Interface between environmental activists and civil society organizations.
Planning collective actions for biodiversity conservation through workshops.
Photography competition on biodiversity.
Exhibition on "Many Species, One Planet, One Earth."
Organized a seminar on organic homestead farming and set up a vegetable garden in one of the selected households in the project location.
Promote medicinal plants and biodiversity conservation.
Seminar on coastal environment protection, Observation of coastal land changes.
Adhwana implemented a women empowerment project from January 2003 to June 2024 in seven coastal areas of Trivandrum, benefiting housewives, fish vending women, adolescents, and fishermen in partnership with Trivandrum Social Service Society (TSSS), Calcatta Ondoan, Spain and local bodies in Trivandrum Municipal Corporation. The project formed Self-Help Groups (SHGs), forums, and federated higher groups, working with local bodies on activities such as skill development, livelihood promotion, awareness sessions, and environmental conservation. Key outcomes included enhanced knowledge of social issues, livelihood support, organic gardening, anti-violence sensitization, and environmental responsibility. Additionally, many women received training in employment and self-employment trades.
Adhwana, in collaboration with the Trivandrum Social Service Society (TSSS) and the Italian Bishops Conference, supported the reconstruction and development efforts for victims of the Ockhi cyclone in Trivandrum, India. The initiative focused on providing relief, rebuilding livelihoods, and addressing the long-term needs of affected communities through various support programs aimed at enhancing resilience and sustainable development.
- Educational Support
- Entrepreneurship Development Programs
- Skill Development Training (SDT)
- Construction of Sanitary Latrines
- Machines, Equipments and Tools for Fishing
- Fish Vending Outlets
- Dry fish making and sales unit
- Auto taxi
- DTP and Photostat centre
- Family Adoption Support
Organised a discourse and dialogue on Marine Resource Diversity in association with several South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS), Trivandrum Social Service Society (TSSS), CSOs, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, Kerala University, India.
