Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University to rope in UNICEF for Wayanad tribal schools

KOCHI: The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) has submitted a proposal to UNICEF for educational awareness programme for tribal schools of Wayanad district as part of Wayanad-2030 programme of the university.

The two institutions also identified broad areas of collaboration like sustainable development, tribal school development, educational awareness and student entrepreneurship.

Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan, Director of Entrepreneurship of KVASU, held discussions in this regard with UNICEF officials at New York the other day.

Dr Sethumadhavan presented a paper on educational initiatives of KVASU for school children, which includes Jyothis, Insight and Sumedha of Koothuparamba, Payyanur and Kaipamangalam Assembly constituencies respectively, before the UNICEF officials at the meet. UNICEF officials suggested scaling up the project in appropriate areas.

The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) will collaborate with United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and UNICEF in the areas of technology for sustainable development and educational awareness programmes respectively.

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is a programme of United Nations Department of Public Information for institutions of higher education granting degrees or their equivalent across the globe.

UNAI in association with Amrita University organised an international conference the other day at United Nations, New York, on sustainable development and launched an online portal to encourage collaboration among researchers on technology for sustainable development.

Vice-Chancellor Dr.B.Ashok said the initiatives with UN and UNICEF will enable to meet educational and sustainable development goals of the state.