Evolution

Harsha Trust was constituted by a group of professionals under the leadership of Mr.Bismaya Mahapatra. Harsha Trust is registered under Indian Trust Act 1882 on 29th January 2002 with a belief that it is capable of caring people rather than providing service delivery – which are more necessary in bringing a transitional change in the quality of life of the community and thereby contributing to social change. Harsha Trust recruits and deploys commited young people who possess knowledge and empathy to engage with poor communities and bring about development using the medium of livelihoods. Harsha Trust works with more than 1,97,313 families selected on consideration of remoteness from urban settlements and markets, degraded status of natural resources, and inaccessibility of basic amenities, with specific focus on forest fringe villages and rain fed areas, and targeted at disadvantaged communities such as indigenous communities, scheduled castes and women.