordable rates.

Meat Products of India Ltd (MPI) is a major Indian meat processing, packaging, and distribution company.  MPI is a public sector undertaking. The company holds a category A No.1 license from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India for the manufacture and marketing of meat and meat products.