Annual report 13'14 by Hunnarshala

ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14

Hunnarshala Foundation for Building Technology and Innovation 1

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CONTENT 1. Introduction...4 2. Education for Children...5 • Activities in ’13 – ‘14 • Financial Support • Kamerai & Ozari • Infrastructure development for children education 3. Education for Professionals...9 • Training Course on Stabilized Rammed Earth • Scholarship to a student pursuing Master course in Sustainable Architecture. 4. Education for Building Artisans...11 • Research 5.

Projects...14

6. Community Empowerment...16 • Community Tourism • Owner Driven Reconstruction • Community Housing 7. Other Activities...25 • Gubbi Alliance for sustainable habitat

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Awards & Publications...26

Finance...27

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Governance...30

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1. INTRODUCTION

2. EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

In Hunnarshala, it has been a continuous quest to develop environment friendly technologies using locally available material and involvement of local artisans. Earth, wood and bamboo are most commonly used to develop these technologies. Through the research programs these technologies are developed, tested and transferred to the artisan guild before it’s made available to the market. Artisan’s role is key in developing and promoting these technologies as they are the one’s who implement them in various projects. The artisan entrepreneur program ensures The massive earthquake of Kutch in the year the technical and livelihood development of the 2001 brought together few professionals to form building artisans. a Shelter Cell under the umbrella of Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan. This cell addressed facilitation The urban poor communities are being empowof housing for the disaster affected people.While ered by helping them build their houses by introthe rehabilitation work was on the verge of com- ducing the owner driven construction concept. pletion, a meeting along with the professionals Further initiatives are being taken to link governwas convened in Abhiyan to explore the possibil- ment housing schemes like Rajiv Awaas Yojana ity of forming a not-for-profit company through for the benefit of the slum dwellers. which they could collectively continue to share Hunnarshala has evolved as an institution that their work and experience. provides an open platform to artisans, students, In 2003, “Hunnarshala Foundation for Building artists and professionals who collaborate for conTechnology and Innovations” was incorporated tributing, learning or developing ideas / techas a section 8 company (formerly section 8 was nologies, thus becoming part of this movement. section 25 of companies Act 1960) of the Com- Through these collaborations and inter discipanies Act 2013, with the participation of Kutch pline synergies, Hunnarshala envisages to create Nav Nirman Abhiyan, educational and scientific awareness on sustainability. We feel its time to institutions like CEPT, IIS, CSR Auroville and com- share the knowledge gained during its journey panies like HDFC, Gruh Finance and Transmetal in a structured manner through education programs for various sections of our society. Industries. In the initial years of its journey Hunnarshala has worked globally on disaster rehabilitation. In the process, it has supported the building of temporary shelters and permanent reconstruction for various governments, funding agencies and NGO’s. With its experiences in working with disasters, Hunnarshala has helped to develop technical guidelines and provide training to engineers and masons on earthquake resisting structures.

“Knowledge will bring you the opportunity to make the difference” – Claire Fagin,

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Traditional knowledge will be available only if it is systematically transferred from one generation to another. Retaining traditional knowledge of a region is in the hands of people who practice it with great passion. By initiating “education for children”, Hunnarshala intends to provide children a platform where they come together to learn, interact, share and finally possess a skill. These children already carry the understanding of eco-friendly materials as traditional wisdom. The education program envisages that the students become confident enough to create opportunities for themselves that can make a difference in their life.

• Disseminate scientifically validated traditional knowledge among the younger generation of communities, so that the traditional knowledge and its practices are preserved within these communities instead of leading towards extinction. • To create awareness within the rural society to encourage young students to pursue hand skills. • Rebuilding the confidence and skills of students who are exposed to exploitation as child laborers and those adversely affected by mainstream education

In 2011, the education program was initiated The “shala” started with a course on carpentry in November 2011. The following year a course on with the following objectives: walling systems was also offered. Last year the • Creating a platform for young boys and third batch of carpentry and second batch of girls, school dropouts, child labors who have dis- walling systems course was in progress. Till now continued their education either to support the 48 students have graduated from “Karigarshala”. family or due to lack of proper guidance. The “Karigarshala” curriculum consists of theory • Education through development of hand and practical classes. In the theory classes the skills in a specific trade with a focus on under- students learn Mathematics, Material Science, standing life values, confidence building and ca- Life Science, Drawing and Sketching. In the practical class the students understand the use of pability of delivering work professionally. various tools followed by hands on practice. The practical trainingshelp the student to evolve as 5

