AMMACHI Labs & Center For Women’s Empowerment GE
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AMMACHI Labs is an academic and research center at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham that brings an interdisciplinary approach to addressing societal challenges.
Amrita University, Amritapuri
Joined July 2012
👜 Explore their work—and many more inspiring creations—at https://t.co/7Af8JVyoIP
#AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham #AMMACHILabs #AmritaCWEGE #WomenEmpowerment #YouthInAction #SocialImpact #Entrepreneurship #HandmadeWithLove #CWEGE #WEStore
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🔹 Role-played buyer-seller interactions to boost confidence in pitching 💡 Through these interactive sessions, the women strengthened their entrepreneurial skills while showcasing the beauty of their handmade bags and creative talent.
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🔹 Conducted hands-on sessions to map income flows & opportunities 🔹 Built a go-to-market strategy and case study 🔹 Identified new products with global demand & nearby sales outlets 🔹 Designed a printable display card and documented their assembly line
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This summer, Keshav Krishna, an intern from Diablo Valley College (USA), worked closely with the Katilkadavu women’s stitching group in Kerala. Guided by the WE Store team, he: 🔹 Explored microfinance options & GST registration for women
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🌍 Empowering Women, Connecting Markets ✨ The Women’s Empowerment Project at @CWEGE_Amrita believes in harnessing the potential of talented youth worldwide to strengthen market linkages for women entrepreneurs. 💡
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@AMRITAedu @TransworldTweet @GEF_SGP @UNDP @moefcc @teriin #AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham #AMMACHILabs #AmritaCWEGE #AmritaUniversity #SocialWorkersAtHeart #KnockingOnDoors #OceanFarming #TransworldGroup #GEFSGP #UNDP #MOEFCC #TERI #WomenEmpowerment #SeaweedInnovation #BlueIsTheNewPink #BlueEconomy #SustainableLivelihoods #Community
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Our Ocean Farming projects are implemented by @AMRITAedu, In partnership with @TransworldTweet, @GEF_SGP Operational Phase 7, @UNDP, @Moefcc & @teriin.
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These discussions reflect our team’s ongoing commitment: raising awareness, expanding partnerships, and ensuring that innovation and empowerment go hand in hand with ocean sustainability.
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🌿 In Mandapam, we connected with Shri R. Sivakumar, Assistant Director of Fisheries, to discuss: • Procuring indigenous seaweed seeds. • The sea cucumber ban and potential ways forward. • Seaweed-based soaps handcrafted by our women, along with project brochures.
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Some recent highlights: 🤝 In Munekad, our team met with the District Director of Fisheries. He encouraged us to submit a detailed report with documents and videos for wider awareness and assured support in linking women beneficiaries to PMSSY schemes.
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The @AMMACHILabs Ocean Farming team never stops — whether in the field or at the table, they are constantly building connections and creating opportunities to heal our waters, while supporting women in coastal communities as they enrich their own livelihoods and futures. 🌊
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Dr. Rao also shared Amrita’s impactful field initiatives—including toilet building, seaweed cultivation, Sameekshanam, Saukhyam, and women-in-science programs—and introduced the UNESCO W4EAI South Asia Chapter, launched at Amrita in 2025.
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@AMRITAedu @UNESCO Her message reaffirmed the power of women to drive social change and foster innovation with compassion. 📸 Pictured with Dr. Bhavani Rao are Mr. Arup Kumar Mallick, General Manager (HMA), and Dr. Shivaprasad C.G., AGM & Senior Faculty.
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Dr. Rao highlighted Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s global recognition, women-led leadership, and compassion-driven research tackling both material & spiritual poverty, emphasizing women’s role in social transformation and community empowerment.
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Sept 4th - Dr. Bhavani Rao, Dean of @AmritaSSBS & @UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality, spoke at the inaugural ‘Tejasvi’ National Women’s Conference, organized by FOWPS–HAL & HAL (B) Families Welfare Association. ✨ Theme: “Women Who Create Radiance at Home and in the Workplace.” ✨
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@CWEGE_Amrita Closing her session, Dr. Rao called for a values-based approach grounded in dharma, ensuring that technological progress remains aligned with humanity’s well-being and planetary resilience. ☸
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Dr. Rao introduced the AWESOME framework, developed by @CWEGE_Amrita, as a tool for analyzing problems in their broader context & designing interventions that address entire systems. She also emphasized Ostrom’s Principlesas a foundation for responsible technology design and use.
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Her talk highlighted the critical role of technology as an amplifier of human impact—for better or worse. She offered paradoxical insights such as Jevons’ Paradox, reminding us that efficiency alone is not enough if it leads to greater consumption. 💡
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At ICSRF 2025, Dr. Bhavani Rao, Dean of the @AmritaSSBS & @UNESCO Chair for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, delivered a keynote session titled: “Designing for Humanity: Pointers from the Field in the Context of Water and Climate Change”. 🌊💡
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