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Theme-based conclaves, entrepreneurship grooming sessions, exhibition-cum-sale, and taste programmes volition beryllium immoderate of the highlights of Escalera 2026, a week-long women’s fete being organised by the Women and Child Development section and Kerala State Women’s Development Corporation, present from Tuesday.
The fete, to beryllium held connected the Kanakakkunnu Palace premises and Nishagandhi auditorium, till February 9 volition diagnostic of big of events, including an grant presentation.
Escalera is being held to animate those who consciousness shattered and dejected, Minister for Women and Child Development Veena George said astatine a property league present connected Monday.
The fete, which has been held doubly earlier, volition springiness a further boost to women’s entrepreneurship, creativity, and leadership. It volition item however women’s rights, development, welfare, and enactment person contributed to transformative changes successful the State’s social, economic, and taste spheres.
The Minister volition inaugurate the festival astatine 5.30 p.m. connected Tuesday. Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty and Minister for Social Justice R. Bindu volition preside.
The aforesaid day, astatine 2 p.m., the Women and Child Development section ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) awards for the kid improvement assemblage volition beryllium fixed away.
Technical sessions based connected assorted themes volition beryllium held from 11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. each day.
A ‘Women and Child Development Conclave 2026’ volition beryllium held astatine Nishagandhi auditorium connected February 6 and 7.
The conclave volition absorption connected 3 cardinal domains of the section - ‘Women Empowerment : Gender Justice Beyond Biology and Social Norms’,’ ‘Child Development: Bright Beginning’ and ‘Child Protection: Resilience Pavilion.’
Seminars and sheet discussions volition beryllium organised connected topics specified arsenic women’s workforce participation, attraction economy, women’s relation successful governance and leadership, implementation and reappraisal of women-related laws, kid extortion systems, ICDS, nutrition, kid development, and kid rights arsenic portion of the conclave. The discussions volition diagnostic nationalist and planetary experts, representatives from the medication and judiciary, academicians, and societal activists.
Concept-based installations, taste programmes featuring renowned artists, amusement activities, and a nutrient festival volition besides beryllium portion of the conclave.
A large attraction of Escalera volition beryllium the women entrepreneurs fair, featuring 140 stalls. With information from 3 Union Territories and 8 different States, the just volition connection a divers marketplace for the radical of Thiruvananthapuram. Various promotional activities are being organised arsenic portion of the festival.
Seminars volition beryllium held connected topics specified arsenic women entrepreneurship, societal empowerment, teen health, home violence, and redressal mechanisms from February 4 to 9. Evenings astatine Escalera volition travel live with colourful taste programmes and unrecorded concerts.
A publication ‘Kaval Care Chronicle’ that details the beingness experiences of 12 children volition beryllium released connected February 6. Announcement of achievements nether the Koodanayama project, logo merchandise of Chuvadukal scheme, and announcement of implicit electrification of anganwadis and of achievements related to child-friendly audit volition beryllium held connected the occasion.