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“karigars”. In one year, the course tries to inculcate good human values, material knowledge and its selection, provide knowledge of using tools and machinery, confidence to deliver work on time, quantification and estimation. In 2013 -14 the total strength of students was 14 i.e. 7 in each stream.7 students of the walling system course were from Jambua district of Madhya Pradesh. They belong to families whosemain occupation is farming. All these families own small piece of land on which they do farming. Out of 7 students 3 have single parent and all of them had discontinued studies after 6th or 7th class. After completing their course from “karigarshala”, 2 boys went to work in Surat as masons, and the rest of them are working in towns and villages close to their village.

prepared the products based on the designs. The students of Navrachna University, Baroda and students of the carpentry course jointly participated in a workshop for a week. The first three days were spent in designing wooden products like chair, bookshelves etc. The next three days were spent is producing these items. Such synergies help students of both fraternity to understand each other’s capabilities and the importance of developing a bond that is essential later as professionals in respective fields. Similarly, the students of walling systems have planned to associate with master artisan and work with them in their projects. This exercise will help the students to further practice, understand the importance of delivering the required quality and quantity of work in specified time.

The other 7 students who came for the carpentry course were mostly from Kutch and Meshana district of Gujarat. These boys also came from families mostly involved in farming. After completing the course only 2 students are practicing carpentry, others are occupied in either farming or other family businesses.

The “Karigarshala” is financially supported by: • Surplus generated by Hunnarshala Foundation. • Philanthropic contributions. • Work done by the students on projects as part of their practical training. The annual expenditure was Rs.1, 14, 000(approx.) per student. The cost includes a stipend of Rs.9000 per annum and all functional costs.

Kamerai & Ozari After the 1st batch of carpentry and walling system students passed out from the artisan school the students opted to explore the market for work. After 3 months the students met again in the school and shared their experience. Listening to their individual experiences, it was felt that they were still not mature and confident to face the exploitative market scenario. So the Artisan School team thought of handholding and grooming the students further by providing them an opportunity to operate a business entity under the guidance of Hunnarshala where they would learn the basics of entrepreneurship. Thus came into being two incubation companies named, Kamerai and Ozari. Kamerai is a partnership firm for the walling system students and Ozari for the carpentry students. After the course of one year is complete the students have an option to be part of the company for a period of 15 months and thereafter they are replaced by the next batch of students passing out. All the students are partners in the firm and have elected their representatives for legal compliances.

Activities in 13-14 This year the students of Karigarshala (Carpentry course) and IPSA, school of architecture, Rajkot came together to conduct 2 workshops. In the first workshop, the students of IPSA visited Hunnarshala and interacted with the artisan school students and master artisans to get a first hand feel of the tools used in carpentry. Both the teams visited Ryan village to see the use of wooden elements in old buildings and make sketches of the same. The students of Karigarshala learned sketching techniques from the architect students.

after an order is received i.e. estimation, proposal, understanding the importance of legal documents prepared for each order, procurement of raw material, efficiently producing / constructing in stipulated time, complying to administrative requirements of a firm etc. We spoke to two students named Mayank Makwana and Yogesh Vinjoda. Both of them were students of the first carpentry batch. Mayank opted not to join Ozari whereas Yogesh opted to join Ozari. When asked the reason for their decision, “Mayank said - I wanted to learn and specialize furniture production instead of doors, windows, floorboards and basic furniture. I know that at the moment I am getting less salary compared to my colleagues who work in Ozari, but I want to follow my passion of learning furniture making. I have all praise for my days spent as a learner in Karigarshala”.

“Yogesh said – I wanted to learn about the functioning of a company in which I was a partner. The ups and down a person sees while operating a business, the timelines to deliver orders etc. was a great learning for me. With this learning, I have gained a lot of confidence and feel that now I am ready to venture out in the market. Karigarshala and Ozari have provided me a direction in life and I am very thankful to everyone who is involved in this noble work.”

Hunnarshala supports both companies by providing them the required infrastructure to function. Links them to the market and provides technical as well as administrative guidance. In the incubation companies the students are exposed to major functions of business activity so that they gain confidence and understanding. The students participate in the entire process

In the second workshop, the students of Karigarshala visited IPSA, Rajkot to attend a workshop wherein both teams worked together to design wooden products and subsequently 6

Financials

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3. EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS

Infra structure development for children education

Professionals see Hunnarshala as a platform where they can associate to contribute, learn and innovate. Professionals visiting Hunnarshala get an opportunity to learn how to use eco-friendly technologies in modern context. During this learning process they interact and work together with the building artisans creating a special bonding between them. They also understand why the efforts of the artisans towards a construction process should be acknowledged. In 13-14, 215 students / professionals (approximately) visited Hunnarshala.

