KALINGA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

2014-2015

ANNUAL REPORT

KALINGA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (KISS) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

(Registered under Societies Act XXI of 1860)

SPECIAL CONSULTATIVE STATUS (UN-ECOSOC)

V ision: 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.

M ission: To eradicate poverty and empower the

disadvantaged sections of the society

through holistic education and providing

them with sustainable livelihood.

Our Core Values: 1. Integrity

2. Transparency and Accountability

3. Diligence

4. Perseverance

5. Discipline

6. Gender Equality

7. Peace and Harmony

Content Page No.

From the Founder's Desk 3

Appreciation Notes 5

Our Impact 10

KISS at a glance 10

Our Programs 14

1. Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health and Life Skills Education 14

2. English Access Micro-scholarship Program 17

3. Mother Tongue Based Multi Lingual Early Childhood Education 20

4. Young women Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme 24

5. Australian Rules Football 27

Our Major Achievements 29

1. School and College Achievements 30

2. Non Academic Achievements 36

Green Initiatives 37

Important Collaborations 39

Major Events and Activities 42

1. Annual Guardians' Meet 42

2. International Conference on Tribal People in the 21st

Century 45

3. Conference on Education for All 46

4. Seminar on Tribal Adolescents (UNFPA Delhi) 47

5. Celebration of International Mother Language Day 47

6. KISS participates in World Education forum conference held at Incheon 48

7. KISS has a Fullbright scholar 48

8. International Internship and Voluntary Program (IIVP) 49

9. KISS Immunization Camps 50

10. Lecture by Dr. Samanta at LBSNAA, Mussoorie 50

11. CIFEJ Board Meeting 51

12. Police Training Program 53

13. Cultural Activities 54

14. KISS Satellite Centers 54

Awards and Recognitions 55

Snapshots 59

The road Ahead 66

Our Board and Staff Allocation 67

Financial Management 68

Abridged Income and Expenditure Statement 69

Abridged Balance Sheet 69

Audit Report 70

From the Founder's Desk.

In a lop sided society like ours

where class and caste come in

the way towards fulfillment of

the basic needs, education is the

only prospective tool that can

provide empowerment through

knowledge and self-realization,

obliterate the socio-economic

disadvantaged of marginalized

communities and facilitate their

holistic integration with

mainstream society.

The Annual Report provides an

opportunity to reflect on the

significance of milestones

achieved that define KISS and

the contribution that KISS

makes in assisting Odisha and

INDIA transform into a

Knowledge based economy.

The report also illuminates the

important role played by

executive members of our

board and staff in making a

measurable and tangible

difference in the lives of tribal

children and their families. It

also indicates the further efforts needed to be taken to pool together talents, resources

and competencies available with the mainstream public to serve more and more tribal

children. This year has also seen challenges, scrutiny and some frank and open

questioning of the scale, role and model of KISS. I welcome this and see it as a

'coming of age' for KISS. It is because what we do matters, and because we do it at a

large scale, we face challenges.

I, on behalf of KISS express my deep sense of gratitude to all the well wishers

including the State and Central government for their support. We are indeed thankful

to numerous personalities (which also include the policy makers and visitors) from

the national and international arena for their valuable suggestions and words of

encouragement. I would also like to put in a special “Thank you” for the love and

affection that Shri Ramesh Kacholia and the team of Caring Friends, has bestowed on

KISS. You have indeed been a caring friend to us and we value your friendship and

trust. Your help and support will take KISS a long way ahead.

I was bestowed with two great honors this past year, the highest civilian award of the

Kingdom of Bahrain for Service to Humanity- the ISA Award and The Gusi Peace

Prize at Philippines. I was also invited officially, the only Indian, to participate in the

recently concluded Oslo Education Summit at Oslo. I also addressed as Key Note

Speaker to a gathering of 350 Vice Chancellors and Policy Makers in Madrid (Spain)

for an hour in another summit of importance. It really fills my heart with immense

happiness and satisfaction that I have been able to sensitize several world leaders

about "poverty alleviation through education" which we have been doing for the last

24 years through KISS.

Once again, I am swept with immense happiness on the United Nation's granting its

highest recognition for NGOs - "Special Consultative Status" to KISS following

unanimous approval of all Member Countries of the UN and passing of a resolution to

that effect in the General assembly of the UN. KISS, 7th till date in the entire country

to get this special UN recognition and status, went through a very rigorous scrutiny

process beginning since 2009.

I am overwhelmed with the magnitude of work taken, imparted and supported by all.

With great respect & love from the core of my heart, I salute all of them. I also like to

record my heart-felt gratitude for the contribution of KISS's Board and the committed

cadres of workers who make the great effort called KISS a great success. I wish all

students of KISS to be able citizens of our country. I am proud of their achievements

and will always be behind them in their pursuit of success. I am also grateful to the

staff and students of KIIT University and other stake holders for supporting KISS

continuously year after year.

Achyuta Samanta

Founder, KISS

"I congratulate Dr. Samanta for establishing institutions of

character like KIIT and KISS. I urge the students of KIIT & KISS

to take lead in spreading the message of peace and non-violence in

present day strife torn world.”

– Late Dr. A. P. JAbdul Kalam, Former President of India

"KISS far exceeds what I had heard about it. Dr. Samanta has

demonstrated that if one has passion to do something for the

society, a lot can be done."

– Shri M. Hamid Ansari, His Excellency The Vice President of

India

“I have found enough reasons to cheer about for obvious reasons.

No other organization can match the facility that KISS provides to

its students.”

-- Dr. S. C. Jamir, Hon'ble Governor of Odisha

"KISS has gained good reputation in the country. I pray for further

progress and growth of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences

(KISS).”

-- Shri Naveen Patnaik, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Odisha

"KISS is realizing humanitarian dream of quality education for

marginalized children. "Your education here - your admission,

your food, your hostel and so on - is all free. But I don't think it is

free. There is a price that you must be prepared to pay. And that

price is what Dr. Samanta expects from all of you.”

– His Excellency Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley, Hon'ble Prime

Minister, The Royal Government of Bhutan

My visit to KISS has reconfirmed my belief that education is not

preparation for life, but it is life itself. Dr. Samanta has successfully

used education as a tool to fight poverty and inequality.”

-- His Excellency Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag, GCSK, GOSK,

President of The Republic of Mauritius

My notion about Odisha has changed after seeing KIIT and KISS.

Vision and efforts of its founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta is

commendable.

– Shri Ram Vilas Paswan, Hon'ble Union Minister for

ConsumerAffairs & Public Distribution

KISS model should be replicated across the country for

development of deprived class including tribal community. I have

seen smiles on the face of so many downtrodden children for the

first time in my life.

– Shri Upendra Kushwaha, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for

Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking water and

Sanitation.

I am overwhelmed and extremely impressed to be here, especially

on the occasion of Independence Day. I hope to be back here again.

Best wishes for KISS

– Shri Bibek Debroy, Member, Niti Aayog.

It is immensely difficult to raise one child for a parent today. But

Dr. Samanta is raising 25000 children with the same love, affection

and dedication. I am indeed very pleased that he is the son of our

Soil.

– Shri Jual Oram, Union minister for Tribal Affairs

“Most inspiring social enterprise on scale : transform

transformative with a vision. I am impressed by the missionary

lead of Dr. Samanta and what has been achieved with very

committed staff and students.”

– Mr. Parmesh Shah, Lead Rural Development Specialist,

World Bank.(20.11.2013)

“My happiness after seeing KISS is indescribable. In the present

times, KISS is Nalanda, Taxila and Santiniketan rolled in to one.”

– Shri Deepak Malviya, Hon'ble National President, Servants

of People Society

What an excellent idea and concept that should be repeated in

other countries & societies.

– Prof. Ferid Murad, Nobel Laureate in Physiology or

Medicine, 1998

The KISS facilities & campus were very beautiful, surely creating

an excellent & inspiring atmosphere for learning.

