Educate a poor tribal child by Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences

Milestones achieved: - Continuation of delivering dry ration (Grocery) to all of our 29000 students (20800 school children & 8200 College students) studying in KISS at their door step every month until April 2022 with the support of many donors. - Online education to all students from class 1 to post graduation through internet, whatsapp & TV medium (Kalinga TV) - Entire Orissa. i.e all 30 districts have been covered - 29000 students has been impacted - Maintaining their academic activities & nutrition through above stated measures. - 100% result in class 10th Board Examination in 2022. Work that was carried out - All the students have been allocated to various teachers & faculty members for regular counseling relating to studies & hygne. Our aim is to the continue aforesaid strategy of providing nutritious food, counseling for health & online coaching till the school is allowed to function normally by the Govt. In the middle of the year students started coming to campus after a long period of 2 years.

Future plans of the organization: To build up KISS as a preferred centre of learning for the poorest of the poor sections of the society with a focus on formal and livelihood education and scope for all-round development. Mission of the organization: To eradicate poverty and empower the disadvantaged sections of the society through holistic education and providing them with sustainable livelihood Goals of the organization: Looking at the dismal scenario of the tribals in Orissa, it was realized that education is the best way to empower the tribal people that constitute about one quarter of the total population of Orissa. Empowerment of tribal population through education and training so as to bring a qualitative change in their lives by ensuring them of a livelihood. Plan of the organization: To cover larger number students though Bhubaneswar and 20 district schools (of Odisha) thereby helping 1 million people directly / indirectly ( which is KISS students, Alumni and there family members)

Laxmipriya is a ?Bathudi? tribal girl from Keonjhar district of Odisha. Her father is a farmer with very little land. Laxmi has two sisters and one brother. All of them are drop outs from school. Her mother is a housewife. The income of her father is not sufficient to feed and educate their children. Hence, her sisters and brother work as daily laborers to support her father?s income. It was not possible for her parents to send laxmi to school with their limited income. Laxmi was sent to KISS when they came to know about it. Laxmi was admitted in KISS in the year 2016. Now she is happy that she is a student of KISS. Here, she gets all the facilities at free of cost. She is happy with the facilities provided to the poor tribal students. Laxmi is a very good student. She takes interest in studies. This year she was selected to participate in State level championship quiz competition. Laxmi is very punctual and regular in the class. Her health has been good throughout the year. Now she dreams to be a good doctor in future. According to her it would have not been possible without the support of KISS.

Delivering of dry ration (Grocery) through 29000 students (20800 school children & 8200 College students) studying in KISS at their doorstep every month starting April 2020 to Aug 2021.

• Online education to all students from class 1 to post-graduation through the internet, WhatsApp & TV broadcast (Kalinga TV)
• Entire Orissa. i.e all 30 district
• 29000 students impacted.
• Maintaining their academic activities & nutrition through above-stated measures.

The funds received have been properly utilized in terms of facilitating dry food, study materials and other amenities to the students in their respective communities, obeying appropriate COVID-19 guidelines. The materials are sent to the students in a phased manner to different remote tribal districts of the state. Some awareness campaigns have been made to aware the students as well as their parents to sensitize them on taking appropriate measures to avoid spreading of the Covid-19 virus. The activities have been organized by the in-house staff members along with the alumni to sensitize people. The goal/aim is to ensure that all the students get appropriate online education along with receiving the food, study materials and other things in their respective areas. In the next 6 months, our target is to reach all the students and provide them with all the facilities that they were getting while in the campus as the students are sent to their respective homes due to increasing cases of COVID-19.

