Empowering underprivileged children with education, to enable a life of dignity.
Kodagu Educational & Social Service Trust, KESST, was formed mainly to provide support to underprivileged families in Kodagu to educate their children.
Kodagu Educational & Social Service Trust, KESST, was formed mainly to provide support to underprivileged families in Kodagu to educate their children.
Our anticipated budget for 2024-25 is Rs 45 lakhs. Of this amount, keeping aside the reserve fund and bank interest we are looking to raise around Rs 40 lakhs. .
Your contributions, however small, would go a long way in assisting KESST to support children in the programs for the coming year.
KESST is registered for undertaking CSR activities.
Kodagu Educational and Social Service Trust (KESST) has been registered for undertaking CSR activities vide Office of Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide Registration number CSR00015216.
Please use this registration number (CSR00015216) as a reference for any further communication.
Click here to view the registration document from the Office of Registrar of Companies, Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
In these few years from inception, our small team was able to take up many activities to help educate underprivileged children.
Contact for information/clarifications:
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Cross Country Boys Start.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Cross Country Girls Start.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Subedar Greenidge D'Cruz, Indian Handball Team Captain.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Cross Country Boys 1st 6 positions.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Cross Country Girls 1st 6 positions.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Boy's Winner:
B Prakash.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Girl's Winner: Gayathri.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 01.12.2024 - Youngest Runner.
To encourage those youth who are aspiring to join Defence services and sportspersons, Kodagu Educational and Social Service Trust and Kushalnagar Ex-Servicemen's Organisation organised the State-level Cross Country Race for Youth Eligible for Joining Defence Forces on 01 Dec 2024 at Government Junior College, Kushalnagar (Kodagu) for both boys and girls.
The upper age limit was 20 years. 120 boys and 80 girls participated. The occasion was graced by Subedar Greenidge D'Cruz, Indian International Handball player, Captain of the Indian Handball Team and coach of the Services Handball team.
B Prakash of Sport Hostel Kudige came first in the boys category (8km) with a timing of 23.28 minutes in a photo finish with CG Mitesh of SDM College, Ujre who came second with a timing of 23.29 minutes.
Gayathri of Sports Hostel Kudige came first in the girls category (5km) with a timing of 23.32 minutes. Santoshi of Sports Hostel Kudige came second with a timing of 24.14 minutes.
The prizes
Boys:
Girls:
Marchanda Ganesh Ponnappa, Honarary Secretary, addresses the gathering.
Mandapanda Sada Chengappa, President presenting assistance cheque.
The President and the Invitees.
Group Photo of Beneficiaries.
Mr Marchanda Ganesh Ponnappa, Secretary KESST, distributes free note books to beneficiaries at Triveni School, Virajpet, Kodagu, at the start of the school year (June 2024)
KESST: Sainik School Entrance Exam 28.1.2024 Candidates.
KESST: Sainik School Entrance Exam 28.1.2024 Candidates.
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.
I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the invaluable aid by KESST during the selection process for the Indian Air Force. Your unwavering support and expertise have been instrumental in shaping my success. The study material and guidance provided by the members of the trust have prepared me to face the challenges with confidence. I am deeply grateful for the time, effort, and dedication you have invested in helping me achieve my dream. Your commitment to nurturing aspiring candidates is truly commendable.
Thank you for being an integral part of my journey towards joining the Indian Air Force as part of Ground duty Technical AE(M), course serial number
213/23T/PC (joined in June 2023)
Vandan Chinnappa Mukkatira
The year 2022-23 was a year of recovery after COVID and life re-commenced with a degree of near normalcy. In the financial year 2022-23, KESST has incurred an expenditure of Rs 21,29,234 /- to support 122 children, of which 63 are girls, 8 are orphans being cared for by grandparents or other relatives, and 109 have mothers as a single parent.
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