Gatiman Seva Foundation

Gatiman Seva Foundation is located over in Khalesar. We operate out of the house of Shri Jainendra Giri Goswami. It’s not one of those big offices with glass walls and receptionists. It’s a lot more personal than that. You walk in and it feels like a home because it mostly is. We have a few rooms set aside for our work. Most days, we are just sitting around talking about what needs to happen next in the community. It’s quiet in Khalesar, which is nice for getting things done without too much distraction. We don’t have a lot of money for fancy stuff, so we make do with what we have. The chairs are a bit old, and the desk has a few scratches, but it works for us. We aren't trying to change the whole world overnight or anything. We just look at what’s right in front of us. Some of our neighbors stop by to say hello or ask what we are up to. We usually have a pot of tea going. It’s a very local way of doing things. We don't really use big words or have long meetings. We just decide what needs doing and we try to do it. It’s just us, working from a house in a small town, trying to be useful where we can. That’s pretty much the whole story of how we run things and keep moving forward.