Global Eschools Communities Initiative

Started on the third floor of Desh Bandhu Apartments here in Kalkaji. We’ve been at 193 for a while now. It’s a busy spot in New Delhi. People come up the stairs and we talk about schools and how to connect different groups. The room is usually filled with papers and a couple of old laptops. It gets hot in the summers, but the fans keep things moving. We spend a lot of time looking at how technology fits into learning. It isn't anything fancy. Just a few desks pushed together and some chairs we found. Most of the time, we are just working through emails or coordinating with people from other places. Kalkaji has a lot of energy, and being in an apartment complex means we see the same neighbors every morning when we arrive. Sometimes the lift works, sometimes it doesn't, so we get our exercise. We aren't a big corporation with a lobby. It's just us in this space trying to get things done. The initiative part of our name is basically what we do every day, just starting things and seeing where they go. It's quiet enough to work but you can still hear the street sounds from below. We’ve grown used to the rhythm of this building. It’s where everything happens for us, from the morning tea to the late evening wrap-ups. We like being part of this local community while thinking about schools everywhere.