An online meeting was organized for selected hostel wardens on 29.03.2021 to discuss strategies on introducing CRE programme in hostels from this academic year. There were 19 hostel wardens representing different sections, boys and girls- run by catholic Sisters, Fathers, Adi Dravidar Welfare Hostels and Backward Community Hostels. Their experiential sharing was very useful to organize CRE programme for hostel students and strategies to be worked out, keeping in mind the interests, likes, and dislikes of the inmates and the hostel atmosphere. The identification of hostels by the staff team could not be done, due to the pandemic situation in Quarter 2. The follow-up will be done in Quarter 4, once the schools are reopened.
The Odisha partner took extra effort to organize training programs for hostel wardens in different places in Odisha and to initiate CRE programs in hostels. The hostel students are actively taking part in all club activities and the Headmasters/Principals of the residential schools are very much cooperative with the hostel wardens and encouraging them to take forward this program in their hostels. The regular visits by Mr. Pradipta Nayak to these hostels strengthen the activities.