30 November 2024 WOMEN'S CONCLAVE

A Women’s conclave was conducted under the Committee for Women Empowerment as a commemoration to Late Lakshmi N Menon. The conclave was inaugurated by Mr, V M Sudheeran. Speaking on the occasion, VM Sudhiran stated that Lakshmi N Menon's life and service models are a lesson to people from all strata of society.

, Smt. Women's Conclave was organized as part of Late Lakshmi N Menon's 30th death anniversary .She was India's first woman foreign minister, freedom fighter, educationist and social worker

The following topics were presented

 1. WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT - DEFINITION AND REALITIES

Mrs. K. B. Valsala Kumari IAS (Retd.) 

(Former Principal Secretary, Govt. of Kerala)

 2. WOMEN AND EDUCATION - BREAKING BARRIERS, BUILDING FUTURES

Prof. Dr. Giby Geevarughese 

(Secretary, AIWC & Former Chairperson, BoS, University of Kerala)

 3. EMPOWERING VOICES - THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN SOCIO-CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ARENAS

Mrs. Sindhu Sooryakumar 

(Executive Editor, Asianet News)

 4. LEGAL AID FOR WOMEN - CHALLENGES AND PATHWAYS

Mr. S. Shamnad 

(Sub Judge and Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, Trivandrum)

YMCA Women Empowerment Committee and Alcohol and Drug Information Center (ADIC)-India jointly organized the program with the collaboration of Thiruvananthapuram District Legal Services Authority, All India Women's Conference, Thiruvananthapuram Branch and National Resource Center for NCDs.

 Meeting was attended by President Mr. Idicula Zachariah, Mr. Bency V Thomas, Vice President & Chairman, Women Empowerment Committee,Mr. Johnson J. Edayaranmula, Director, ADIC India,  Mr. Arthur Jacob, Mr. David Gainneos and Dr. Paul Samuel,