– His Excellency Mr. Eivind S. Homme, Norwegian

Ambassador to Republic of India

We are proud of India as India is having Dr. Achyuta Samanta. It

(KISS) incredible and extraordinary

-- His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Benaissa, Mayor of Asilah

and Secretary General of the Assilah Forum Foundation, the

Kingdom of Morocco

I feel India is great. Now i feel after seeing KISS, India is greater

– Mr. Ali Abdulla Khalifa, Board of Trustees Member,

Secretary General, Kingdom of Bahrain

"What has been done by Dr. Samanta is unparallel in the history of

India or the history of humanity. He has done a great service to the

cause of education and tribal people of the country will always

remember him.”

– Dr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, Judge, International court of

Justice, The Hague

I want to learn from your endless passion, energetic working

power, sharing and caring for others. I agree with you that your

poverty was a grace gift from God and it helped you to achieve so

much and contribute so much to progress of the downtrodden.

– Prof. (Dr.) Suh Chae-Hong, President, Chosun University,

S. Korea

"The real India is, in effect, made up of real people like Samanta.

You will never see them at award shows or on television. They will

not be the same tired faces receiving one award after the other from

tired media houses or chambers of commerce. They will never sit

on boards or committees but will be rooted to the ground and

seeped in their cause. It is time India celebrates the Samanta spirit

which is essence is one of selflessness”

– Mr. Suhel Seth, Eminent Writer

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Our Impact

25,000 children from indigenous communities

provided with free holistic education from

primary level to Higher education. Over 2 lakh

children and adolescents reached through

UNFPA’s Life Skills Education and

Adolescence Reproductive and Sexual Health

Programme.

KISS at a Glance:

The state of Odisha is characterized by largest number of indigenous population constituting

24 percent of the total population of the state. These communities have long been subjected to

poverty and its compounding effects and continue to remain as one of the most marginalised

and deprived sections of the society. Despite several initiatives of the government, the

indigenous population continues to be alienated from the mainstream society. The dismal

scenario of the highly underdeveloped tribal hinterland has been the breeding ground for

insurgency, communal violence and becoming a heaven for old antisocial elements game

plans. Realizing the problem behind the sluggish pace of transformation into mainstream

society, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) was founded by Dr. Achyuta Samanta

in the year 1993, with the philosophy that empowerment through education is the only

way for concrete emancipation of the tribal population of the state.

The institute which started with only One Hundred Twenty Five tribal students in1993 has

grown remarkably, in all dimensions, to become the only institution in the world providing

free education from Kindergarten to Post-Graduation with vocational and extracurricular

training, free lodging and boarding, state-of-the-art pedagogy and facilities for Twenty Five

Thousand students of tribal origin. The major objective behind the conceptualization of the

institute is to empower the indigenous children by free holistic and quality education. The

students have earned recognition in academics, vocational capabilities and global recognition

in sports also.

Girl Students at a prayer session

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D

A DAY AT KISS

Strength over the years

ay starts at

5 AM

Dinner

7 PM – 9 PM

Breakfast

6 AM – 8 AM

Evening Prayer

6 PM – 6.30 PM

Morning Prayer

9.30 AM – 10 AM

Lunch

12 PM – 2.30 PM

30000 Number of Students

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

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1993 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Academic Features:

C lass I-X, Affiliated to Board of Secondary Education (BSE), Odisha.

Class XI-XII, Affiliated to Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Odisha.

Bachelors Degree in Arts, Commerce & Science & Post Graduation in various streams

(Under KIIT University)

Offers Vocational Training.

Mother Tongue based multilingual education n for primary students.

NCC, NSS, Scout and guide, Youth Red Cross.

English classes through English Access Microscholarship Program

Uniqueness of KISS:

25,051 tribal students getting free education from Standard I to Post Graduation

Largest Residential school for the tribal children in the world.

Free lodging, boarding, healthcare and vocational training

Students Representation from 62 different tribes including 13 Particularly Vulnerable

Tribal Groups.

80 acres of land area

35,00,000 square feet of built up area

25000 square feet library building

10,000 seated dining hall

5% of total seat of KIIT University is reserved in professional courses for meritorious

children of KISS to pursue free professional education.

Wi-Fi enabled campus

Security system with Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras all around the campus

2 state of the art computer labs to seat 600 students

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550 KW Solar power plant

Solar Water Heating System for Mechanized Kitchen

Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water plant

200 bedded in-house medical facility, duly supported by Kalinga Institute of Medical

Science (KIMS) .

Biogas Plant to process food waste into biogas for use in cooking purposes.

Science Park for children to understand various aspects of Physics and scientific

learning.

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Students showcasing LSE materials at one of the

stalls

Teachers going through one of the routines

Our Programs:

1) UNFPA Supported empowering young people with Life Skills based

Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Education Program:

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in partnership with United Nations

Population Fund (UNFPA) is

undertaking Life Skills based

Sexual & Reproductive Health

(SRH) education since 2009. In the

past five years a critical mass of

resource persons have been created

and communication materials and

resource tools with socio-cultural

sensitivity have also been

developed. In the year 2012 (Phase

– I), this initiative was extended to

121 residential high schools under ST & SC Development (SSD) Department

and 17 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) under School & Mass

Education (S&ME) Department.

Further, during 2013 (Phase – II),

additional 79 residential high

schools under SSD Department

and 84 KGBVs under S&ME

Department were covered. In the

year 2014, (phase –III), the

remaining 118 SSD High schools

and 81 KGBVs were covered

thereby covering 500 schools (all

318 residential High Schools

under SSD Department and 182 KGBVs under S & ME Department) across the

state In these schools, nodal teachers were selected and trained to undertake life

skills based SRH sessions for adolescents (Class 6th to 9th) in fixed periods in

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the classroom. Sensitization programs were organized at district level for key

officials and in schools for 7868 members of Parent Teacher Associations (PTA)

and School Management & Development Committees (SMDC) on the

intervention.

There are around 1,500 trained nodal teachers from these 500 intervention

schools and around 100 empanelled district level resource persons available

across the state for promoting Life Skills based SRH education. 60 faculty

members of teacher training institutes under SCERT (State Council for

Education, Research and Training) were trained on LSE and SRH for further

take up the LSE-SRH education. 500 headmasters and 32 Gender Coordinators

were oriented and trained by the PMU-LSE – KISS in coordination with the

District Welfare Officers (DWOs) and District Project Coordinators- Sarva

Sikhya Abhijan (DPC-SSA) on the role and responsibilities of HMs for

implementation and strengthening the program in schools.

At KISS level, all 30 planned

LSE-SRH sessions were organized for

the students of 6th to 9th class on a

weekly basis in a fixed period. Peer

Educators facilitated SRH issues both

formal and informal settings among

their peers at college level with

guidance of teachers. The sanitary

napkin unit was further strengthened

at KISS. The sweepers and hostel

attendants were sensitized on safe disposal of used sanitary napkins and use of

incinerators. The fixed counseling sessions (individual and in group) were

organized by the trained Teacher- Counselors and 603 students were benefited.

Ninety (90) Peer Educators organized community level awareness building

programs on SRH issues during summer vacation through creative

communication activities under the guidance of PMU-LSE on pertinent issues

like substance misuse, early marriage, teenage pregnancy, dowry, gender

Lesson through a street performance

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An activity underway at the teachers training programme

discrimination, RTI/STI, HIV/AIDS etc. The activities like role play, street

theatre, public rally, public meetings, adolescent meetings, drawing

competitions, creative writings etc. In these community levels, awareness

programs around 2700 adolescents and young people participated. These

awareness camps had tremendous impact on the target group. The stakeholders

like PRIs ASHAs, AWWs, ANMs, SHG members and school teachers also

participated in these community level activities and provided guidance to the

adolescents.

