{"id":677,"date":"2025-06-11T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/?p=677"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:13:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:13:32","slug":"survivors-of-the-2024-wayanad-landslides-begin-new-lives-with-new-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/2025\/06\/11\/survivors-of-the-2024-wayanad-landslides-begin-new-lives-with-new-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Survivors of the 2024 Wayanad Landslides Begin New Lives with New Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It was an event that marked a turning point in recovery after last year\u2019s deadly landslides in Wayanad<\/a>. Today, survivors received certificates in vocational training for tailoring and computer-based skills. Led by Amrita University<\/a>, the initiative equips them to move forward in life with the ability to earn for their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we were at home, many thoughts filled our minds, because we were directly affected by the disaster. We ran for our lives, carrying infants and our elderly parents,\u201d said one of the students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so happy because we got this opportunity when we were feeling sad. We made the most of it. In the first batch, there were 22 people who stood by us, saying, \u2018You should rise up. There is no going back. Come forward.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 30 July 2024, heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. More than 400 people were killed and about 400 seriously injured. The area affected mostly consisted of tea farms built on steep slopes, and many of those who died worked in the farms, or were members of their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis gives us self-confidence. Now, we have learned a skill, and we have received this help through Amma\u2019s mercy,\u201d shared another student. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s stitching or embroidery, we didn\u2019t know any of this when we first came here. But now, having learned it, we have the self-confidence to move forward in life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shri T Siddique is the Kerala Govt\u2019s MLA for Kalpetta, Wayanad\u2019s capital. As the chief guest at the event, he shared how Amma\u2019s vast reach for disaster relief is a profound inspiration and has reached the people of Wayanad after such tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a great thing to be able to bring the victims of the landslide disaster back to life. That great duty was carried out by Mata Amritanandamayi Math and Amrita University together, as per the instructions of Amma. That is a great example,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amrita\u2019s AMMACHI Labs<\/a> initiated our skills training programme in December 2024 to support rehabilitation in the villages of Mundakai and Churalmala, two of the places worst struck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, 87 women have received training in tailoring and 26 in computer-based skills. Strengthening them in this way marks a milestone in the long-term recovery efforts led by the Ashram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brahmacharini Karunyamrita Chaitanya heads the Amrita Sustainable Livelihood and Disaster Resilience Programme. With a vision of shared purpose, the team brought together women from different faiths to help rebuild their communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThrough this initiative, we aimed to provide them with training in this skill and help them overcome the challenges they are facing in life, thereby improving their lives,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have successfully achieved this goal. They came here as a group, and maintaining this solidarity and taking it forward is what we aim to accomplish in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a deeply moving gesture of remembrance and renewal, the Ashram conducted a tree planting and public cleanup drive the day before. The area included the site where the victims of the 2019 Churalmala landslide disaster were laid to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Survivors and local community members supported each other in planting saplings in memory of the deceased. For many who lost loved ones, returning to the site was an emotional experience, with several describing it as a form of healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event concluded with an all-faith prayer session, fostering a spirit of unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It was an event that marked a turning point in recovery after last year\u2019s deadly landslides in Wayanad. Today, survivors received certificates in vocational training for tailoring and computer-based skills. Led by Amrita University, the initiative equips them to move forward in life with the ability to earn for their families. \u201cWhen we were at home, many… Continue reading Survivors of the 2024 Wayanad Landslides Begin New Lives with New Skills<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":678,"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-677","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\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1-768x512.jpg",750,500,true],"large":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg",750,500,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1.jpg",1200,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_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":"It was an event that marked a turning point in recovery after last year\u2019s deadly landslides in Wayanad. Today, survivors received certificates in vocational training for tailoring and computer-based skills. Led by Amrita University, the initiative equips them to move forward in life with the ability to earn for their families. \u201cWhen we were at home, many……","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/09\/wayanad-skills-training_2025_mata-amritanandamayi_02_1200x800-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":687,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions\/687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amritavarsham.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}