Gram Vikas

Gram Vikas is a rural development organization working in Orissa, that helps to organize the people to tackle basic health and social problems. Right from working in rainwater harvesting, to construction of granaries, setting up of power generation units, schools, hospitals, they even help towards strengthning local governance at the villages and Gram Panchayat levels. They are presently working with a population of over 140000 (28000 households) across 400 villages in 15 districts of Orissa, one of the most impoverished states of India. Here is a link to their website.