More than 1,500 women from various parts of India poured into Amritapuri for the two-day event in early May - A Celebration of Empowerment. This was the capstone event of AMMACHI Labs’ Women Empowerment Project, co-funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. The participants shared one thing in common: They were all graduates of AMMACHI Labs’ unique computerized vocational education and life enrichment education courses.

Over 1500 women from various parts of India traveled to Amritapuri for the two-day event: “A Celebration of Empowerment.” This was the capstone event of AMMACHI Labs’  Women Empowerment Project, co-funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Mikiko Sawanishi, Deputy Executive Head of the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) visited Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham last week from July 17 – 19, 2013, to observe the AMMACHI Labs’ Women Empowerment (WE) Project in action. 

The Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications, recognized for its deployment of the first-ever wireless network system for predicting landslides, is now extending its developmental activities into yet another highly topical field.