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.
For FY 2025-26 we hope to be able to raise Rs 40 lakhs and meet the balance expenditure from interest on donated corpus. While all contributions are welcome (and exempt under IT law) we would like for our young earning adults to consider contributing just @ Rs 30/- per day (around Rs 10,000/-) to support the needy and less fortunate children of Kodagu District.
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 23.11.2025 - Start Point.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Girls Flag Off.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - President addressing the runners.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Managing Trustee addressing the runners.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Organsiers: Veterans of 18 Madras.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - President and Trustees of KESST.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Boys Winner: Chennabasava B, Sports Hostel, Kudige.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Girl's Winner: Bhavishya DK, Sports Hostel, Kudige.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Boys Winners.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Girls Winners.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Media Coverage: Kannada Prabha.
KESST Kushalanagar Run 23.11.2025 - Media Coverage.
Kodagu Educational and Social Service Trust conducted the 4th State-level Cross Country Race for Youth Eligible for Joining Defence Forces on 23rd November 2025 as the Late Ponnachanda Neeraj Kushalappa Memorial Race as his parents came forward to sponsor the event. The event was organised at Government Junior College, Kushalnagar (Kodagu), also known as the Gundi College, by Kodagu Educational and Social Service Trust and Kushalnagar Ex-Servicemen's Organisation.
This annual run is in its fourth edition and is organized to encourage youth who aspire to join the Defence services and sportspersons to showcase their capabilities. The upper age limit was 20 years, and this year there were 165 boys and 50 girls who participated. Among the girls, Sports Hostel Kudige dominated, while in the boys' section, the honours were evenly shared by Sports Hostel Kudige and other institutions.
Captain PS Kariappa, Trustee, presented a Laptop to the Lions Primary School, Gonikoppa
KESST - Defence Career Awareness Program
KESST - Defence Career Awareness Program
KESST Beneficiaries
KESST Guests & Trustees
KESST Guests & Trustees
KESST Sainik School Coaching 2024-25 - Children with parents, teachers and Trustees.
KESST Sainik School Coaching 2024-25 - Children with teachers
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
In FY 2024-25 KESST incurred an expenditure of Rs 20,20,926/- to support 120 children, of which 62 are girls. Amongst the children, 10 are orphans, 49 have single mothers and the remaining 56 children are from economically poor families.
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