Training Course On Stabilized Rammed Earth

Initially, the artisan school was started in the office campus of Hunnarshala and students from outside Kutch used to stay in nearby rented houses. Though being a temporary arrangement, it was not very convenient for the students and also not cost-effective to manage such a setup. Hunnarshala had already planned and purchased a land very close to its office campus to build a hostel facility for students coming to study from outside Bhuj. The students and entrepreneur companies promoted by Hunnarshala played a major role in constructing the building. The hostel has incremented into a complete facility for the artisan school where the students have classrooms, computer room, workshop equipped with required tools and machinery, meeting room, office for the faculties, kitchen and dining area. The students stay together in the hostel with one of their faculty member.

In May 2013, Hunnarshala Foundation offered a Training Course on Stabilized Rammed Earth Construction. This course was conducted in collaboration with master artisans, architects and engineers. The goal of the training course was to strengthen professionals with knowledge and skills required for designing and building with sustainable technology like Rammed Earth. The main objectives of the course were: 1. To enhance the knowledge, skills and attitudes of participants to practice consciously and sensitively within their socio-cultural environment. 2. To strengthen community of practitioners of sustainable technologies like rammed earth by promoting collaborations between artisans, architects and engineers.

The best part of this building is that it is a confluence of work from all the artisan entrepreneur groups, students of artisan school, Kamerai and Ozari. Surpluses generated by Hunnarshala have been utilized for the construction of this facility. The construction cost of the building as on 31st March 2014 was Rs.76, 28,181.

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4. EDUCATION FOR BUILDING ARTISANS Building artisans have an understanding of ecofriendly materials and techniques as traditional wisdom. Each generation passes on the knowledge to the other, but due to the use of modern material and construction techniques the practice of these traditional techniques is becoming obsolete and the practitioners are left with no choice but to adapt to the modern methods.

The two weeks residential training course was specifically designed for professionals, students and people who can play critical roles in shaping built environment of our settlements.The course was designed to familiarise the participants with eco-logic and economics of using rammed earth technology and enable them to address the challenge of designing and building with rammed earth. The course emphasised on developing understanding of materials, tools, construction methodology and design principles.

The candidate was shortlisted by the admission committee at the time of admission and the committee consisting of: 1. Dean of Faculty, 2. An eminent practicing architect and 3. One member of Hunnarshala Foundation

A scholarship of Rs. 100,000 per year will be extended to the selected student of the first year based on the merit of the student. The scholarship continues till the completion of the course on the ground that the student secures an aggregate of Hunnarshala developed the course curriculum 60% for mandatory subjects in previous semesters. in collaboration with faculties from CEPT University and Indubhai Parekh School of Architecture, The student who receives the scholarship shall Rajkot. People-in-Centre helped in preparing the take up the final sample project / thesis in an course material and structuring the program. 14 area related to Hunnarshala’s objectives in conprofessionals from Ahmedabad, Bangalore,Delhi, sultation with Hunnarshala. The recipient of the Auroville, France and Cambodia attended the scholarship may work as an intern at Hunnarcourse. shala either during the course of his/her study or later depending on Hunnarshala’s acceptance. Scholarship to student pursuing

Masters in Sustainable Architecture

Hunnarshala Foundation is extending a scholarship to one student pursing Masters Degree in Architecture at CEPT University. This Scholarship has been extended for the year 2013-14 and 2014-15 i.e. for the entire duration of the Masters course. 10

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The building artisans are considered as labor and a huge communication gap is evident between them and the professionals. Hunnarshala understands the potential of these artisans and involves them in its projects providing them space to perform and demonstrate their skill. Efforts to narrow the gap between the artisans and professionals are a continuous process that helps both fraternities to understand, learn, share and acknowledge each other. We have taken up the challenge of mentoring these building artisans with a hope that it will benefit them substantially and provide them an opportunity to live a dignified life. Rakesh Vesta, a 19-year-old young, energetic boy, who had completed his 10th but discontinued studies thereafter, came to Bhuj from Mathana village in Madhya Pradesh, after the massive earthquake. He was part of the influx of migrant labor from Madhya Pradesh who came in search of work. These people possessed traditional skill of building houses with earth, so Rakesh also had the traditional wisdom in him. During those days Hunnarshala was implementing a housing project in Bhuj city as part of the post earthquake rehabilitation program. He joined the construction team as a helper. Most of his time in the project was spent in helping the stabilized rammed earth construction team. This was also the time when he started understanding rammed earth construction. After this project was over, he showed interest in being part of Hunnarshala’s construction team. By then he had developed an interest in stabilized rammed earth 11