The best practices and learning from LSE-SRH programme were shared in

different platforms at state level like annual tribal festival (Adivasi Mela) and

annual tribal student’s conclave (Sargifool). During launching of national

adolescent health strategy, organized by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,

Government of India on 7th January 2014, at New Delhi, the experience of KISS

in promoting life skills based SRH education in residential schools was

presented. Apart from that, in the 7th Asia specific conference on reproductive

and sexual health and rights (APCRSHR) at Manila, Philippine in January 2014,

the experiences of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences as a resource institution

for promoting

life skills based

SRH education

was presented.

So, also KISS is

recognized as

an institution

for promoting

girl child

education by

DASRA,

Mumbai.

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Students using their Kindles

Imaginations at work.

2) English Access Micro Scholarship Programme

For some, language is a road to upward mobility and for others it is a barrier to

even the marginal life of choice and dignity. English language today, in India, is

a symbol of people’s aspiration for quality education and a fuller participation

in the national and international spheres. In this age of information and

globalization the knowledge of English language is a source for better career,

better pay, advanced

knowledge and for

communication with the

entire world. On one hand

while the demand for the

language increases, the

quality of English language

education for the

indigenous children in

rural areas presents an

abysmal picture. KISS through its English Access Micro-scholarship has been

bridging the gap of

quality English

Language

proficiency for the

indigenous children

at KISS. The English

Access Micro-

scholarship

Programme is a

remarkable initiative

of the U.S

Department of State.

The English Access Micro-scholarship Programme was launched in the

year 2010 at KISS with the purpose of upgrading students’ skill in reading,

writing, speaking and listening in English and appreciation of American &

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The students participating in one of the many activities

Indian Democratic principles and culture. The programme has been successful

in gradually building

up the communication

skill in English. This

programme is being

implemented for the

third time in KISS.

Currently the program

provides a foundation

of English language

skills to 550 talented

students between the

age group of 13 to 20

years from disadvantaged section and gives participants English skills that lead

to better jobs and educational prospects in their future endeavors. The Access

classes have changed the inhibition of our tribal students to speak in a foreign

language into interest and learn the language. Today, they can communicate

fairly about the day-to-day affairs in English. Enhancement activities like

exposure visits are

also adopted.

Several innovative

teaching aids have

been prepared to

motivate the

students to shed off

their fear and learn

the language. Free

classroom

interaction among

themselves and with

the teacher has also enriched their word power or vocabulary. The Access

Program has also helped build their personality. The tribal students have not

only been able to communicate but also have performed in English Plays, Skit,

Students advocating cleanliness drive in one of the village

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Songs, Mock Assembly, Anchoring when National and International dignitaries

visit KISS which include Academicians, Corporate Leaders, Writers, Activists,

Legislators, Magsaysay award winners, Diplomats from various countries

including United States of America etc. This had a spill-over effect in raising the

performance in their regular academic activity. Many of our English Access

tribal students have been successful in joining specialized higher education like

Law, Engineering(B .Tech), Medicine(MBBS), Diploma in various engineering

trades and Social Sciences. It is unprecedented that the benefit of Access

Program has touched students from different tribes consequently acquiring

higher studies which need a high degree of English proficiency. Largely Access

Program in KISS has curbed the further alienation and has contributed to

mainstreaming of Tribal children. Many dignitaries from US Embassy have also

visited KISS.

Three Students have had the opportunity to visit the United States of America

through this programme. The English Access Program has also provided

immense opportunity to its faculty members with three faculty members

touring the United States of America in as many programme of the project.

A session underway

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Students learning through a game

3) Mother Tongue based Multi Lingual Early Childhood Education

More than 25,000 children from 62 indigenous communities are studying in

KISS, where more than 24 languages with varieties of vernaculars they speak

having their own cultural identity. These languages as a whole, cultures are

strongly associated with their identity and ethnicity. Out of the total students

reading in KISS, 1,500 kids were admitted in class 1 who represents the above

linguistic groups were facing severe language problem while interacting with

their new friends considering their age group. Their interaction was confined

to their parents, family members, neighbours and to some extent rare outsiders

only. The environment after

admitting in KISS school is a

challenge for administering

them where the child interfaces

with a variety of languages in

one place which is completely

new to the child. To bridge the

gap between the home

languages and the school

language and accommodate the mindset of the kids, an attempt has been made

by KISS with the support of Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) by

introducing a developed teacher’s hand book, transition curriculum and well

trained teachers taking a time period of 90 days.

Odisha is home of 62 tribes including 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups,

who speak their own dialects which are entirely different from mainstream

Odia. This, coupled with difficult geographical, demographic and socio cultural

factors make it difficult for children from tribal communities to learn

mainstream languages. Thus, when children from these tribal groups come into

mainstream schooling, learning becomes a challenge as they do not understand

the language which is the medium of instruction. Instruction through a

language that learners do not speak has been called “submersion” because it is

analogous to holding learners under water without teaching them how to swim.

Compounded by chronic difficulties such as low levels of teacher education,

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The Mother Tongue based Lab

poorly designed, inappropriate curricula and lack of adequate school facilities,

submersion makes both learning and teaching extremely difficult, particularly

when the language of instruction is also foreign to the teacher.

Mother tongue - based multilingual programs promotes the use of the mother

tongue in the early years so that

students can acquire and

develop literacy skills in

addition to understanding and

participating in the classroom.

It offers significant pedagogical

advantages, and when children

are offered opportunities to

learn in their mother tongue,

they are more likely to enroll

and succeed in school and their

parents are more likely to communicate with teachers and participate in their

children‘s learning.

Taking all these factors into

consideration and towards

achieving its commitment to

fulfil Millennium Development

Goal of ensuring quality

education to all students, Kalinga

Institute of Social Sciences, in

collaboration with Bernard van

Leer Foundation, is instituting

the first Early Childhood

Development Program through Mother Tongue based multilingual learning in

the state. It is for the first time in Odisha that such an initiative has taken place

within the premises of a residential school. This program not only aims to

improve the quality of education of children getting enrolled into KISS, but also

The children before one of their performances

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aims to be the first Centre of Excellence on mother tongue based early

childhood education in the state.

The program aims to

1. Make holistic mainstream

education more accessible to

young tribal children through

Mother Tongue Based

Multilingual Education

Approach.

2. Introduce innovative teaching

and learning tools in 4 tribal

dialects – Kui, Saura, Santal

and Munda in the first phase,

and eventually for other tribal dialects of Odisha.

3. Help children cope with basic primary education system leading to

retention of more number of students in higher classes through proper

retention and educating in Mother tongue approach in early grades.

4. Become a nodal centre for promoting mother tongue based multilingual

early childhood Education approach in the state.

5. Sustain Mother Tongue based Early Childhood Education approach into

mainstream Education.

Project Highlights:

As a pilot initiative one transition curriculum developed and

administered for Grade- I children of KISS children to overcome the

language gap.

40 Primary Teachers from KISS trained on multilingual classroom

management strategy

Children friendly picture books on folk story and riddles were published

in different languages

Students learning through the objects at the

language Lab

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Children involved in an activity

Total twenty (20) nos of capacity building programmes on different theme

were imparted to 50 primary wing teachers on quality education through

Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Approach.

Reached out to 3000 class-1 tribal students of KISS who are directly

benefitted through this innovative Mother Tongue Based Multilingual

Education Approach.

Due to the successful intervention we are able to create a interesting, child

friendly and joyful participatory Classroom environment.

Advocacy with state level

stakeholders for scaling up

the intervention to different

tribal/ashram schools under

Government of Odisha.

Celebration of different tribal

festivals to preserve the tribal

cultural identity

We are able to identify the

creative talents among the children and created a scope for appropriate

facilitation.

Joyful & Participatory learning process helped the children to take interest

in learning

Peer Group orientation on multilingual education for effective

assimilation & facilitation of grade – 1 student as well as for cross

cultural information sharing.

