VRO - ITS ORIGIN

The Village Reconstruction Organisation, familiarly known as VRO, was founded on June 6th, 1969 in the wake of a disastrous cyclone in Coastal Andhra. To start with, it was a relief organisation which in the later years became a development-oriented organisation. It is a secular, non-profit voluntary organisation. It was registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 on 6th October 1971 at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, in India.

AREAS OF OPERATION

For the present VRO's programmes are being implemented in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Pondichery, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Rajasthan & Orissa with a scope for expansion to other states.

PHILOSOPHY

The VRO philosophy is closely allied to the Gandhian concept of Sarvodaya and the Christian Social philosophy. The value and dignity of the human individual, the possibility for the individual to develop within and through a community with a focus on peace, social justice and quality of life constitues its core.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Employment	Enjoyment
Environment	Enlightenment

The 4 objectives of VRO are employment, enjoyment, environment, and enlightenment.

The VRO believes that the village as a human settlement, a socio-economic entity, with an identity and history of its own, which has grown as a result of interaction with a particular eco system, should not only survive in modern society, but also should grow in strength. Its economy should be vibrant enough to provide employment to most of its inhabitants and it should be enabled to bargain with the larger world. One day the world is bound to discover that the village offers a pattern of life, more sane, sustainable and humane than what modern cities have to offer today.

The Objectives, in concrete terms, are:

• Integrated village community development with attention to the smallest and the poorest like the tribals and scheduled castes.
• Promotion of cooperation among persons, organisations and Government in view of building strong villages.
• Affiliation and association with other organisations sharing the same objectives.
• Research and dissemination of information about villages, their economy, culture, social life and ethos.
• Organising seminars, workshops and training camps to motivate and equip volunteers and villagers with skills to face modern challenges.

THE GOVERNING BODY

Executive Committee is the Governing Body of the Organisation, which meets every month to review and evaluate the work done, to take up new work and to consider organisational matters. It consists of experienced and socially concerned leaders who have a commitment for social work.

The following are the members of the Executive Committee (2006 - 2007).

THE GENERAL BODY

It consists of enrolled members and patrons. Unless otherwise decided, it meets once a year to consider policies, plans of action, review of work and the budget. It elects the Executive Committee.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to individuals, organisations and institutions, without reference to caste, community or religion. Individual institutions or organisations interested in the development work and in the promotion of social justice are welcome as memers to asist the organisation by strengthening its programme and by widening its scope of work.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Enrole yourself / your organisation / your institution as an annual or life or patron member.

Share in the work

• as a full-timer
• as a part-timer
• or whenever you have time to spare

Help us with your advice and guidance.

Support us by your financial contribution by a cheque drawn in favour of VRO.