IIM-Kozhikode launches ‘Uyare’ project to empower women entrepreneurs
IIM Kozhikode has launched 'Uyare', a research-driven project to empower women entrepreneurs, particularly among Kudumbashree members in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts. The initiative was inaugurated by District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh, who released a training kit for aspiring entrepreneurs. It will provide two-day business training programmes for around 700 women across 40 local bodies between April and June 2026.
- ▪The 'Uyare' project is led by IIM Kozhikode to support grassroots women entrepreneurs.
- ▪It focuses on Kudumbashree women in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.
- ▪The project will conduct training programmes at the grama panchayat level for about 700 women.
- ▪Training will take place across 40 local bodies between April and June 2026.
- ▪A training kit with an activity book and handbook was launched during the inauguration.
- ▪The initiative was inaugurated by District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh.
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The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode has launched ‘Uyare’, a project aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs. The initiative was inaugurated by District Collector Snehil Kumar Singh. As part of the inaugural ceremony, a comprehensive training kit—comprising an activity book and a handbook designed for aspiring entrepreneurs—was released.The ‘Uyare’ project is a research-driven initiative by IIM Kozhikode aimed at strengthening grassroots entrepreneurship among Kudumbashree women entrepreneurs. The project will include intensive two-day grama panchayat-level business training programmes for around 700 women across 40 local bodies in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts between April and June 2026.
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