{"id":499,"date":"2025-05-13T05:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/?p=499"},"modified":"2026-09-24T05:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T05:44:45","slug":"seed-funding-and-saris-support-amrita-sree-shgs-in-southern-kerala-photo-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/2025\/05\/13\/seed-funding-and-saris-support-amrita-sree-shgs-in-southern-kerala-photo-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Funding and Saris Support Amrita SREE SHGs in Southern Kerala: Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Self-Reliance. Education. Employment.&nbsp;<\/strong>Today in India, there are&nbsp;<strong>15,000&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amma.org\/project\/self-help-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amrita SREE Self-Help Groups<\/a>&nbsp;with 250,000 members<\/strong>.&nbsp;For 2025, annual meets continued in Southern Kerala with gatherings in Thiruvalla, Thrissur, Kottayam, Alappad, and Ernakulam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than\u00a0<strong>44,500 women were reached<\/strong>\u00a0with Amma\u2019s vision to instill their lives with independence and self-confidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat Amma taught us is that we don\u2019t have to feel disappointed. We must use the power inside us and realize the miracles that will happen in our life and the opportunities life will create for us. For such opportunities, Amma\u2019s projects across India have all been successful beyond imagination.\u201d<br>\u2013\u00a0<strong>Swami Purnamritananda Puri<\/strong>\u00a0at the gathering in Ernakulam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each SHG was given seed funding to support this year\u2019s business ventures. As well, the members received saris and personal financial support to mark their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amma began Amrita SREE in 1997 to help women overcome poverty, abusive relationships, and lack of education. The members awaken their inherent strength as manifestations of the Divine Feminine. And are inspired to join hands to empower themselves, even in life\u2019s most difficult challenges.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this member\u2019s case, her sisters are supporting her as she undergoes cancer treatment. Beyond their SHGs, the women also compassionately reach out to others in their communities to provide shelter, medical care, and other basic needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Members share their thoughts for this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA society can be transformed with women. Women have to come forward in all fields.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI gained the confidence to show up for myself when I joined Amrita SREE.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything is going well, and everyone is doing their best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can call it a grace because we get \u20b91,500 as a pension, and the sari is truly a symbol of hope to all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur activities are bringing happiness. 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Education. Employment.&nbsp;Today in India, there are&nbsp;15,000&nbsp;Amrita SREE Self-Help Groups&nbsp;with 250,000 members.&nbsp;For 2025, annual meets continued in Southern Kerala with gatherings in Thiruvalla, Thrissur, Kottayam, Alappad, and Ernakulam. More than\u00a044,500 women were reached\u00a0with Amma\u2019s vision to instill their lives with independence and self-confidence.\u00a0 \u201cWhat Amma taught us is that we don\u2019t have to feel disappointed.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/2025\/05\/13\/seed-funding-and-saris-support-amrita-sree-shgs-in-southern-kerala-photo-essay\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Seed Funding and Saris Support Amrita SREE SHGs in Southern Kerala: Photo Essay<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amritavarsham-73","entry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1-768x512.jpg",750,500,true],"large":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg",750,500,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/amrita-sree-south-kerala-2025-mata-amritanandamayi_01_1200x800-1.jpg",1200,800,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"user","author_link":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/author\/user\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Self-Reliance. Education. Employment.&nbsp;Today in India, there are&nbsp;15,000&nbsp;Amrita SREE Self-Help Groups&nbsp;with 250,000 members.&nbsp;For 2025, annual meets continued in Southern Kerala with gatherings in Thiruvalla, Thrissur, Kottayam, Alappad, and Ernakulam. 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