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IIES
About us

An organisation that works where its staff live

Indian Institute of Environment and Science was established in 2010 and is headquartered in Greater Noida West. It is a registered non-profit under the indian societies registration act, and has worked across sixteen programme areas in environment, livelihoods and community health.

Working in Odisha since
2010Working in Odisha since
Programme areas delivered since 2010
16Programme areas delivered since 2010
Field staff, trainers and coordinators
100+Field staff, trainers and coordinators

What we work on

Sixteen programme areas we have worked across, grouped by the part of village life they touch. Some are live today, others are completed projects.

Household sanitation infrastructure delivered under an IIES project
4 programmes

Environment and natural resources

  • Herbal Garden and Awareness
  • Environmental Awareness
  • Water and Sanitation (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan)
  • Disaster Risk Management
An IIES capacity-building workshop in session
5 programmes

Livelihoods and enterprise

  • Promotion of SHG and MED
  • Vocational Training
  • Mobile Repairing Training
  • Entrepreneurship Awareness
  • Women Empowerment
IIES medical volunteers running a rural health screening camp
7 programmes

Health and community

  • Health Camp
  • HIV/AIDS Awareness
  • Consumer Awareness
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Road Safety Awareness
  • Creche Programme
  • Senior Citizens Home

At a glance

Every figure below comes from our published annual report and can be evidenced on request.

Working in Odisha since
2010Working in Odisha sinceRural Odisha
Programme areas delivered
16Programme areas deliveredEnvironment, livelihoods, health
Offices across Odisha
3Offices across OdishaBargarh, Nayagarh, Cuttack
People on the team
100+People on the teamField staff, trainers, coordinators

Who the work is for

The five groups our programmes are built around, and the same people who look after a plantation site once it is planted.

  • Rural communities

  • Women and marginalised groups

  • Youth and students

  • Small businesses and entrepreneurs

  • Older adults

The IIES stall at a district government exhibition

Core values

  • Sustainability
  • Innovation
  • Collaboration
  • Inclusivity
  • Integrity
Governance

Governance and standing

Stated up front, because anyone considering working with us will ask. Registration documents and the annual report are available on request.

Legal status
Registered non-profit under the Indian Societies Registration Act
Governed by
A Board of Trustees drawn from environment, science and social development
Managing Trustee
Debashree Mohapatra
Office
Flat No. 503, O Block, Ajnara Le Garden, Near Ek Murti, Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh – 201009
Correspondence
Flat No. 1404, A Block, SKA Green Mansion, Noida West, Uttar Pradesh – 203207
Established
2010

The people behind it

A team of over a hundred field staff, trainers and coordinators works across the three project offices. These are some of the people who lead it.

  • Debashree Mohapatra at the IIES office

    Debashree Mohapatra

  • Portrait of Nisha Patel

    Nisha Patel

  • Portrait of Vini Khatter

    Vini Khatter

  • Portrait of Kailash Prasad Nayak

    Kailash Prasad Nayak

Where we are

A head office in Greater Noida West and three project offices across Odisha, each with resident field staff.

Head office

Greater Noida West

Uttar Pradesh

Project office

Padampur

Bargarh

Project office

Kantilo

Nayagarh

Project office

Kakiriguma, via Koraput

Cuttack

Come and see the work

Our field offices are open to visits. The fastest way to understand what we do is to spend a morning at a live project site.