Dheeram Scheme

The Ernakulam District Kudumbashree Mission is set to roll out ‘Dheeram’, a project aimed at imparting martial arts-based self-defence training to women, at two gender resource centres shortly.

About the scheme:

• Dheeram is a joint project by Kudumbashree and Sports Kerala Foundation.
• It is part of the state government’s 100-day programme, aimed at empowering women through self-defence and self-confidence building.
• Aim:
  • The project aims to create a livelihood for women and empower them for self-defence by forming karate training groups on an entrepreneurial model.

About Kudumbashree scheme:

• Kudumbashree is the poverty eradication and women empowerment programme implemented by the State Poverty Eradication Mission (SPEM) of the Government of Kerala.
• Kudumbashree has a three-tier structure for its women community network:
  • Neighbourhood Groups (NHGs) at the lowest level,
  • Area Development Societies (ADS) at the middle level, and
  • Community Development Societies (CDS) at the local government level.
• Kudumbashree is essentially a community network that covers the entire State of Kerala.
• It is arguably one of the largest women’s networks in the world.