<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Student and Education Support Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[SESA]]></description><link>https://www.sesahelps.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:23:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sesa-helps.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Drs. Briju Thankachan and Betsy Briju - Dedicating Their Lives to Help the Lives of Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updated 11-9-2021: Drs. Briju and Betsy have arrived in Umarkhed and are settling into their new home! 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]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Pronoy Rai was appointed as a Visiting Faculty in Social Sciences at GSG College for a five-year term beginning in September 2019....]]></description><link>https://www.sesa-helps.org/post/pronoy-rai-is-appointed-visiting-faculty-at-gsg-college</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e2d9f73df5ebf00178657c6</guid><category><![CDATA[OU GSG Partnership]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pronoy Rai]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:44:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1238c7_db4a15305d804386a8b2ef8a46aa1e7f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sumeeta &amp; Hattie Gawande</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>