Collaboration with NGOs for SDGs
Does your university as a body collaborate with NGOs to tackle the SDGs through:
Yes, KISS Deemed to be university as a body collaborates with NGOs to tackle the SDGs.
- Collaboration with SAKHA, a CBO of transgender network:The Nua Maa project was a community media prototype on Infant and young Child Nutrition (IYCN) and Wanted And Sanitation (WASH) being piloted by KISS in two blocks of Rayagada district with funding support from APPI and implementation support by SAKHA, a CBO of transgender network. https://kiss.ac.in/nua-maa/
- Kalinga Fellowship: The Kalinga Fellowship is a systemic change societal leadership platform to facilitate a breakthrough in thinking and strategy on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 that concerns gender equality. Within SDG5, the Fellowship has concentrated on issues related to gender-based violence. KISS was instrumental in establishing this proiect in joint partnership with the BRIDGE Institute, Ashoka Foundation, FXB India, Prajwala, UN Women and the US Consulate Hyderabad. This global programme annually brings together the most progressive leaders from business, government and civil society to facilitate a breakthrough in thinking and strategy to answer the question: How can the senior leaders of the government, business sector and civil society come together to combat trafficking of women and children globally. 500+ fellows awarded till date. https://kiss.ac.in/kalinga-fellowship-2/ , https://kiss.ac.in/kalinga-fellowship/
- Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD): The Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Deemed to be University (KISS-DU) signed an MoU with the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) on 17th November 2023. This partnership aims at strengthening academics, research, collaborations, learning exchange and other allied activities. https://university.kiss.ac.in/posts/kiss-du-inks-mou-with-cysd/