Samait Shala Education Foundation

We are located at 16/184 Parishram Apartment, which is right opposite Biman Nagar and near the Shivranjani Cross Roads in Ahmedabad. It’s a busy intersection, so there is always something going on nearby. The Samait Shala Education Foundation is run out of this apartment space. It gives the whole thing a much more relaxed feeling than a standard office block. We have turned a couple of the rooms into workspaces with tables and chairs. It gets a bit cramped when we have everyone in at the same time, but we manage. We spend our days talking about schools and how to help teachers and students. It’s not glamorous work. There are a lot of lists, a lot of phone calls, and plenty of scheduling. We often have tea together in the small kitchen area while we talk about what needs to be done next. The apartment has been our base for a while, and it feels like home. We don't have a lobby or a sign-in sheet. People just come to the door. We like being in this part of Ahmedabad because it feels central and connected to the rest of the city. We’re just a group of people trying to be useful from our little base in Parishram Apartment. It’s practical, it’s a bit messy, and it’s how we like to work every day of the week.