Chandrika Majhi is a young student of this dynamic institution. She hails from the distant tribal area of Kalahandi and belongs to the famous Kandha tribe. The Kandha’s are a widely recognized tribe of Odisha. Chandrika is proud of her ethnic bearings but wants to live in a city and have the amenities of city life that her village is not able to provide. She is very grateful to the KISS management for allowing them to come to their beloved KISS and providing constant sustenance during the COVID19 period by sending not only books but also dry food packets to help them in their time of need. Her family was facing a lot of financial crises due to the lockdown. Her father is a tailor in the village as well as in a small shop in a nearby town sometimes and lost his job due to the lockdown there was no means of livelihood. So everyone in her family including her small brother and sisters worked in the farmland. But getting by was very difficult and many times there was no food and they used to eat only once a day. Chandrika was very worried about the future and missed all the facilities at KISS. Chandrika is a good student with an interest to learn more. She was unable to attend classes from the beginning as her family did not give her access to a cell phone. But after counselling from her class teacher and encouragement from her friends she finally got a cell phone to attend classes from. She now regularly attends online classes.

Our biggest milestones have been delivering dry ration(Grocery) to 29000 students (20800 school children & 8200 College students) studying in KISS at their door step every month since April 2020 to Aug 2021. We have been providing online education to all students from class 1 to post graduation through Internet, Whatsapp & TV broadcast (Kalinga TV). We have covered all 30 districts across Orissa with 29000 students impacted. Maintaining their academic activities & nutrition through above stated measures has been our prime focus.

Due to Covid Pandemic students are staying at their respective homes and inducing them to observe health & hygiene restriction for themselves and their family members has been difficult. All the students have been allocated to various teachers & faculty members for regular counseling relating to studies & hygiene. Our aim is to the continue aforesaid strategy of providing nutritious food, counseling for health & online coaching till the school is allowed to function normally by the Government.

Impact story: Surmila Gamanga is a young student of this dynamic institution. She hails from the distant tribal area of Gajapati district and belongs to the famous Sabar tribe. The Sabar’s are a much recognized tribe of Odisha. Surmila is proud of her ethnic bearings but wants to live in a city and have the amenities of a city life which her village is not able to provide. She is very grateful to the management of KISS allowing them to come to their beloved KISS and providing constant sustenance during the Pandemic Covid-19 period by sending not only books but also dry food packets to help them in their time of need. Her family was facing a lot of financial crises due to Covid-19 Pandemic. Her father is a tailor in the village as well as in a small shop in a nearby town sometimes and lost his job due to the lockdown there was no means of livelihood. So everyone in her family including her small brother and sisters worked in the farm land). But getting by was very difficult and many times there was no food and they used to eat only once a day. Surmila was very worried about the future and missed all the facilities in her beloved KISS. Surmila is a good student with interest to know more. She was unable to attend classes from the beginning as her family did not give her access to a cell phone. But after counseling from her class teacher and encouragement from her friends she finally got a cell phone to attend classes. She regularly attends classes. It was a new experience and many times very confusing and problematic due to poor network. Now, she understands clearly what is being taught by the teachers. Whenever she finds any difficulties, the teachers are quick to explain again. She believes she will do well in the upcoming exams despite the loss in studies with the help of her teachers.

KISS has always given emphasis to its students’ interest than anything else. Be it delivering books, ration, Dresses, Sanitary Napkin (For female students) and essential commodities or imparting education through Digital mode during this Covid-19 pandemic. Online classes have been imparted to the students through Whatsapp and Zoom, E- Learning classes have also been organized through Kalinga TV, Books as well as study Material are specially designed and sent to the Student. Ranjit naik, a student of KISS nominated to participated the selection camp of Tokio Olympic in Archery. Indian Rugby idol, Sumitra Nayak has been selected to represent India in the Asia Rugby Unstoppable Campaign. A virtual session on 'Coping with stress during Covid-19' was organized by NSS, wing of KISS on the occasion of the NSS Foundation Day on 24th September 2020. KISS organized a national webinar on the topic ‘Stock Market Reaction to Covid-19: Strategies for Navigating the Future’. The experts opined that the sentiment in the stock markets across the world is gloomy due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A Webinar was also organized on ‘Indigenous Culture of India: Diversities and Commonalities’. KISS observed International Literacy Day on 8th September 2020. The event assumed special significance considering global disruption to the education system due to Covid-19 related closures. The student of KISS have posted an impressive performance by achieving 99.90% result in +2 Arts, 100% Result in +2 Commerce, Examination conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha this academic session. We thanks Give India for constantly support KISS and all its endeavors.

