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.