The Ultimate Guide to aikyam space for May 2026
Local communities coming together to learn, practice & share their skills. Stitching, Science, Reading, Dance, Cooking, Carpentry, Up-cycling, Gardening and more.
The Ultimate Guide to aikyam space for May 2026
Local communities coming together to learn, practice & share their skills. Stitching, Science, Reading, Dance, Cooking, Carpentry, Up-cycling, Gardening and more.
“We Started With Empty Hands”: How Two Women Built an Inclusive Arts Collective in Kerala
Read on, to know more about the seven-year journey of Thudippu. In this conversation, Anjali reflects on the social, financial, and emotional realities of building a small arts organisation in Kerala, and why creating a safe space can itself become a quiet act of resistance.
Stitch by Stitch: Building Community in Fort Kochi
Here is a story of materials rescued from landfill, skills passed between women, and a community slowly stitching together its own sustainable future — one bag at a time.
The Ultimate Guide to aikyam space for April 2026
Local communities coming together to learn, practice & share their skills. Stitching, Science, Reading, Dance, Cooking, Carpentry, Up-cycling, Gardening and more.
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The Ultimate Guide to aikyam space for March 2026
Local communities coming together to learn, practice & share their skills. Stitching, Science, Reading, Dance, Cooking, Carpentry, Up-cycling, Gardening and more.
New Years with Rise Up Home
Rise Up Home aims to safeguard the rights of children who have long been denied the warmth of a family. The Volunteers, Team and the children spent the New Years at aikyam space and explored Fort Kochi as a family! We loved hosting them.
ARISE Youth Volunteering + Mental Health
Making mental health accessible to youth in Kerala through volunteering action.
RUH Group Foster Care
Program Design Workshop to safeguard the rights of children who have long been denied the warmth of a family and subjected to prolonged institutional care.
CDF STEM Femme Residency
Tools for Storytelling residency where CDF fellows learned website-building in a warm, women-centred, safe space.
ARPO Team Workshop
aikyam’s workshop with ARPO to nurture shared values, reflective practice, and a stronger sense of collective purpose.
Hard Conversations
A circle for queer folks in Kochi to practise compassionate listening, navigate conflict, and talk through the hard stuff together.
TinkerSpace Meetup
A day-long planning meetup to reflect, dream up next steps, and shape the maker space’s future.
Ecosystem Building
CDF STEM Femme Residency
Tools for Storytelling residency where CDF fellows learned website-building in a warm, women-centred, safe space.
ARPO Team Workshop
aikyam’s workshop with ARPO to nurture shared values, reflective practice, and a stronger sense of collective purpose.
TinkerSpace Meetup
A day-long planning meetup to reflect, dream up next steps, and shape the maker space’s future.
Awaaz Leadership Labs Workshop
This 3-day workshop brought together young legal minds to explore justice, inclusion, and climate consciousness.
Arts & Culture
The Ultimate Guide to aikyam space for March 2026
Local communities coming together to learn, practice & share their skills. Stitching, Science, Reading, Dance, Cooking, Carpentry, Up-cycling, Gardening and more.
Dil Se | Art Therapy
An expressive arts session with Cristelle Hart Singh to explore emotions through colour, movement, and play.
Youth & Children
All-Women Tech Workshop
Two teams of young coders from Sajhe Sapne and Udyami Tech come together to learn FOSS tools that could help amplify social impact
MAD’s Leadership Circle
Leadership lab for social change leaders to review progress, celebrate successes, address challenges, and plan for the future.
MAD’s Self-Support Group
Make A Difference’s aftercare Self-Support Group meet for youth leaving child care institutions.
Gender Justice
CDF STEM Femme Residency
Tools for Storytelling residency where CDF fellows learned website-building in a warm, women-centred, safe space.
Hard Conversations
A circle for queer folks in Kochi to practise compassionate listening, navigate conflict, and talk through the hard stuff together.
Designing Spaces through A Queer Lens
A cosy discussion on what makes spaces truly queer-friendly, from design choices to culture and care.