Showing the Pathways

Two Satellite Centers of KISS were inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Odisha in the districts of Mayurbhanj and Balangir. The aim is to provide a platform to the poor tribal children and help them in getting required skill and education.
This year record Number of KISS students (1920 Nos.) appeared in the 10th Board Examination (Odisha Board) in this year.
KISS was recently visited by dignitaries like, Mr Arujun Munda, Minister of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India, Eminent sports personality Mr. Leander Paes (Padma Shri) and Australian Women hockey team.
International Science day was celebrated at KISS with great enthusiasm. Eighty students of KISS have qualified for the final round for Mathematics Olympiad.
71st republic day was celebrated in KISS with great pomp and ceremony.

The happiness amidst hardships

Program Update

Guardian meet was celebrated on 29th January 2019 in KISS with great Pump and about 50 thousand guardians gathered in the ceremony at KISS Campus Premises. Guardians were informed about the importance of education and achievement of the students in KISS.
Utkal Dibas was celebrated on 1st April 2019 in KISS. Students were asked to Participate in different activities. On the occasion, teachers and other dignitaries from The Samaj (Primer Odia Daily News Paper) attended the Program and they have explained the importance of Utkal Dibas to the students. Students of different classes have also visited Nandanakanan Zoo and Botanical garden as part of the exposure visit. In the next Quarter, it is planned to organize a teacher refresher Course in KISS.

Story from the field

Pinky Murmu is a santal tribal girl from kendujahr District of Odisha. She is parentless. Both of them have died when she was very young. She has four Siblings and she was the youngest one but there was no one to take care of her. Poverty has taken its toll. She was brought to KISS by her distance relatives who had some idea about KISS. Pinky was very Uncomfortable in the beginning but slowly she adjusted her with the environment & is now very happy at KISS. The facilities at KISS have helped to grow her to be a confident child. She helps her friends in every possible was. She participates in different curricular activities in the class. She is very Punctual in the class and takes good care of her health. She is also good at her study. She is good in English and likes to read different story books. All teachers like her because she is an obedient and hard working girl. She also learns art and tailoring under the vocational wing of KISS. She wants to be a Teacher in the future and teach the poor student and bring light to their lives. She thanks the Donor Agency and KISS for providing her the opportunity to read at KISS. Otherwise it would have not possible in her part to see a dream for the future.

Program Update

As a part of the program, students are provided with free residential facility along with nutritious food, free book and stationeries, uniform, medical care, exposure to various programs like life skill education program, english access program etc. Under this program we also provide exposure to the student by visiting places of importance. Students interact with different personalities and people to expand their knowledge. Performances of the student are monitored by the teachers to ensure good academic practices. In the month of November a science exhibition was organized for the students. All the students of the class participated in the exhibition.

Story from the field

Jinita Tuika is Kandha tribal girl from Rayagada District of Odisha. She was in class 2 when her father passed away Due to poverty her mother works as a daily labor to manage the expense of family. Her family has five members. Under this condition it was very difficult on the part of Jinita to pursue her study. One after another his brother and sister became dropouts from school due to lack of resources. But Jinita did not lose hope and she tried to find the way to continue her study. In the mean time she came to know about Kalinga Institute of social sciences (KISS) and asked her mother to admit her here. Her admission in the KISS has changed her life. Here she get all the assurance of good facilities without any cost. Hence she concentrated in her study . Her performance now is very good . She also excels in Drawing and participates in the drawing competition at various level. She Keeps good care of her health and is very punctual in the class. By nature she is very helpful to all of her classmate. She has keen interest to read story book also. Jinita aims to be a doctor. For all the achievement she gives credit to KISS and the donor. Without which it would have not been possible.

In the month of August, the institute was accorded with ‘University’ Status which will be instrumental in providing higher education and training to poor tribal youth. Many important days of national and international importance were observed by the students of the Institute.

Between August 2017 and December 2017, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences played host to the visits of many dignitaries such as Dr. Justice Dalbir Bhandari and His Holiness Dalai Lama.