Tribal culture specific teaching learning materials were prepared in

various tribal languages and in state language for an effective teaching.

Able to attend the international seminars/conferences like world

education forum to put forth our intervention highlights and its success at

KISS as an advocacy initiative

Developed a Resource Hub for multilingual education so that it can be

used as an important learning and training centre.

A child friendly ECE library is in place at KISS for small children keeping

in view to encourage the reading habit of the children

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Shri R N Dash, Secretary KISS, addressing the students

before the commencement of training

Conducted Baseline of the class-1 students to know the understanding

level of the children to prepare and plan the curriculum accordingly

Conducted language mapping of the children to assess the understanding

of his/her mother tongue and any other ancillary language

4) Young women Social Entrepreneurship Development Programme

British Council in partnership with Diageo has launched the Young Women

Social Entrepreneurship

Development

Programme which is

being implemented at

KISS. This programme

provides advanced

social enterprise

training to female

master trainers who will

then cascade their

knowledge by training

aspiring and early-stage

female social entrepreneurs in India.

Two Master trainers were selected from KISS who attended the training

programme at IIM Kozhikode for the British Council Young Women Social

Entrepreneurship Program.. The training module s designed by British Council

dealt with a range of topics which included: Beginning a Social

Enterprise, Need Analysis, Challenges of Social Enterprise, Marketing

Strategies, Accounting for Social Enterprise, Legal and Policy issues, Project

Management, Business Plan, Work life Balance, Innovative Models for Social

enterprise and Mentoring.

1st Phase of Young Women Social Entrepreneurship Development

Programme Phase 1 & 2

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The first phase of the British Council ‘Young Women Social Entrepreneurship

Program’ consisted of girls students varying from the age group of 18 to 23

years from Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, which is a home to 25,000

indigenous students from indigenous populated districts of Odisha and nearby

states. The other three batches of the 1st phase had 75 women who were selected

from different districts of odisha and were part of self help groups or self

employed. They were highly motivated to be a part of the training program as

they felt that such a training program would help them gain more insights and

more information about starting their social enterprises.

All of these young girls from KISS went through a process of selection where

they were individually interviewed about what they understood of the program

and why did they want to be a part of such a training program. These girls

studying at the institute all belong to families which fall under the below

poverty line category. All students who are part of the First Phase 1st batch of

training program are studying in varied streams like sociology, commerce,

anthropology etc. After completing their education most of them aim to go back

to their respective indigenous communities as change agents to influence the

social and economic patterns of their communities. One of the main purposes

for being a part of the training program for the girls was that they wanted to

learn more about newer avenues that they can set forth on after completion of

The Trainers with one of the batches

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A training under Progress

their education. Social Entrepreneurship, for most of them, was a new concept

but on discovering the meaning of the same, the girls felt that they were ready

for a new challenge. Coming from families where resources are scarce and from

communities in which changes in many factors are yet to be seen, some of these

girls want to do something worthwhile for their villages and the women there.

All of the girls who were a part of the first batch of the training program are

first generation learners from their respective communities, exposed to higher

education and a city life. However, irrespective of the many changes that they

have had to face in their course of their education journey they want to make

good use of the experience and use it for their benefit in future.

2ND PHASE OF BRITISH COUNCIL’S YOUNG WOMEN SOCIAL

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

In the second phase of Young Women Social Entrepreneurship Development

Program which was held

from the 8th of May 2015

till 16th of May 2015, 50

young girls and women

were selected from

Kalinga Institute of Social

Sciences to be a part of the

training. The process of

selection was done on the

basis of personal

interviews and motivation

on behalf of the participants to be a part of the training program. Most of the

participants had some experience of vocational training from the parent

institute. The participants took active interest in the training program and learnt

a lot about staring their own social enterprises after they finished their

education at KISS and went back to their villages. The participants felt that such

training programs should be imparted to more young girls like themselves

because they were all from indigenous families and from families which have

very low financial sustainability. They also felt that women needed to get such

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training because they could in turn make something out of their lives and help

others in the society as well.

5) Australian Rules Football

KISS, added another feather to its cap by becoming the latest to embrace

Australian Rules Football as they welcomed ARFAI officials to organise an

introductory training session at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS)

campus in Bhubaneshwar. It was another project that the American Centre

initiated with the Australian High Commission in India under their Direct Aid

Program (DAP) grant. KISS had applied for this project along with ARFAI.

Under this project, ARFAI officials will

train senior students at KISS to be

coach, who will in turn help in

training at least 1500 children by the

end of this calendar year. The

Australian Rules Football is close to its

cousin Rugby, which KISS has

mastered and boasts of being World Champions in different age groups.

The 3 day session led by ARFAI officials comprised of indoor and outdoor

sessions where 16 senior students from KISS were trained as coach. These

coaches will train the children for the next few months with periodical ARFAI

supervision as part of the project which culminates with the first ever state

tournament for Footy in Odisha. The KISS coaches were taught basic skills and

Students getting the feel of the game

Coaches Training in progress

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A Coach shows how to kick the ball

rules of the game. The

enthusiasm was there for all

to see and they picked up on

pointers given by the officials

very swiftly. The coaches

were also acquainted with

coaching methods which

need to be employed while

they conduct the trainings.

The final day, saw a more

than 700 students attending training with the newly appointed coach of KISS, It

was an experience like no other. The students were brimming with energy and

willing to experience the sport.

The highlight of the final day was a visit by the Hon’ble Founder, Dr. Achutya

Samanta. He was delighted t o see the positive response and provided the coach

and children words of encouragement and a promise for further such

opportunities in the future. He was also delighted to see that KISS Students will

comprise wholly in the first ever ODISHA team who will participate in the

ARFAI National Championship 2015 later this year. The day culminated in a

friendly match between the coaches. Although the match was conducted to

bring them up to speed with the basic game play rules, they showed

exceptional grasp of the basic skills even at such an early stage.

The Newly Appointed Coaches with Dr. Samanta and other officials

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Achievements of KISS.

The Pride of KISS- Ranjit Naik after one of his now many triumphs in the international Archery arena.

He has been selected to represent INDIA in the forthcoming Olympics and is undergoing training.

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KISS has always given very high importance towards

Academic excellence and providing various opportunities to

the students. The students have benefitted from this policy of

KISS and have done extremely well in academics and co

curricular activities. The Year 2014- 2015

was no different and student did

exceptionally well in the board

examinations. Blesi Pradhan, Ketakilata

Patra and Kajal Pradhan showed

remarkable achievement by getting A2

Grade in the annual Board E xamination..

The Students of KISS have also participated in various national

level congress and seminars, some of their achievements are

1) National Children Science Congress- 2014

The Sciences Project of KISS “Solution

to havoc of climate change on staple

food of coastal Odisha” was prepared

by Rashmita Himirika, a student of

class-X, was selected for the National

Children Science Congress 2014 held at

Bangalore. The main theme of the

National Children Science Congress

was “Understanding Weather &

Climate”. The project was

demonstrated and was highly

appreciated for its originality and

excellence.

Rashmita Hemrika among the contigent from

Odiissa

Rashmita Hemrika with the certificate

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A Teacher receiving the Environment Excellency

Award on behalf of KISS

2) Microsoft Inspire School Programme

KISS was the venue for the Microsoft

Inspire school Programme for the year

2014. The programme was convened by

Microsoft Toxiz Link and Ganapati Sabat

Foundation. Topics ranging from E-

Waste, Energy, Water, Urban Transport

system, Pollution were thematically

discussed. KISS also bagged the

Environmental Excellency Award

from the state pollution board,

Odisha. The students were also

apprised on environmental

degradation & its protection, waste

management etc through various

activities.

3) Red Cross KISS Branch

As always the Red Cross society of KISS has been instrumental in various

activities. The Junior wing of the Red Cross Society stood 2nd for their

performance on a one act play on swatch Bharat Abhiyan.

