ActionAid's office
ActionAid's main office in the area is in Balangir town. Over 10 people work in this office and they all spend half of their time working with the people in the villages and the other half in the office. They write reports and persuade the local government to give more help to the poorest people.
ActionAid started work in this area in 1996 when there was a terrible drought. This was the first year that many poor people were forced to go to the brick-kilns in search of work. Since then it has worked alongside villages and helped stop over 900 families from leaving.