Kudumbashree, considered one of the largest women’s networks in the world, is a community network that aims at women empowerment and poverty eradication by helping find the voice of the downtrodden. The organization addresses poverty not just as the deprivation of money but the deprivation of basic rights and helps to find a collective voice to claim these basic rights. Punnayoorkkulam also has functioning Kudumbashree units that seek to devise new possibilities for local economic development and citizen-centric governance. Women from all walks of life from both rural and urban areas work on a range of issues such as health, nutrition, agriculture, etc.

Under the aegis of the local governments, this network aims to create a more comprehensive model of local economic development.