5th November 2018, Bileipada. Shishu Prem Nursery School celebrated Pre Diwali with great enthusiasm at the school premises. The little children, teachers & guests took part in the celebration. There was a small cultural program followed by Lakshmi Pooja and sweet distribution. Mrs Rosalie Mishra, Secretary, Mrs Ratna Chattopadhyay, Trustee, Mrs Saroj Manchanda, Education Coordinator (Shishu Prem), all teachers & staff were present during the occasion.
20th September 2018, Bileipada. Vidya Shakti Niyas in collaboration with Tata Sponge organized an orientation cum training program for rural women to promote group business enterprise on industrial sewing. Around 30 women who have recently undertaken sewing training at VSN Sewing School attended the program. The program focused on promising opportunities with proper utilization of their newfound skill sets. The event was organized by 8 volunteers from Tata Sponge and the township along with VSN Staff. Important guests included Mrs Rosalie Mishra, Secretary, Mrs Ratna Chattopadhyay (Trustee), Mr S Nanda, Head CSR (Tata Sponge) & others.
Bileipada, 7-11 September 2018. Vidya Shakti Niyas organized a multi talent competition for various schools situated in the surrounding villages. Around 14 schools participated in the event, with each school represented by 3 students from grades IV till VII and a teacher. The song & speech competitions were held at the VSN Training Hall. Talented students performed with the best of their ability, giving a tough time to the jury members in selecting the winners. Prominent guests include Mrs Rosalie Mishra, Secretary, Mrs Ratna Chattopadhyay, Mrs Nibedita Mishra (both Trustees) including township volunteers and VSN staff. Around 80 attendees were present during the event. The winning students were shortlisted for felicitation during next public award ceremony.
Bileipada, 25th August 2018. Vidya Shakti has been promoting art, culture and extra curricular activities as a part of its education initiative for all round development of students. Eight schools from the region including Saraswati Shishu Mandir Joda, Saraswati Shishu Mandir Bileipada, Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya Kaliabeda, Bileipada High School, Maa Santoshi High School Anseikala, BD High School Kandara, Maa Dwarsuni High School Chamakpur & Govt Girls High School, Basudevpur participated in the event. Talented students presented enthralling dance performance in front of a panel of judges. The audience encouraged the dancers with huge applaud. Mrs Rosalie Mishra, Secretary (VSN) attended the program along with Mrs N Nanda, VSN staff & several other volunteers.
Chamakpur, 23rd August 2018. Vidya Shakti Niyas recently organized a Dengue awareness campaign in the village of Chamkapur. The program was organized at the Chamakpur High School. More than 100 children from nearby villages attended the program. Dr Arabinda Panda conducted the session with insight on the causes of Dengue and the measures to check its spread during the rainy seasons. The program was supported by VSN staff, township volunteers and villagers. The program was highly appreciated by the school management and parents.
13th July 2018, Basudevpur. A drawing competition was organized by Vidya Shakti Niyas at the Girls’ High School in the village of Basudevpur. The young artists in different groups created beautiful drawings & sketches on various themes like scenery & natural life. The event saw a multitude of talented prodigies showing great promise to take up fine arts in their future academic careers. Present during the event were Mrs Ratna Chattopadhyay, Trustee along with several volunteers from the township.
7th July 2018, Anseikala. Vidya Shakti Niyas organized a program on prevention of Dengue at the Maa Santoshi High School, in the village of Anseikala. Dr Arabinda Panda took a session on the causes of the dreaded disease. Discussion was made on precautions and remedial treatment during emergencies. The importance of maintaining a clean and hygienic neighborhood was stressed. Around 300 students attended the program. Also present were several VSN volunteers who help organize the event successfully.
Juglidhar, 29th June 2018. Vidya Shakti Niyas organized a Dengue Awareness program in the village of Juglidhar, under Kandara Gram Pandhayat recently. The program focused on the dreaded killer and various approaches to combat it through prevention, precaution and in case of sickness, adequate treatment. Around 35 villagers from the community attended the program. The program was conducted by Dr Arabinda Panda along with VSN staff & volunteers. The program was highly praised by local villagers.
Bileipada, 21st June 2018. Vidya Shakti Niyas organized a rice farming training for local villagers. The program was organized at VSN Training Hall, Bileipada. Rice farming expert Mr German Sethi, ex Village Agriculture Worker, conducted the program. Around 65 farmers from the villages of Chamakpur, Ramchandrapur, Panchananpur & Lahanda attended the program. The program covered various aspects of rice farming including variety of seeds, sowing techniques, cultivation, care & upkeep of the harvest. Present during the event were Mrs Rosalie Mishra, Secretary (VSN) along with Mr AC Nayak, Mr Mahesh Rathi, Mrs Ratna Chattopadhyay (all Trustees) and VSN staff & volunteers.
Bileipada, 11th June 2018. Vermicomposting is the decomposition of organic material by earthworms. Excellent quality compost can be produced in ambient temperature conditions within short time using the process. Vermicompost plays an important role in improving growth and yield of different field crops like vegetables, flowers & fruit crops. Commercial production of vermicompost has turned out to be a profitable business in recent years. To help small farming households living in the periphery take advantage of the same, Vidya Shakti Niyas recently organized a vermicompost training program for local villagers in its Training Hall. Mr S Sahoo & Mr P Pradhan, both experts in the subject, conducted the training. More than 47 villagers attended the program. Prominent guests present during the occasion included Mr R Somnath, Head (CSR, BE & S), Mrs Ratna Chattopadhyay, Mr Abinash Nayak, Mr Mahesh Rathi (all Trustees, VSN) along with several volunteers.
