Innovation and Incubation Centre, PG Department of Home Science
The Innovation and Incubation Centre of the PG Department of Home Science fosters entrepreneurial behaviour of ideating, creating and commercializing the ventures aligned to the core themes of the incubation centre. The core themes include food product development, textiles, fashion designing and waste upcycling. It provides a platform for start-ups by students, faculty and emerging women entrepreneurs in the society. It is a hub to transform small ideas into enterprises that favours economic upliftment and empowerment of women. It also provides opportunities to students to display their products developed as part of their project work. Home Science Innovation and Incubation Center was inaugurated on 27 February 2023 by Dr. C Saidalavi, Former Principal, KAHM Unity Women’s College, Manjeri. He motivated the students to come up with innovative ideas and to start a venture in the campus through his inspiring words. Principal Dr. Muhammed Basheer Ummathur and Manager Jb O Abdul Ali felicitated the programme. The faculty coordinator of this event was Mrs. AS Anitha Begum, Head of the department of Home Science.
A project was undertaken by the students of V Semester BSc FCS under this centre with the aim to promote sustainability and environmental awareness by transforming waste and worn-out materials into valuable products. Different eco-friendly products have been developed using various natural and recycled materials. The development of these eco- friendly products demonstrates the potential of using natural and recycled materials to create functional and aesthetically pleasing items. By repurposing dried banana leaves, corn husks, paper egg trays, and old T-shirts, these innovations contribute to waste reduction and environmental sustainability. These innovations not only showcase creativity and resourcefulness but also contribute to environmental conservation.
