Making friends as an adult is oddly hard. Everyone is busy, tired, or already tucked into a closed circle. The Girls for Girls community in Kochi exists for women who have felt this gap and wanted a space to meet and belong without having to explain themselves.
Why a Women’s Community in Kochi Was Needed
Girls for Girls is a women-only community founded in Kochi by Navami, a 22-year-old journalism graduate who felt that many women around her were navigating loneliness without having a space to talk about it. The idea came from observing how uneven emotional support can be in adult life.“I come from a joint family,” she explains. “If I fight with my friends, I have my sisters. If I fight with my sisters, I have my friends. But there are so many women who don’t have anyone, especially single children or people staying alone. That’s what really prompted me to start this.”
How the Girls for Girls WhatsApp Groups Work
The Girls for Girls community in Kochi officially launched on December 21, but interest began building even before that. It started as a WhatsApp group shared through her personal profile and grew rapidly, with nearly two hundred women joining within the first two weeks. Today, the community has crossed six hundred members, most of them based in Kochi, along with NRIs from places like the UAE and the UK who stay connected digitally and join meetups when they are in town.
At its core, the Girls for Girls community in Kochi functions as a WhatsApp-based network with multiple interest-driven subgroups that allow women to connect based on shared interests and everyday needs. There are groups for arts and crafts, books, movies and series, café hopping, beauty and self-care, business and careers, and a shop circle where women entrepreneurs can share their work and products. “One of the most active spaces is the social and fun club,” she says. “People talk about their day, random thoughts, or things they are feeling. It’s very free and natural.”
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A Space to Feel Heard
There is also a support and advice group where women can talk about emotional challenges, but with clear boundaries in place. “We don’t allow trauma dumping,” she explains.“There are rules, but it’s still a safe space where someone can say what they are going through and feel heard.”
As the community grew, different needs began to surface. A separate group for mothers was created after several women requested a space to connect with others in the same stage of life. “Initially, there were only a few moms,” she says. “Now there are around thirty. They wanted conversations that felt relevant to them.”
Weekly Meetups Across Kochi
Offline meetups are a key part of how the Girls for Girls community in Kochi functions. Weekly gatherings are held across the city, ranging from casual café visits to creative sessions and social hangouts. “I didn’t want people to feel like they had to wait for months to meet others,” she says. “Every week, there is something they can attend if they want to.”
Safety and moderation remain central to the community. Each subgroup has dedicated admins, and Navami stays actively involved to ensure conversations remain respectful. “There is no bullying or negativity,” she says. “As we grow, we are adding more admins because one person cannot manage everything alone.”
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Growing Beyond Kochi, Slowly
Although the Girls for Girls community in Kochi is currently city-focused, interest from other locations has been growing steadily. Women from Bangalore, Thrissur, Kozhikode and other cities have reached out asking how they can join or start similar chapters. Expansion, however, is being approached carefully. “I don’t want to rush it,” she says. “I want people on the ground who understand the space and can host events properly.”
The Girls for Girls community in Kochi was built with intention, around a need many women carry but rarely say out loud. “I honestly thought maybe sixty people would join,” Navami admits. “I never imagined it would grow like this.” The response itself revealed why the community mattered. It became a space where women could show up, feel at ease, and slowly form friendships that felt genuine.
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