Asrita Katta is a Thematic Coordinator for Livelihoods, based in Mohana FCO, Gajapati. She joined Gram Vikas in April 2022. She supports water user group formation, organises organic farming training, facilitates animal vaccination, and works on irrigation initiatives. She volunteered with Gram Vikas in 2020 before joining full-time. Asrita completed Intermediate in Arts from Babasaheb […]
Ashish Kumar Sabar is a Thematic Coordinator for Livelihoods in Daringbadi FCO, Kandhamal. He supports water user group formation, organic farming training, animal vaccination, and irrigation work with farming communities. He came to Gram Vikas through the Status Assessment Survey, conducting household and village-level surveys on water and sanitation infrastructure, and joined full-time in 2021. […]
Aruna Kumar Sahu is a Thematic Coordinator for Water in Karadasingh FCO, Gajapati. His expertise lies in constructing toilets, bathing rooms, water tanks, and school buildings, and in training masons. He came to Gram Vikas in 2003 through a six-month Barefoot Engineering training programme. Aruna is a certified Barefoot Engineer and holds a Bachelor of […]
Aruna Gamango is a Thematic Coordinator for Sanitation & Health in Gumma FCO, Gajapati. He joined Gram Vikas in 2019. His work has spanned disaster response during Cyclone Titli, mobilising communities for MGNREGA cashew plantation work, toilet and bathing room repairs, and nutrition garden promotion. He also volunteered on the Status Assessment Survey of Gram […]
Arun Kumar Nayak is a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions in Rudhapadar FCO, Ghumusur. He mobilises communities to form and strengthen local committees spanning adolescents, children, and general members, and helps residents access government entitlements. He has also worked on water initiatives at Gram Vikas. Before joining in 2017, he was a Supervisor at JPAL […]
Artatrana Sunani is a Thematic Coordinator for Livelihoods in Berhampur FCO, Ganjam. He supports water user group formation, organises organic farming and animal vaccination training, and facilitates irrigation initiatives for farming communities. He volunteered on the Status Assessment Survey before joining full-time in 2019. Artatrana completed Class 12 in Arts from Jay Prakash Mahavidyalaya, Bhawanipatna.
Arabinda Nayak is a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions in Mohana FCO, Gajapati. He facilitates the formation and strengthening of gram panchayat committees and adolescent committees, supports SHG formation and inclusion of marginalised households, and leads community demand collection to connect villages with government line departments. He has been at Gram Vikas since 1998 and […]
Ananta Kishore Das is a Thematic Coordinator for Water based in Surada FCO, Ghumusur district. He supervises the construction of piped water supply systems, including water tanks, toilet and bathing rooms, and tap connections. He started at Gram Vikas as a Field Supervisor in 2008 and has spent over a decade and a half working […]
Amit Kumar Paikray works as a Junior Manager for water quality work at Gram Vikas, based in Mohuda. He coordinates water quality testing and reporting across the organisation’s operational areas. He is the Laboratory in-charge of Sujal-the Water Quality Laboratory situated in the Mohuda campus. Before joining in 2021, he was Lab In-Charge for a […]
Amarsing Majhi is a Thematic Coordinator for Village Institutions at Gram Vikas based in Sundergarh district. He mobilises communities to form village committees, spanning adolescent groups, children, and general members, and supports people in accessing government entitlements. His connection to Gram Vikas goes back to 2015, when he worked as a Community Service Provider under […]