4) Odisha Bio-Diversity Board

The Biodiversity day was observed

by the Forest & environment

Department, Government of Odisha

in consonance with the Odisha Bio-

Diversity Board. KISS Participated in

Quiz and Essay completions and the

children bagged all the top positions.

Students being explained about E-Waste

A teacher of KISS receiving a certificate of Participation

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The College wing of

KISS has also excelled

this academic session.

KISS +2 students

excelled in Annual

Higher Secondary

Examination

conducted by the

Council of Higher

Secondary Education,

Odisha. Students of

Commerce stream

scored 100% result while +2 Science students and +2 Arts students scored 91%

and 96% respectively. It is also worth mentioning that 8 nos. of students

cracked in JEE main and 6 nos. of students qualified in OMC Super-30. Besides,

one of the students earned laurel in qualifying MBBS Examination, Assam

Board.

It may not be

out of context

to mention

Sasmita Minz

who won

Chancellor’s

Gold Medal

by securing

highest marks

in Post

Graduation.

Deepak Ku.

Pradhan also secured Vice-Chancellors Silver Medal by obtaining highest marks

in Under Graduation.

Proud students of KISS at their Convocation receiving certificates from Prof.

P.P Mathur, the Vice Chancellor of KIIT University

A Proud Student receiving the Certificate from the Vice Chancellor of

KIIT University

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Scholarship and Training & Placement play an important part in intellectual

synthesis and academic enhancement. Basudev Marndi, Shankar Mohan

Mallick and Subash Ch. Samal all from P.G. (Computer Science) excelled in

WIPRO Software Technology. Bahalin Minz, student of P.G. (Computer

Science) placed as Probationary Officer in IDBI Bank. Apart from this, 21 nos.

of RGNF Scholars registered for Ph.D Course in the year 2014-15.

In the realm of social service, KISS has always been playing a vital role since its

inception. Various substantial activities were performed in YRC, NSS, Rover

Ranger, Cultural activities which maximized the essence and ideology of

human values and cooperation. 25 nos. of students attended NSS special camp

at Daruthenga

from 24th to 30th

December, 2014.

Students of

Rovers Rangers

also participated

in a State level

programme

“National

Consumer

Welfare Day” at

Suchana Bhavan,

Bhubaneswar on

24.02.2015. 15 nos. of students participated in the Annual Council Cultural

Meet-2014-15 held at Sailabala Women’s College, Cuttack on 20th & 21st January,

2015. They also got awards by performing different cultural activities like

Adivasi Dance, Fancy Dress, Mono action, Solo dance, Art & Painting,

Extempore etc. Students even participated in Chairman’s Cup Debate

Competition 2014-15 at Ramadevi Womens’ college. The YRC Volunteers (15

nos) participated in State level camp at Upendra Bhanj Govt. College, Ganjam

and 32 nos. of YRC Volunteers participated in State Level Parade at Mahatma

Gandhi Marg, Bhubaneswar.

Sasmita Minz with the Chancellor’s Gold Medal

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Vocational training

also steers students

towards future self

employment. English

Access Micro-

scholarship, coaching

for IAS, OAS, Bank

PO, TCS and Life Skill

Education are some of

the major projects

which are being held

successfully for the

development of tribal students.

Faculties in KISS create an intellectual ambience through their research and

perennial learning. Some of the faculties were awarded with Ph.D degree from

different State level and National Universities.

Deepak Ku. Pradhan accepting the Vice-Chancellors Silver Medal

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Graphical Representation of KISS students undergoing Technical Education

at KIIT University

Streams MBBS

BDS

B.Tech

M.Tech

MBA- RM

MCA

LLB

BBA

BCA

Diploma

Bsc Nursing

GNM

BFT

M.Sc (Bio-Tect

Bio-Tect (Dual Degree)

ITI

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Victorious Under-13 girls

Non – Academic Achievements:

KISS Girls win Tour Aid U - 13

International Rugby Tournament 2014 in

London

Ranjit Naik has been selected for Advanced training

(Archery) to participate in the forthcoming Rio 2016

and Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He has been achieving

laurels in several international meets.

Muna Murmu, has been selected to be in the

India Senior Team to participate in the Asian 15-A-

Side Rugby Championship.

Jayanta Majhi, a Dongria Kondh student

and Shantilata Murmu participated in the

US Cultural Immersion Programme, a US

Department of State Programme

implemented by World Learning in

Washington.

Jayanta Majhi and Shantilata Murmu before

their departure to the U.S.A

A Proud Muna Murmu

A First on the Line for KISS- Ranjit Naik

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Solar Panels on top of the Dinning Hall

Water Heating System

GREEN initiatives:

1. A 550KWp Solar Photovoltaic Plant

(SPV):

In an initiative to promote green /clean

energy KISS has installed 550KWp Solar

Photovoltaic system in its campus. This

system is meeting more than 70% of its

energy demand during daytime. This is regarded as one of the largest rooftop

installation in any institute in India. It

fulfills our commitment towards a greener

and cleaner environment. Further it plays a

vital role in reducing CO2 emission &

saving substantially.

2. 10,000 litre Solar Water Heating System:

KISS has installed 10,000 litre capacity solar

water heating system in its campus. This

hot water is used in the kitchen for different

purposes, resulting in saving energy and

reducing our fossil fuel dependence,

thereby adding to our clean energy

initiative.

3. 1000kg capacity BIOGAS Plant:

KISS being a residential campus, produces

a lot of food waste. In an effort to convert

this food waste into useful energy, KISS

has built a 1000 kg capacity Biogas plant.

The product from this plant is fed to our

kitchen to supplement cooking activity.

Therefore it adds to our effort for

Solar panels on top of the Academic

building

Bio Gas Plant

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Food containers at the mechanized Kitchen

reduction in fossil fuel dependence.

4. Fully Mechanized Steam based Kitchen:

Food preparation for 25,000 students is no mean task and needs full dedication

of manpower and technology. It is also

of paramount importance to cook the

food hygienically. Looking at the

volume and hygiene issues, KISS

installed a fully mechanized steam

based kitchen which serves the purpose

by reducing time of cooking,

minimizing fuel & preparing hygienic

food by directly using steam in cooking vessels.

5. 1000 kld Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP):

KISS has a huge responsibility towards keeping the campus clean. The amount

of human waste/ Sewerage produced

on a daily basis is humongous. In

order to have a healthy environment

KISS has commissioned a Sewerage

Treatment Plant (STP). After passing

through different phases of the STP,

the treated water is utilized towards

agricultural use and flushing purposes.

6. Mechanised Laundry:

KISS is also installing a fully mechanized

Laundry to enable the students to clean

clothes. It plays an important role in

minimizing the use of water. It also reduces

the burden of children to an extent. Washing machine’s before installation

The STP before commencement

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Important Collaborations

United Nations Population Fund

(UNFPA): KISS in partnership with United

Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is

implementing a project on “Empowering

young people with life skills through

building institutional capacity, imparting

life skills education and broadening

research base for Adolescent Reproductive

and Sexual Health (ARSH) and Life Skill

Education (LSE)” for about 10,000

adolescents in the institute and more than

200,000 across the state. The program aims

to ensure the vulnerable tribal children’s

safer, informed and rewarding growing up

process.

United Nations Children’s Fund

(UNICEF): UNICEF in association with

KISS has established a Children

Development Resource Centre (CDRC) as

part of the larger UNICEF-KIIT University

joint initiative for the Centre for Children

Studies (CCS). The goal is to promote

evidence-based policy making by building

a knowledge base through action research

and other development programmes on

children’s issues focusing on the state of

Odisha. Hence a resource center at KISS

has been established for the students and

research scholars.

US Embassy India: Recognizing the

mission of KISS and contribution to

empower poorest of poor, the US Embassy

sponsored “English Access Micro

scholarship Program”. The program has

been successful in gradually building up

writing, reading, listening & speaking skills

in English, for a group of selected students

of KISS. The program provides a

foundation of English language skill to 550

talented students.