We encouraged him by including him as a team member in various projects. His interactions with our master artisans and experts helped him to understand the intricacies of stabilized rammed earth construction. Then came an opportunity for Rakesh to be part of a team visiting UAE to restore and conserve mud forts. This project helped him to demonstrate his skills and also learn from master artisans, experts and his teammates. This was also the time when he became financially stable and could provide better facilities to his family back home. After returning from UAE, he had actively participated in few rammed earth projects. At this juncture, we shared an idea with him to start a company that offers services of constructing with stabilized rammed earth. Rammed earth construction involves hard manual work and requires a team effort so Rakesh was suggested to select partners for his firm. He selected, three partners from his region who had worked with him in various projects and in July 2012, “Layers– The Rammed Earth Construction Company” was registered as a partnership company. The first phase of Rakesh’s life was involved in on the job training and learning how to carve a niche by specializing in one form of construction practice. On the job training is essential for learning artisanship and it is also acceptable by the artisans, since initially they get involved with work only as a means to earn money for supporting themselves and their families. But gradually, artisans who show consistency, interest, confidence and have a desire to think beyond;a new direction unveils, which is life changing. In the second phase i.e. after Layers was formed, Rakesh is still getting educated in the form of understanding how to interact with clients, how to deal with his workforce, how to handle emergencies, how to maintain timelines, how to take care of his companies accounts, how to manage his companies finances and the list goes on…

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• “MathaChhaj – A thatch company”, the women’s collective specializing in thatch roof solutions. Hunnarshala supports the Artisan Entrepreneur companies by linking them to potential clients, providing project specific technical advice and helping with administrative compliances. To further enhance the identity of these companies, Hunnarshala had hired a consultant to design branding material. All the companies now have visiting cards, logo and relevant stationary for communication. For web presence, individual websites are being developed. These websites will have links from Hunnarshala’s website and Hunnarshala’s platform is open for all the build- vice versa. ing artisans who get associated, but the entire process of educating an intern artisan to become Research an entrepreneur is possible with very few artisans. This will always remain a challenge as well If we explore rural regions in India, we will find as a motivating factor for us. that the local people have developed and prac-

ticed many types of building technologies. The Hunnarshala has promoted few artisan entre- technologies are conducive to the environment preneur companies. A brief detail about the com- of that specific region. These technologies are panies a is mentioned below: untapped, as not much has been done to scientifically validate them and make them available • “Wood Grains”- a proprietorship company as a mainstream technology. The technical team started by Mr. Shravan Bishnoi, an artisan as- of Hunnarshala learns these technologies from sociated with Hunnarshala since 11 years. the rural region, validates them and makes them Wood grain specializes in making wooden available as technologies along with the practiroof understructures and louver windows. tioners of the specific building art. The artisans of Since formation of wood grain, it has continu- these technologies are available, hence can imously received work and has also provided plement these technologies after an orientation employment opportunities to fellow carpen- on the research findings, whereas for sophistiters. cated new technologies people have to undergo • “Span”- space frame systems, a proprietorship training. With the climate change and environcompany started by Mr. Magan R Bijlani who mental concerns, now the technologies promothas been associated with Hunnarshala since ed by us are termed as green technologies. last 10 years. SPAN specializes in assembling and installing space frame roof understruc- Hunnarshala’s efforts are to mainstream the ture. use of eco-friendly building techniques that are • “Layers” – the rammed earth company, is a scientifically validated through research initiapartnership company consisting of 4 mem- tives on a regular basis. These research initiatives bers. Mr. Rakesh Vesta represents “Layers”. In are of great help in innovating with the envithe past, this group has been involved with ronmentally friendly materials to provide sound earthen projects of Hunnarshala; they have building solutions while retaining the traditional specialized in the construction of stabilized wisdom. The research results are properly tested rammed earth walls. for its functionality and then transferred through 12

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Hunnarshala has collaborated with Grama- An in-house research is being carried out to vidya, a research based organization for technical test the potential of lime as a construction masupport and guidance in its research program. terial. Combination of Lime with other materials like Surkhi, Fly ash has been tried out to prepare In 2013-14, the following research activities blocks and plaster material. The compressive with Gramavidya are being carried out. strength of these lime blocks was tested in our laboratory. • Training on hand molded stabilized adobe: A team of artisans and supervisor visited Grama- Hunnarshala was invited to participate in a vidya; Bangalore to understand all the aspects design review of DEWAT system that Indian Inof hand molded stabilized adobe. stitute of Technology, Gandhinagar proposes to • Designing and developing a hydraulic press implement. Hunnarshala has submitted its report machine for CSEB production: A prototype of based on the site visit and proposal provided by the hydraulic press machine has been made the institution. and required testing conducted in Bangalore. The concerned organizations witnessed the functioning of the machine and provided their feedback. The necessary corrections are being incorporated for further evolution of the machine.

