Welcome to GPSS

GPSS emerged as a registered entity in the year 1991 with the efforts of few likeminded individuals having years of experience of people’s struggle for rights and entitlement. The initial years of GPSS was seen as years of action as a supportive mentor for small groups and bodies at local level to take forward their struggle in the right direction. Slowly the organization gathered its strength and moved ahead with a good and experienced Advisors team.

Over the years GPSS has engaged itself in diverse activities encompassing both development intervention as well as disaster response and the efforts of GPSS has been well recognized at various quarters by both Govt. institutions/ agencies as well as national and international agencies. GPSS has also received recognition of its efforts at different points of time. In order to carry out different strategic intervention, GPSS has mobilized support from not only community led institutions but also from technical and financial agencies from within the state and outside the state. Till date GPPS has been able to have its presence in districts like Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Khorda, Nabarangpur,Boudh, Rayagada,Koraput and Malkanagiri districts of Odisha. GPSS since its inception has believed in networking approach and has worked along with other local, regional and wider forums. part from these GPSS has also been part various socio economic studies and research initiatives by different agencies. GPSS focus upon agriculture, Livelihood with urban poor women through SHG, Water and Sanitation, Women and Child Development, Land Rights, Disaster Management, Digital Literacy, Rights and Entitlement of Indigenous communities, Climate Change with special focus on Coastal Zone Management, Micro Planning etc.