Innovation Hub of IGNOU Regional Centre Trivandrum, Vallicode Grama Panchayath (Adopted Villiage) and Department of Physics, Catholicate College Pathanamthitta conducted a six days training programme aimed at empowering rural women through developing technical skills for the preparation of Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) bulb. The programme was designed in a manner that the participants could easily imbibe essential skills in CFL bulb preparation without any prior expertise. This was part of a continuing series of workshops conducted to empower women and promote a safe, healthy and sustainable environment.