Who We Are
Professor Michael Anthony Windey SJ
(Born on 28th April 1921 at Buggenhout, Belgium and a member of the Society of Jesus) true to his Christian Background was inspired by the Sarvodaya and Anthyodaya philosophy of Gandhi plus enthused by the Total Revolution of Jayaprakash Narayan and discovered his vocation to reconstruct the villages after the 1969 killer cyclone that hit Coastal Districts of the then undivided Andhra Pradesh. He first rendered relief work to the victims from 6th June 1969. Later he was convinced that relief work has to be complemented by rehabilitation. To make this a reality and to be close to the constantly devastated rural poor of the coastal Andhra Pradesh he conceived a non-governmental and non-profitable organization Village Reconstruction Organisation familiarly known as VRO and got it registered on 6th October 1971.
Our Key Programs
VRO facilitates all the required assistance with the active collaboration of the village community to provide quality education to children.
The Entry into a village enables VRO volunteers to identify the vibrant energy spot that is the youth and utilize that most efficiently.
VRO makes every attempt to create an opportunity for each and every woman to understand their strengths, rights, and limitations.
VRO initiated the promotion of Agro-Forestry in active collaboration with the forest department of the State Government.
Village Rebuilding Program (VRBP) has been the backbone of VRO’s work in rural India. We have built hundreds of houses.