The Centre for American studies stands as

an example of Indian-American

collaboration in the field of education. The

centre offers students the opportunity to

explore more about the United States-its

history, politics, culture etc. It provides a

window onto the various options available

to the students in higher education

especially concerning American studies. It

also works as a research centre and has

been a venue to various seminars and

lectures in the past and we aspire to

continue to do so in the future

Bernard van Leer Foundation: KISS in

collaboration with the Bernard Van Leer

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Foundation has started the Mother tongue

Based Multilingual Education (MT based

MLE) to address the need of the

indigenous children who are enrolled in

the school. The organization has set up a

language lab in which indigenous children

are taught in their own mother tongue so

that they relate to their own culture and

identify when they first enrolled in school.

ORACLE Education Foundation: As per an

agreement with Oracle Education

Foundation; competition, professional

development projects, Think Quest

library, local competitions, etc. will be held

regularly by KISS under ORACLE’s Think

Quest programme. This program is

instrumental in making students face

competitions in different streams

consequently to grow and seek

opportunities for development.

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS):

The MoU between TISS and KISS aims to

establish a framework for collaborative

partnership on mutually agreed areas by

promoting and co-opting human resources

for undertaking research, curriculum

and pedagogy development, livelihood &

skill building, counseling, training

program, seminar and workshops for

teachers and students, certificate and

diploma programmes and provide input

mechanisms for policy development. This is

also helping in capacity development of

teachers along with providing holistic

education to the tribal children.

Give India: KISS is accredited with Give

India. The main aim of Give India is to

promote an effective and efficient giving

culture that provides greater opportunities

to the poor in India. It is a vibrant

‘philanthropy marketplace’ to ensure that

the most effective and efficient nonprofits

get access to resources. After a thorough

scrutiny, KISS has been listed under Give

India and gets support for various

activities.

British Council: British Council in

partnership with Diageo has launched the

Young Women Social Entrepreneurship

Development Programme which is being

implemented at KISS. British Council also

provides E- library facilities which are

availed by the tribal students. The students

avail academic and non academic literature

and reference materials.

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Hanseo University of Republic of Korea:

Hanseo University has been associated with

KISS on various fronts, Mentor programs,

Vocational training, sponsorships and other

aspects which has helped in the

development of children of KISS. Hanseo

University is also providing Hanseo Mentor

Scholarships to these students. It is also

supporting the Girls Rugby team. They

have been instrumental in capacity building

of the institution (KISS).

Credibility Alliance/ Guidestar: KISS is

accredited with Credibility Alliance and

Guidestar. Through these accreditations,

KISS is committed towards enhancing

Accountability and Transparency in the

sector through good governance.

National Mineral Development

Corporation (NMDC): National Mineral

Development Corporation (NMDC) in

colaboration with KISS is setting up a fully

free residential school for tribal children at

Kanker in the state of Chhattisgarh. The

work for NMDC-KISS residential school is

in progress. The school will follow Central

Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

curriculum with strength of 4000 poor

tribal students.

Tata Steel Limited: KISS and Tata Steel

have agreed to strengthen the relationship

between the industry and the institutions

by developing collaboration in various

academic, research, training and staff

development activities. They will also

facilitate education of the children of the

displaced families at KISS and work for

upliftment of the marginalized vulnerable

sections of the population.

AFS Intercultural Programs, India: KISS

along with KIIT University and KIIT

International School, have collaborated

with AFS Inda, to provide opportunities

for students to study abroad, and to also

provide international students to do

Internships and volunteering at KISS.

Corporate/ Foundation/ Institute

Linkages: KISS is linked to various

corporate houses based in Odisha as well

as in other parts of the country. Some of

them include NALCO Foundation, Essel

Mining (Aditya Birla Group), OCL, Tata

Sponge Limited, Rourkela Steel Plant, Max

Foundation, Air Liquide Foundation, Blue

Star Foundation, Honeywell India and

Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd.

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A look at the gathering of guardians from one of the districts

Major Events and Activities:

1) Annual Guardians Meet:

Tribal parents enrol their children in KISS and let them stay here under the

custody of KISS

staffs for years till

they complete

their education.

Being a pioneering

educational

institute, Kalinga

Institute of Social

Sciences (KISS)

believes in

respecting the

cultures of its

parents. From its inception the institution has been encouraging the

linguistically and culturally diverse families of the student’s to visit KISS at

least once in a year so that they could rely on the efforts of KISS & realise how

the institution has

taken steps to

materialize the

dreams of the

parents regarding

their children. In

that direction every

year KISS organizes

parents meet. In

continuance to that

trend the 9th Annual

Guardians Meet was

organized on 30th December, 2014

Dr. Samanta addressing the gathering of 50,000 people at KISS

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Students and their guardians going around the campus

The overall objective behind organizing the Guardians Meet is to help the

parents of tribal students understand KISS's efforts and procedures for building

the student’s career and to improve communication between the staffs of KISS

and parents for a

common

understanding on the

adopted strategy of

KISS for enhancing the

skills of children.

Following are the

specific objectives:

To appraise various

efforts of the institution

that needs involvement

of KISS staffs as well as the parents of tribal children. Parents are explained

about the policy of KISS on keeping children in a home away from home.

To help parents in communicating with the teachers regarding the study

environment and process

of teaching their children

more effectively. An

amicable environment for

the parents was

established so that they

would feel comfortable in

expressing their concerns

regarding the study of

their children.

To find out different ways

of achieving the goal with the collective effort of parents and teachers.

Students and Guardians visiting one of the project stalls

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Students getting their guardians registered

The event witnessed a congregation of more than 50,000 people which included

the parents and guardians of the indigenous children at KISS. This event was

graced by

Hon’ble

Founder,

KIIT and

KISS, Dr.

Achyuta

Samanta,

Shrimati

Saswati Bal,

President

KIIT and

KISS and Sh.

R.N Dash,

Secretary KISS. Such a large gathering of indigenous people from all corners of

Odisha as well as other states of Jharkand, Chattisgarh and Assam is quite a

rare spectacle and managing all is also a very immense task and praiseworthy.

Like every year the authorities at KISS made elaborate arrangements for the

reception of the parents in the event. KISS had arranged for the food,

accommodation and transport of the parents.

Parents and Guardians enjoying a sumptuous meal at the annual meet

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Dr. Samanta Welcoming the Dignitaries

Dignitaries and participants at the

inauguration ceremony

2) International Conference on Tribal People in the 21st Century

The centre for American studies, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences organized

an International Conference to deliberate and discuss issues challenging the

tribal people in the 21st century.

The main theme of the conference

was “Tribal People in the 21st

century: Problem and Prospects.”

The conference was supported by

KIIT University and United

Nations Population Fund

(UNFPA). The conference was

attended by Ambassadors and

other diplomats representing

nineteen different countries, Noted Academicians, Administrators,

Developmental Specialists, Members of parliament and Legislative Assembly,

Representatives of UN bodies and host of other participants. Shri Jual Oram ,

Hon’ble Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Government of India was the Chief

Guest for the opening session. All together the conference was divided into two

panel discussion sessions. Panel 1

“Empowering tribal girls and

women: Experiences and

Challenges” and Panel 2 “Alienation,

Poverty and Cultural Identity of

Indigenous People”. Various

speakers including ambassadors,

Politicians and academicians

deliberated in these two sessions. The conference was a grand success and

paved the way for many more conferences to be organized by KISS in the

future.

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Fullbright Scholars attending the Conference

3) Conference on Education for All

The Centre for American Studies , Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences ( KISS)

organized an International

Conference on “Education for

ALL” of the Millennium

Development Goals (MDG) from

14th-16th of February, 2015 . The

Conference was attended by

noted academicians, Scholars and

Fulbright scholars from all over

the world doing their research

study in India. Some of the

important themes of the conference were “Language and Culture in Schools”,

“Issues in Education”, “Poverty and Health” and “ Poverty and Empowerment.

