Ahalya Mahananda

Ahalya Mahananda is a Field Expert for Gram Vikas’ Sanitation & Health thematic, based in Baliguda FCO in Kandhamal district. She joined Gram Vikas in 2022. She conducts community sessions on waste management, menstrual hygiene, and nutrition. Before joining full-time, she volunteered with Gram Vikas during the COVID-19 response, conducting household surveys and facilitating access […]

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Abnaijar Raika

Abnaijar Raika is a Junior Manager in the Farm Livelihood Technology Group.  He first volunteered on the Status Assessment Survey, visiting villages that had earlier set up water and sanitation systems. He joined Gram Vikas full-time in 2019. He holds a Master of Arts in Political Science from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Degree College, Ramagiri, […]

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Abhimanyu Nayak

Abhimanyu Nayak is a Field Expert for Gram Vikas’ Livelihood thematic, based out of Berhampur FCO, Ganjam. He facilitates community introductions to the Gram Swabhimaan initiative: running demand collection, supporting the formation of village Action Committees, and organising community clean-up drives. In his livelihood work, he supports water user groups, organic farming training, and animal […]

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