1. HYGIENIC DRY FISH PROJECT

Production and Marketing of Hygienic Dry Fish is yet another initiative of SMIDS  with the support of CARE India to economically empower women in 10 Coastal Villages  of  Kanyakumari. The object of this project is to  improve the skills of vulnerable women to value addition to their products; to provide support to them to have hygienic condition for Fish Drying; to register the product with a brand name and good packing and to establish good market tie-up for the product. The beneficiaries were given EDP training and training on quality control and marketing. Container for storing fishes were issued to the groups. The project also helped the women to form Common Interest Group (CIG) federation; Establishing linkages with the local markets and Networking with wholesale dealers all around the state.

2.POST TSUNAMI SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD PROJECT (PTSLP)

PTSLP is one of the latest initiative of SMIDS to develop viable enterprises and resource management systems, owned and operated by poor families affected by Tsunami. The aim of PTSLP is to build self-reliant coastal communities resilient to shocks and able to manage their livelihoods in a sustainable manner. Through the establishment of four cluster  resource centres, this project covers 9 panchayats and 114 habitations in Kanyakumari district. PTSLP  is facilitated by SMIDS, implemented by TNCDW Ltd. and funded by IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development).
The major components of this project are:

• Coastal area resource management
• Rural finance & Risk transfer instrument
• Employment generation and skill training 
• Community based sea safety and disaster management.