The Conference welcome address was delivered by the Hon’ble Founder of

KIIT/KISS Dr Achyuta

Samanta and the

Regional Officer of

USIEF Ms Piya

Bahadur. The keynote

address was however

delivered by the

Fulbright scholar Prof

Christine Finnan, who

carried her research

on KISS. The

conference was the

first of its kind in Odisha wherein such great numbers of Fulbright Scholars

made their presence and participated to take the discussions on education

forward.

A Full Bright Scholar addressing the gathering

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Dr. Samanta and otrher officials with the children at

the Mother Tongue Lab

4) Seminar on Tribal Adolescents (UNFPA Delhi)

A Conference on “Reaching Out to Tribal Adolescents: Needs, Priorities and

Response” was held on 20th January 2015 in New Delhi, UNFPA office in

which eminent speakers were invited to present their experiences. The seminar

had presentations by a panel of members comprising of Prof. Sachidananda

Sinha, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Dr. Shanta Sinha from MV Foundation,

Ms. Amrita Sharma, Aajeevika Bureau and Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Kalinga

Institute of Social Sciences to deliberate on the Institute’s vision for educating

tribal adolescents girls. Dr Samanta highlighted the importance of educating

young adolescence girls in addressing socio-economic issues. Two women

achievers from KISS Ms Amrita Naik, a tribal student from Gajapati district

pursuing her BBA at KIIT University and Ms Seema Hansdah, from the tribal

district of Mayurbhanj and pursuing her MBA presented their wonderful

journey from a small tribal village to being at KISS . The intellectual crowd

present at the forum applauded and appreciated the work done by KISS in

promoting and empowering girls.

5) Celebration of International Mother Language Day:

21st February 2015 vwas celebrated

as the International Mother

Language Day by Mother Tongue

based multilingual education

project (supported by Bernard van

Leer Foundation) at KISS. Around

5000 primary students of different

tribal communities studying here

participated in the mega event. The

Founder of KIIT & KISS along with other senior officials were present at the

event.

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A session under progress.

Prof. Christine Finnan and her husband George

with Dr. Samanta upon their arrival at KISS

6) KISS participates in World Education forum conference held at Incheon

“World Education Forum 2015” was hosted and co-organized by UNESCO,

UNDP, UNICEF, UN WOMEN, UNHCR, UNFPA & The World Bank at

Incheon, Korea. Ms. Priyadarsini

Mohanty, participated and

represented KISS at that forum. She

participated in different plenary

sessions and also got the chance to

know different quality education

practices from different counties that

participated and the technical

support given by different UN

agencies for projects. Apart from the

above technical sessions she got chance to have personal and small group

interaction with many education ministers from India, Japan, China, South

Korea, Africa, Ghana, Kenya. The highlight of the conference was a meeting

with Nobel laureate from India Mr Kailash Satyarthi.

7) KISS has its first Full Bright Scholar

Renowned Professor in Anthropology, Christine Finnan spent 6 months at KISS

doing extensive research on the

institute and its activities. She arrived

in Bhubaneswar for this purpose with

her lawyer husband George. Having

passed Anthropology from Stanford

University, USA and being a professor

by occupation, she was eligible to be a

research Scholar under the Full bright

program.

The Fulbright Program is highly competitive, merit-based grants for

international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers,

professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William

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Fulbright in 1946. Under the Fulbright Program, competitively selected U.S.

citizens may become eligible for scholarships to study, conduct research, or

exercise their talents abroad; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do

the same in the United States. The Fulbright Program is one of the most

prestigious awards programs worldwide, operating in over 155 countries. Fifty-

three Fulbright alumni have won Nobel Prizes.

8) International Internship and Voluntary Program (IIVP)

A host of students and research scholars are invited at KISS under its

International Internship and Volunteer Program. This year was no different

with students from United States, Korea and other places visiting KISS to take

up study in a few chosen fields. Some of them are

Hanseo University – Students from

Hanseo University come twice a year to

do voluntary services and other activities

with children of the school. This year

they also volunteered to do some social

work outside the school. Along with the

staff of KISS, they visited the beach and

cleaned the beach near Konark. They

were also involved with other activities at KISS.

Girisha Arora- A student of grade 11th of Welhams Girls School, who

conducted a study on KISS from the period Dec 2014- Jan 2015. She was

actively involved with the students at KISS. She took classes of students,

conducted quiz classes and was also involved in case study research.

Atte Kinnan - A student of architect from Sweden, came to KISS under the IIVP

program with basic objective of developing a blueprint of schools in the

districts. He was basically interested to develop new architectural designs for

KISS model schools which could be cost effective and sustainable. His working

period was from Jan to March 2015.

Volunteers during a beach cleaning Drive

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Dr. Samanta addressing the Officers Trainees

10) Lecture by Dr. Samanta at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy

Administration, Mussoorie.

Dr. Achyuta Samanta, Founder

KISS and KIIT, was invited as a

guest speaker on April 7, 2015 to

address the Officer Trainees of the

IAS Professional Course Phase I

2014 Batch at Lal Bahadur Shastri

National Academy of

Shreya Biswal - A student from an International school in New Delhi , studying

in the 11th grade completed a project report on Mother tongue based Multi-

Lingual program under the IIVP program. She was here for 10 days.

9) KISS Immunization Camps

KISS has been immunizing students

in the age group of 5-7, with MMR,

DPT and Hepatitis Vaccinations every

year in partnership with Max India

Foundation. The Immunization camps

are held twice a month with around

500 children vaccinated each month.

Doctors from the Paediatric

department of KIMS along with the

Immunization team are involved during these camps. MAX India Foundation

provides with the vaccines and volunteers to carry out the camps successfully.

Each year around 1500 - 1600 children are vaccinated through these camps. This

year around 980 children were immunized with MMR vaccines and 600

children were given Hepatitis vaccines. The children thus are provided with the

best of health care at KISS. Apart from this Children are also administered other

vaccines with donations received through Give India and other sources.

Administration (LBSNAA),

A student being vaccinated

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Learning the art of film makeing

Mussoorie. LBSNAA is the premier institution in India which trains the officers

of the Higher Civil Services of the country. The 2014 Batch comprised 183 IAS

Officer Trainees including three from the Royal Bhutan Civil Services (RBCS).

He covered one of the topics of the Health and Education Module taught to the

Phase I Officer Trainees. Using his experiences of Kalinga Institute of Social

Sciences (KISS), he addressed the trainees on ‘Innovations in Education and

Health-Reaching the unreached’. He elaborated on how the KISS model can be

replicated by other States in India so that it can have a wider community

impact. While answering to the questions raised by the Officer Trainees, Dr.

Samanta explained how he managed to raise funds for his institution and

concluded his talk emphasizing on the kind of support and cooperation that

private sector initiative like his own needs from the government wings.

11) CIFEJ Board Meeting

The International Centre of Films for Children and Young People (CIFEJ) is an

international nongovernmental organization emerging from the conference

held by UNESCO in Edinburg in 1955 and is known as «Centre International de

Film pour l’enfance et la

Jeunesse-CIFEJ.

CIFEJ was founded under the

auspices of UNESCO in order to

promote excellence in the

production of culturally diverse,

entertaining, artistic,

educational and informative

audio-visual media especially

designed for children and young

people.

CIFEJ is working actively to contribute to the achievement of the humanitarian

aims of UNESCO:

- Developing understanding among nations;

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Children enjoying one of the movies being screened.

