Village Reconstruction Organization
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| Abbreviation | VRO |
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| Established | 1969 |
| Founder | Michael Windey |
| Headquarters | Pass Road, Pedakakani Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 16°19′49.02″N 80°29′11.28″E / 16.3302833°N 80.4864667°E |
President | Cletus Daisy |
Director | Peter Daniel |
| Website | vroindia |
Village Reconstruction Organization is a non-governmental organization in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. The organization was founded by Belgian Jesuit Michael A. Windey and is supported largely by European organizations and donor cities.[1]
VRO primarily supports impoverished, structurally weak, and unregistered villages in the coastal regions of Southeast India. Since 1969, it has helped rebuild 505 of these villages,[2] many of which have been destroyed by natural catastrophes. The organization assists with the construction of villages, and facilities within the villages: homes, schools, childcare and community centres, especially among the dalits.[3]
As well as providing villagers with advice, VRO supplies funding towards the creation of training and health centers, along with programs for the support of women.
Bibliography[edit]
- Josef Hainz. (Hrsg.): Feuer muß brennen. Dörfer für Indien.. For Michael A. Windey, SJ, on the occasion of his 75th birthday on 28 April 1996, by his friends in Europe. Hardcover, Kelkheim-Eppenhain, self publisher, 2nd ed. (1996).
- Sustainable Development. Theoretische Konzeption und Fallbeispiel.. Seminar work by Tobias Schmitt, University of Tübingen, geographical institute (SS 1997), available via VRO Deutschland eV.
- Felix Duffner: Nutzung der Wasserkraft durch Wasserräder. Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Flow Machines at the University of Fridericana, Karlsruhe (TH), August 1993, available through VRO Deutschland eV.
References[edit]
- ^ "VRO – Village Reconstruction Organisation – India". vroindia.org. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
- ^ "Built VRO villages since 1969 in Orissa, Andhra N+S, Wardha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu N+S" (PDF). Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Das Projekt". www.zum-tod-lachen.at (in German). Retrieved 2017-02-24.
