Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences (kiss)

In our everyday life, that’s cushioned with techno-gadgets and cozy comforts…

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We play

we chat,

enjoy

and doze off

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The care and support bestowed upon us give us the wings to fly…

ut our endless cravings for mor makes us forget that many are not so fortunate

There exists a world that is very different from ours…

Where there is ignorance, poverty and constant struggle Struggle to fulfill even the most basic of needs

The tribal villages of Orissa are one such place where hand to mouth existence prevails

where nature spirits are worshipped And local deities are offered animal sacrifices

where sickness is cured by removing evil spirits And rituals are observed to improve cultivation

where priests and village headmen decide the punishments of a crime And truth is determined by an oath or occult mechanisms

– There are 62 tribal groups in Orissa. – They constitute 23% of the total state population – 32 tribes speak in their own languages, rest have adopted Oriya language. – There are 13 Primitive Tribal Group (PTG) with out having access to communication, health and education. – Highly religious minded and rigid to norms – Occupations like gathering, hunting, fishing, basket weaving are common

Major Tribes of Orissa 

Paroja Tribe

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Juang Tribe

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Gadaba Tribe

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Saora Tribe

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Dharua Tribe

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Sounti Tribe

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Sitha Khanda Tribe

Classification of Tribes 

Hunting, collecting and gathering type

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Cattle-herder type

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Simple artisan type

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Hill and shifting cultivation type

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Settled agriculture type and

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Industrial urban worker type.

In the materialistic era

one such organization that’s working constantly to provide education to the deprived sections of society is:

Kalinga Institute Of Social Sciences (KISS)

A temple of knowledge… a provider of opportunities.

Where more than 10,000 tribal children are nurtured and assisted to break the shackles of ignorance and poverty

Admission Procedure in KISS

For primary level 

Staff of KISS visits far flung tribal villages

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Parents are made aware of the importance of education

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Lot of convincing goes before some parents agree to send there children to school

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The child is given proper medical treatment and constant mentoring

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Induction into the system

For higher education 

Advertisements regarding admissions are published in leading dailies (in June-July)

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Applications received are scrutinized

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Candidates are intimated about the in-house entrance exam

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Qualifying candidates in the entrance test are enrolled.

Facilities Provided At KISS

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Academic and Residential Infrastructure

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Free and Good Quality Education

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Computer Education Centre

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Medical Facilities

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Healthy Diet

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Well Equipped Library

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Sports Equipments and Trainers

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Weekly Guardian Meet

Unique Features

 Mentoring

students to acclimatize

them with new surroundings  Fostering

a bond between children

and nature

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Networking with other NGOs to spread the benefits of its core competencies

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Networking with other schools to share its educational strategies

Extracurricular Activities

 Sports  Vocational

Classes

 Meditation

and Yoga

 Personality  Weekend

Entertainment

 Seminars,  Music

Development Classes

Picnics and Excursions

and Dance

Problems on way 

weak foundation in content knowledge and also in language

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Difficulty in comprehending the text

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tribal phonetics is completely different

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Since reading and understanding are difficult, writing skill also becomes difficult among the children.

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Dropout rate of Tribal children was high

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Tribal girls are more neglected

Convincing parents wasn’t easy too – Most of the tribal parents are non-literate and poor – Education directly affect their day to day income by drawing their children from home – Lack of communication and transportation modes – Perception of loosing the tribal identity and heritage – Educated tribal oppose using tribal language in classroom

But will power and determination removes all hurdles

KISS adopted the right way to solve the problems by:

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Providing a home away from home

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Understanding and motivating tribal children

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Learning the behavior and attitudes of children and mentoring them accordingly

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Integrating natural learning with school learning (associated the experience of the children with the text book knowledge)

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Addressing bilingual classroom

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Using folklore/local knowledge to explain things

A strong pillar on which it all stands…

Dr. Achyutananda Samanta (Founder, KISS)

Some Recent Achievements

KISS Student Presents Paper at UNEP Youth Conference -25th August, 2009

Laxman Hembram, a 9th Standard student of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) presented a paper at 'TUNZA' International Children and Youth Conference on Environment � 2009, organized by United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) in Seoul from 17th to 23rd August, 2009. The paper of Laxman Hembram was highly appreciated by the selection team. Decisions will be taken on the Projects of all the 150 participants by October.

200 tribal youths in Orissa find employment through initiative of KISS -July 18, 2009

 Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) has taken a novel initiative for the skill development and employment of drop out and unemployed tribal youths of the state. Under this initiative, eight months back 525 tribal youths were picked up from different parts of the state and trained in various skills. While 150 students were trained as security guard, 225 and 15 youths received training in driving and health attendant respectively for a period of six months. In a pleasant development, 200 of these tribal youths received their appointment letters today. In the first phase, 125 trainees have been appointed as health attendant, 50 as security guard and five as driver at a salary of Rs. 3000 per month.

Tata Steel inks an MoU with Bhubaneswar-based KISS FoundationJuly, 2009 To educate and empower children coming from families relocated by the upcoming Tata Steel plant at Kalinganagar, the steel behemoth inked an MoU with Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS). According to the MoU, KISS and Tata Steel will jointly work in the field of education across the country, giving special attention to the tribal children of displaced communities.

KISS ISS records 100 pc pass - Jul 2009

Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), an arm of KIIT has recorded 100 percent success rate in the High School Certificate examination results of which were announced on Tuesday. This is for the eighth time that KISS students have achieved cent percent result.

Three tribal boys of KISS to play in 2010 Commonwealth Games as a part of Indian Rugby Contingent- March, 2009

Three tribal boys of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), a sister concern of KIIT, have been selected to play in 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi as a part of Indian Rugby Contingent. Two girls of KISS have been selected to participate in the Netball Coaching Camp.

Kalinga boys lift U-14 Rugby World Cup -August, 2008

Young tribal boys from Orissa have accomplished the almost impossible task of lifting the Under-14 World Rugby Cup in England on Saturday. Students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences won the Under-14 International School Rugby Tournament held at London’s Scottish Rugby Club. India defeated South Africa by a margin 19-5.

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