The Juhar Foundation, Mumbai, (CSR wing of Paschim Odisha Paribar, Mumbai) announced fellowship for six talented students of western Odisha in an online function held on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
The Veer Surendra Sai Fellowship is a concept where meritorious young graduates from economically weaker sections in rural areas will reach out to students of class 9th and 10th to enhance their learning levels specially in the lockdown time when schools are closed.
Each fellow will get a monthly honorarium of Rs 5,000 per month with a laptop and mobile white board. In addition they will be mentored by Mumbai based senior Odia professionals till they start earning. In return they will keep teaching and facilitating digital education to rural underprivileged students. "We are envisaging to reach out to over 1,000 such underprivileged students through 10 VSS Fellows," said Pratyush Panda of Paschim Odisha Paribar.The first list of six VSS fellows are Sanjita Padhan, Kushmuda, Banjipali, Bargarh; Rajkumar Bhoi, Sauntamal, Dungri, Bargarh; Sudarshan Sahu, Palash, Bisipara, Ullunda, Subarnapur; Rudra Krupa Khamari, Dasigaon, Junagarh, Kalahandi; Mrutyunjaya Mund, Mundraguda, Kalahandi and
Ashish Kumar Jal, Duajhar, Nuapada."We are still looking for good candidates in Sambalpur, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, Bolangir and Boudh for the Fellowship and interested candidates with good academic record and from underprivileged background in remote villages of these districts can apply to Jury Chairperson Prof Susama Panda at popmumbai@gmail.com by October 20," said the organisation release.