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@SERP_AP The program supports women in building sustainable, ocean-based livelihoods while strengthening coastal resilience. Implemented by @AMRITAedu in partnership with @SERPANDHRA, with support from the District Fisheries Department.

@SERP_AP ✨ Highlights • 84 women participated across two days • Training in seaweed value-added products like Gracilaria soap & pickles • Sessions on marine biodiversity, pollution awareness & market linkages • Strong interest in women-led enterprises

🌿 Mahila Utsavams: Expanding Women-Led Seaweed Livelihoods in #AP 🌊 On Feb 27–28, 2026, @AMMACHILabs hosted “Neelamritam: Women’s Path to Progress” in #Mangamaripeta, bringing together women from fishing communities to explore seaweed-based livelihoods. 🧵 @CWEGE_Amrita

From Kitchen Waste to Living Colours 🌿✨ On Feb 21, 2026, @AmmachiLabs / @CWEGE_Amrita hosted a Natural Dyeing Workshop in Palwali, Haryana—empowering women through sustainable craft practices using everyday materials. #AmmachiLabs #SustainableLiving #WomenEmpowerment

@AMRITAedu The partnership begins with a women-led initiative on Integrated Land & Ocean Conservation and seaweed-based livelihoods across 3 coastal villages. Women in SHGs will lead solutions in aquaculture, seaweed cultivation & value chains, becoming Environmental Change Ambassadors.

During the event, Karuna Vakati, IAS, CEO of SERP and Ex-Officio Secretary to the Government (Rural Development Dept.), exchanged the MoU between @AMRITAedu and SERP, launching a collaboration to strengthen women’s empowerment across Andhra Pradesh.

🌊 On March 8, Dr. Bhavani Rao, @UNESCO & Dean of @AmritaSSBS, participated in @SERPAndhra's 25 Years of Excellence celebration in the presence of the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. 🧵 @AMRITAedu @CWEGE_Amrita @AMMACHILabs ☀️

@AMRITAedu @CWEGE_Amrita Working with 200+ coastal women, the initiative promotes indigenous seaweed species, value-added enterprises, youth engagement, and marine stewardship—alongside seagrass conservation, IMTA, and coastal clean-ups. ⚖️ #SDG5 📈 #SDG8 🌊 #SDG14 🤝 #SDG17 #AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham

@AMRITAedu @CWEGE_Amrita Drawing from community work across India, she emphasized that building a sustainable blue economy requires more than technology—it requires understanding the social systems shaping livelihoods: awareness, access, opportunities, and cultural barriers.

🌊 Blue is the New Pink: Women Leading the Blue Economy 🌿 Dr. Bhavani Rao (@UNESCO Chair & Dean, @AmritaSSBS) delivered a plenary talk at S.E.A.W.E.E.D.S. 2026 @ KUFOS, #Kochi —highlighting women-led seaweed entrepreneurship as a pathway to sustainable coastal livelihoods. 🌱☀️

@SERPANDHRA @AMRITAedu @CWEGE_Amrita @UN

@SERPANDHRA @AMRITAedu @CWEGE_Amrita The initiative also connected communities with local leaders, scientists & govt partners—strengthening collaboration for women-led coastal livelihoods. Supports @UN SDGs: ⚖️ #SDG5 📈 #SDG8 🌊 #SDG14 🤝 #SDG17 #AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham #AMMACHILabs #AmritaCWEGE #BLUEISTHENEWPINK

🌿 Mahila Utsavams: Advancing women-led seaweed livelihoods 🌊 📍#Budagatlapalem 🗓️ Feb 24–26, 2026 @AMMACHILabs hosted #Neelamritam – “Blue Nectar – A Pathway for Women’s Progress”, bringing coastal women together to explore seaweed cultivation and blue-economy livelihoods. 🧵

Celebrating our women artisans from Calicut, Kerala who have gone international with their work Trained in fabric painting and traditional Kerala Mural Art in 2012 Lets hear from them on the occasion of International Women's Day. 🎉 🎉🌺 @AMRITAedu @CWEGE_Amrita

@UN Let’s continue supporting women artisans and their beautiful handmade products. 🤝 #AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham #AMMACHILabs #InternationalWomensDay #WomenEmpowerment #WomenArtisans #WEProjectStore #SustainableLivelihoods #SocialImpact #HandmadeProducts #SDGs #AmritaUniversity

This work contributes directly to the @UN Sustainable Development Goals: 🎯 SDG 5 – Gender Equality 🎯 SDG 8 – Decent Work & Economic Growth 🎯 SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities 🎯 SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption & Production

We are proud to share that women artisans trained through projects of @AMMACHILabs & @CWEGE_Amrita at @AMRITAedu have been featured in #Mathrubhumi on International Women’s Day, making the moment even more meaningful. 📰✨ 🌺