Youth clubs play a significant role in working for social progress through social, arts, sports, cultural, educational and health activities. The Kerala State Youth Welfare Board has been implementing massive schemes for the empowerment of clubs that are growing through small collectives in our areas. The aim of setting up the clubs is to involve young people in social issues, provide necessary help to the people, thereby inculcating the social commitment of the youth. The objective of the scheme is to expand the activities of different clubs in the areas of agriculture, transgenders, differently-abled persons and flats, to intervene in issues in their respective areas, and to expand the activities of the existing youth and yuva clubs.
The clubs covered under this scheme are:
1. Flat Club
2. Agriculture Clubs
3. Youth and Yuva Clubs,
4. Avalidam(Yuvathi Clubs )
5. Differently Abled Clubs(YES)
6. Transgender clubs (Marivillu)
1)Flat Clubs
As part of urbanisation, flats have become a society that is reduced to oneself amidst the hustle and bustle. The emerging youth are not getting the opportunity to fit into the spaces of social constraints. Although educated and knowledgeable in science, they are part of superstitious beliefs and anti-democracy. It aims to make them a part of the society through various interventions in their places.
The club is formed by bringing together the youth and youth between the ages of 15 and 35 in the flat, providing various trainings, enabling engagement in the general community, improving mental and physical health through yoga and physical training despite the hustle and bustle of the flat and making them a part of the society. Around 1000 youth of the state will benefit from this scheme.
2)Agricultural Clubs :-
In order to attract the youth to the field of agriculture and to ensure food security, the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board directly constitutes agricultural clubs.For the schemes submitted by the agricultural clubs or the schemes implemented by the Board, financial assistance will be provided to a club for various agricultural activities as the share of the Board, depending on the beneficiaries and the total cost. In addition, agriculture competitions and collective farming activities will be organized by involving these clubs. The public ponds in the state have been reclaimed and fish farming is being started under the leadership of agriculture clubs.
Aquaculture byreclaiming public ponds :-
Fish is a high-protein source of omega-3 fatty acids, minerals and other nutrients. People in India and other parts of the world consume it on a daily basis. The prices of fish and fish products are increasing day by day as the demand increases. As a result, commercial fish production has become a profitable business. It refers to commercial agriculture and the rearing of fish in freshwater systems such as tanks, ponds and other environments for food production. Preparing the pond before the start of fish production is an important step that has a direct impact on productivity.
Apart from promoting fish farming, the project also aims to identify public ponds in the state, clean them and preserve them in an eco-friendly manner. The primary activities are preparing the pond, removing weeds, eliminating mudding and raising the depth of the pond. The pond is being prepared under the leadership of agricultural clubs. After that, they are engaged in depositing the chicks of the fish in the pond. The distribution, fish storage and marketing of fish seedlings can be carried out with the cooperation of the Fisheries Department.
3)Youth – Yuva Clubs
The Kerala State Youth Welfare Board has been conducting a number of activities in youth and yuva clubs for the empowerment of the youth of Kerala. Youth clubs in association with the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board ,and directly implementing various schemes and activities across the state. Financial assistance will be provided for the implementation of innovative projects that can be implemented in practice, intended for the social good and have contemporary relevance by examining the projects submitted by various youth and yuva Clubs. In addition, collective activities will be formed by involving these clubs.
4) Avalidam (Yuvathi Clubs)
One women’s club has been formed under all the local self-governing bodies with the aim of empowering the women in the state. In this way, 1040 clubs have been formed across the state. These clubs provide infrastructure development, library, legal aid committee, counselling centre and facilities for self-training. The plan also aims to form more clubs.Women’s development schemes implemented by the Youth Welfare Board, awareness programmes against dowry, domestic violence and sexual harassment, pre-marital counselling, art and sports development programmes, self-employment vocational training and skill development programmes are implemented through these clubs and at the state/district level involving the members of the clubs.Around 25,000 young women from the state will be a part of this scheme.
5) Differently abled clubs ((YES) : To reduce the social isolation of intellectually disabled persons and to encourage the various talents in them. Conducting trip, interact with eminent persons and organising various training camps
6) Transgender clubs ( Marivillu) : Mainstream of transgender people in the society, making them self-sufficient and encourage various talents in them. Conducting seminars, art programs, various camps etc. to bring transgender people into the mainstream of the society.