KESST | Friends of KESST

KESST:
Friends of KESST

KESST has been fortunate to have friends from before the formal registration of the Trust in 2016. However, these Friends did not join the Trust and avoided being recognized for their valuable contributions. While they continue to support us and we felt that it was time to recognize them as the least that we could do to show our gratitude. 

  • 2010:
    Murvanda Roy Muthappa compiled all the data on needy children and worked hard to reach out to individual donors to fund education. He connected the initial set of founder-Trustees, Marchanda Ganesh Ponappa and Pandiyanda Suraj Machaiah, who grew concerned over the plight of so many people.
  • 2010 Onwards:
    Butiyanda A Mukesh was the basis of initiating our forays into assistance for schools in Kodagu 2010 onwards - laptops and libraries and books for libraries in schools.
  • 2010-12:
    Late Palecanda K. Devaiah , a senior member of Rotary Kushalnagar (RI dist 3100) obtained 1,000 copies of "The Best Dictionary for Students" (English version) from the Rotary World Community Service, Rotary Bismarck Club USA (RI Dist 5580). He then donated these to KESST which then distributed the books to all schools in Kodagu.
  • 2012:
    Late Palecanda K. Devaiah, a senior member of Rotary Kushalnagar (RI Dist 3100) obtained 1,000 copies of "The Best Dictionary for Students" (English version) from the Rotary World Community Service, Rotary Bismarck Club USA (RI Dist 5580). He then donated these to KESST which then distributed the books to all schools in Kodagu.
  • 2012:
    Dr. Chepudira Kaveri Poonacha organized books from Pratham Books, Bangalore for the libraries of two schools viz Appacha Kavi Vidyalaya & Triveni School, Virajpet. She conducted reading activities for young students.
  • 2014
    Boverianda Nanjamma & Chinappa donated books related to Kodagu to schools.
  • 2014
    Triveni School, Virajpet arranged transport for teachers from various schools in Kodagu district who were taken on a KESST-sponsored conducted tour of Sainik School, Kodagu (Kudige) to create more awareness about Sainik School.
  • 2015
    Wildlife First conducted a PowerPoint presentation on Wildlife and Conservation for all students at Sainik School, Kodagu (Kudige). This was followed by a visit to Nagarhole National Park. This presentation & visit was done by Wildlife First Trustee retired Forest Ranger KM Chinappa. The students were accompanied by Capt Ben Berson, Principal of Sainik School.


There are many more people involved who preferred to remain anonymous!

KESST: Contribute

Keeping your convenience, and the effectiveness of your contribution in mind, we have offered various options that you can choose from while making your contribution. 

You can support a needy child, or children by choosing an option of your liking:
Sponsor, Adopt, or Employ.

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  • KESST Officer
  • Opposite Kodava Samaja
  • Virajpet - 571218
  • Kodagu, Karnataka

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Kodagu Educational & Social Service Trust, KESST, was formed mainly to provide support to underprivileged families in Kodagu to educate their children.

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