Livelihood Promotion of Marginalised Slum Women

A 10 day Food Processing Training Program was organized as part of the KEEN (Karimadom Education & Empowerment Network) at Don Bosco Centre, Manacaud from 18^th June 2018 to 28^th June 2018. About 26 interested women from the Karimadom slum participated in the training program.

Director, Fr. Thomas P.D inaugurated the food processing training program. Mr. Shafeek (Director, Swadeshi) handled the sessions for 10 days. 

• Day 1 - 18th June 2018: Mr. Shafeek introduced the steps in food processing, storage and Marketing of the products.On the first day of the training, the class was on products made of Jack Fruit a locally available fruit in Kerala.The women folk were divided into four groups and provided them with practical session on jam made of Jack Fruit.
• Day 2 - 19th June 2018: Continued with the theoretical session on Jam made of Mango, Pineapple, Papaya, Bannana, pulinchikka (Averrhoa bilimbi)
  The women folks were divided into five groups and they prepared different types of Jams. 
• Day 3 - 20th June 2018 : Theoretical session on Home made Chocolates, were handled by Mr. Shafeek, the recipes for Milk Chocolates and Dark Chocolates were given to the women members.The women folk was divided into two groups and prepared Dark Chocolate and Milk Chocolates. 
• Day 4 - 21st june 2018 : Theory on making, storing and marketing of Pickles made of Fish, Beef, Ginger and Garlic.The women were divided into groups and provided with practical sessions on making variety of pickles with less cost
• Day 5 - 22nd june 2018 : Recipe for making sweets out of Jack fruit and Pea nuts were given. Women were grouped into different teams and they prepared delicious sweet items made of jack fruit and pea nuts. 
• Day 6 - 23rd June 2018 : The women were given the recipe to make Halwa, a popular dessert found in Kerala. The participants were divided into groups and prepared Halwa made of with Jack Fruit, Pineapple, Bannana, Dates. 
• day 7 - 25th June 2018 : On this day the training was given to make Jelly out of Papaya, Mango, JackFruit, Guava. Practical lessons were given on making Jellies and preserving the same from fungus attacks.
• Day 8 - 26th June 2018: Lessons on making natural Squashes out of Jackfruit, Mango, Lemon & Ginger, pulinchikka (Averrhoa bilimbi), Grapes, chembarathi poo (Hibiscus Rosasinensis). 
• Day 9 - 27th june 2018: Lessons on making wide variety of cakes using Jackfruit, Pineapple, Dates, Vanila and Banana. The women were divided into groups and prepared the cakes according to the reciepe. Fr. Thomas P.D distributed the certificates to the participants issued by the National Skill Board (NSB). 
• Day 10th - 28th june 2018 : Trivandrum Don Bosco Veedu Society organized a business counselling session for the aspirant women entrepreneurs, who are willing to start the food processing as a mean of livelihood. About 14 women participated in the business counselling session held on 28^th June 2018.The counselling was based on a tool  prepared by Don Bosco Veedu Society
  Started to maintain a database of aspirant women who are ready to take up food processing as their means of livelihood.