Growth Integrated Support Team (Gist) Foundation

Our office is located in the Karunamoyee Apartment building on M.C. Road. We are in flat A4. If you know the Uzan Bazar area of Guwahati, you know it is a place with a lot of history and old buildings. Subrata Barthakur is the person who looks after the space here. We use the name Growth Integrated Support Team, or GIST for short, though it sounds a bit more official than we actually are in person. In reality, it is just a few of us in a regular apartment trying to manage several different projects at once. We do not have a reception desk or a fancy lobby for visitors. You just come inside and we usually sit at a small table or the desks we have squeezed into the rooms. We spend most of our time on our computers or talking on the phone. The work is mostly about supporting other small efforts and groups in the city. We try to connect people who have resources with those who really need them. It is a lot of logistical work that most people never see. We don't have a large sign outside the apartment building. We are just another unit in the block. We like it that way because it keeps us focused on the work itself. It is not about looking important to others. It is just about getting the tasks done. Some days are a bit chaotic, but we usually manage.