- Respecting the rights of human being and the rights of children;

- Respecting cultural diversity;

- Showing tolerance for racial, linguistic, and religious differences

CIFEJ board members who attended the board meeting here at KISS:

- Vice President: Faith Isiakpere accompanied by his wife, Firdoze Bulbulia

- Executive Director: Elham Shirvani

- Directors:

- Volodymyr Diagilev

- Vinod Ganatra

- Sulafa Hijazi

- Makki Kantola

- Christine L. Mendoza

The board meeting was hosted by KIIT University and KISS. The meeting took

place from the 15th

till the 20th of

January 2015. Along

with the meeting the

directors held a

workshop with

selected students of

KISS and worked on

making two

animation movies

and two

documentary movies

on the students. During the workshop the children were taught how to make

animation movies and documentaries. Apart from the board meeting and the

workshop, the visiting board members also held screening of international and

national children movies for the children at KISS which the children really

enjoyed watching.

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12) Police Training program

The Commissionerate police conducted a police training for the lower police

officials starting with the havildars , constables and ASI to SI levels with the

objective of changing the behavior, conduct and response of the police towards

the public. This training program is an extention to the community policing

approach of the commissionerate

police which aimed at changing

the image of the police by

imparting training in yoga ,

meditation, time management,

parenting and positive

psychology. A research carried

out by the project & Research

team, KISS in almost all the police

stations including the solely existing Mahila Police station stressed the need for

such a training.

Objective

To sensitize, change the outlook and behavioural practises of police

personnel and motivate them to bring about a positive attitude in

themselves.

To impart training on subjects like : Yoga and Meditation, Time

Management, Understanding one self, Human Rights and Understanding

others, Concept of Right to Life with dignity, Life styles disorders, Stress

Management, Positive Psychology, Parenting etc.

Proposed outcome

It will have an impact on the overall attitude and conduct of the police.

The training modules like yoga and meditation will have a healthier

impact on the police officials if taken up on regular basis

Dr. R P Sharma, Commissioner of Police ,addressing

the trainees

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A Tribal Dance in Progress

13) Cultural Activities

Co-curricular activities of KISS bring out the hidden talents of the students to

the fore. These activities provide a platform to the students to exhibit their

potential and excel in their extra-curricular

passions. Various cultural programs are

regularly organized to provide a platform to

students to showcase their talents through

dance, drama, music and other performing arts.

In order to retain the cultural heritage of Odisha

as well as making the students feel regarding

the significance of those festivals, KISS

organizes festive atmosphere for its students. Students from various tribes

celebrate tribal festivals like Sakrat Parab, Maghe Parab, Chaita Parab etc.

and other festivals like Jagannath Rath Yatra, Holi, Diwali, Raksha Bandhan,

Basant Panchami etc. with traditional fervor thereby ‘Celebrating Diversity’.

In order to encourage the students film stars of Odisha are also invited to

celebrate the occasion with tribal children of the institute

14) KISS Satellite Centers

Various activities have been undertaken to sensitize the populace in all the

tribal dominated districts of Odisha, Activities ranging from forming village

level committees, Survey on various parameters at the District Block and

Village levels, identification of needs and beneficiaries, Creating awareness on

Education, Health & Hygiene.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS in 2014-15

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Several National and International magazines and news papers have recognized the efforts put in to

create and develop the school into a world class model for the deprived section of the society through

the perseverance of one man - Dr. Achyuta Samanta

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SNAPSHOTS

Dr Achyuta Samanta welcoming Shri

Bandaru Dattatreya, Hon’ble Minister of

State (Ind.), Labour and Employment

Govt. of India

Dr Achyuta Samanta with His Excellency Mr.

Miloslav Stasek, Ambassador, Embassy of

the Czech Republic, New Delhi, and

delegates from Czech Universities

Hon'ble Mr. Ali Abdulla Khalifa, Board of

Trustees Member, Secretary General, Kingdom

of Bahrain and His Excellency Mr. Mohamed

Benaissaahrain among the children of KISS

Shri Jual Oram, Hon’ble Union Minister

of Tribal Affairs addressing the students

of KISS

Dr. A. Samanta, welcoming Mr. Ram

Vilas Paswan, Hon'ble Union Minister

for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public

Distribution.

Dr. A. Samanta, along with Shri Upendra

Kushwaha, Hon'ble Union Minister of State

for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj,

Drinking Water & Sanitation

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His Excellency Mr. France Kosinyane

Morule, High Commissioner of South

Africa to India waveing to the children

Padmashree Bibek Debroy, Eminent

Economist & Member, NITI Aayog, Govt.

of India distributing sweets to KISS

students on the occasion.

His Excellency Mr. Eivind S. Homme,

Norwegian Ambassador to Republic of India

along with Dr. Samanta and children at KISS

Her Excellency Mrs. Marie Leontine

RAZANADRASOA, Charge’ d’ Affaires a.i.

Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar,

New Delhi with the children of KISS

Prof. Oliver Smithies, Nobel Laureate

(2007) inaugurating the Science park

dedicated to the children of KISS

Shri. Rajat Sharma Chief Editor and

Chaiman India TV, during his visit to the

dining hall at KISS.

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Dr. Achyuta Samanta welcoming Dr.

Kshatrapati Shivaji (IAS), CMD, SIDBI

Bank during his visit to KISS.

Madam Albina Du Boisrouvray,

Founder, FXB sharing a light moment

with students of KISS

Prof. Ferid Murad, Nobel Laureate in

Physiology or Medicine, 1998 unveiling

a stone plaque in his honour at KISS in

the presence of Dr. A. Samanta.

His Lordship Shri Justice Lyonpo

Sonam Tobgye, Hon'ble Chief Justice of

Bhutan at KISS

Dr. Achyuta Samanta along with His

Excellency Mr. Ranjan Mathai, High

Commissioner of India to the U.K

Hon’ble Dr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari,

Judge, International Court of Justice,

The Hague & Former Judge, Supreme

Court of India

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Dr. Samanta With Mr. Torben Due,

Representative & Country Director,

World Food Programme (WFP) India at

KISS

His Excellency Mr. Hatem Tageldin,

Ambassador of Arab Republic of Egypt to

India addressing the students of KISS

Students from Czech University of Life

Sciences along with their Vice-Dean Prof.

Jana during their visit to KISS.

Artists from various countries during

their visit to KIIT and KISS.

Dr. Samanta welcoming His Excellency

Mr. Jorge Cardenas Robles, Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,

Embassy of Bolivia at KISS

Dr. Samanta with His Excellency Mr.

Ubaldo Garcia Ruiz, Ambassador

Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary, Embassy

of the Republic of Costa Rica to India.

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Hon’ble Dr. Justice Meena V. Gomber,

Judicial Member, Armed Force Tribunal,

Jaipur (Former Judge, Rajasthan High Court)

presented a memento by Dr. Samanta at KISS

Dr. Samanta With Ms. Akila Urankar,

President, Business Standard Ltd,

discussing about KISS

Ambassadors, High Commissioners and senior official from the Embassy of various

countries enjoying an evening with the children of KISS. They were at KISS to participate

in the conference on Tribal people in the 21st century. Representation from Columbia,

Burkina Faso, Croatia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Uganda, Czech Republic, Burundi, Senegal,

Peru and Bolivia.

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Some of The Activities at a Glance

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KISS Celebrates Independence Day. The day was marked with the students taking part in

March past and various cultural events.

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The Road Ahead:

KISS has been envisioning transforming the institute into a Tribal University in the coming years

which would be the only university for tribal in the state providing free residential education. KISS

aims to lay the foundation stone for building the edifice of tribal development.

Over the next five years KISS has been planning to increase its outreach in the state by setting up

KISS model schools in all the districts of Odisha, beginning with the districts with higher marginalized

population. Further it aims to strengthen the district schools by building partnerships and collaborating

with the government and non-government agencies. The establishment of KISS has created an interest

and a demand for education among the underprivileged tribal population. With each year passing by

the number of students getting enrolled into the institute has been increasing. With the demand for

education among the tribal increasing it becomes a little difficult for KISS to accommodate all the