• Training to conduct Hydrometer test: Gramavidya conducted the Hydrometer test (determination of clay and silt contents in soil) training for the laboratory assistants of Hunnarshala. These research initiatives will help the artisan groups to learn the techniques of preparing hand molded stabilized adobe that can be marketed as substitutes to bricks. The mechanized press to produce CSEB blocks can create opportunities for the artisan to form entrepreneur groups that can produce and supply CSEB blocks to the construction industry. The hydrometer test training will help us to understand the composition of soil better. 13

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• Participated as practical instructors in the short-term course for Stabilized Rammed Earth, conducted by Hunnarshala for professionals and students at Bhuj. • Built rammed earth walls for the dining area of the hostel building. Layers turnover for the year 2013-14 is Rs.109, 676.

5. Projects in 13-14 Projects by Ozari Joinery

Projects by Kamerai Artisan Guild

• Avadat Apparels: An apparel-manufacturing firm contracted Ozari Joinery to prepare and install wooden floorboards as intermediate floors in their factory premise. The total quantity of work was of 10880 sq.ft. • Girnar English Medium School: GEMS school in Junagardh district, contracted Ozari Joinery to prepare and install wooden boundary wall for the school campus. The total quantity of work was of 4000 sq.ft. • Hunnarshala’s Hostel Building: Ozari Joinery prepared and installed louver windows and made chairs for the school. • Ozari Workshop: The first batch of carpentry students who are partners in Ozari Joinery, assembled and installed a circular wooden structure that works as wooden wall and wooden floor. The total turnover of Ozari Joinery was Rs.17, 10,437.

In the financial year 2013-14, Kamerai worked for the following projects: • Agrocell Industries: Agrocell contracted Kamerai to build facilities for a vegetable market in Kodai village. The total quantity of work was around 1500 sq.ft. • Dr. Jay Sanghvi: Dr. Jay Sanghvi, a naturopathy practitioner contracted Kamerai to build kitchen and dining facilities in his farmhouse nature center. The total quantity of work was around 1950 sq.ft. • Hunnarshala’s Hostel Building: The team of Kamerai provided their services for building the hostel. The total turnover of Kamerai was Rs.6, 76, 272.

We are thankful to Girnar English Medium School and Avadat Apparels for the trust and confidence shown in the young boys, without that it would not have been possible for Ozari to successfully complete both project.

We are thankful to Agrocell Industries and Dr. Jay Sanghvi for the trust and confidence shown in the young boys, without that it would not have been possible for Kamerai to successfully complete both project.

Projects by SPAN- The Space frame systems SPAN has provided services of installing space frame roof understructures for the following projects: • In the hostel building of Artisan School. • In the kitchen and dining facility of Dr. Jay Sanghvi farmhouse at Bhuj. • In the vegetable market developed by Agrocell Industries at Kodai village, Kutch. • In the residence of Mr. Marc Barandard at Auroville. SPAN’s turnover for F.Y. 2013-14 is Rs.774, 668. Projects by “Layers”- A rammed earth Construction Company

Projects by Wood Grain Wood grain has provided services of installing wooden understructures for the following projects: • In BPUMS research center at Hodka village. • In the endogenous tourism center at Lakhpat. • A residential building of an industrialist in Bhuj. Wood grain’s turnover for the F.Y. 2013-14 is Rs.772, 319. 14

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“Layers” has provided services of constructing stabilized rammed earth walls for the following projects: • Completed the construction of rammed earth walls for the residence of an Architect in Ahmedabad.

Projects by “Matha Chhaj”- A thatch company “Matha Chhaj” has provided services of preparing and installing thatch panels for the following projects. • Prepared mud rolls for Samir Construction, Ahmedabad. • Prepared and Installed thatch roof panels in BPUMS, Hodka village • Hostel building of Hunnarshala. “Matha Chhaj’s turnover for the year 2013-14 is Rs.269, 855

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6.COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES This initiative works with communities in transition; transition from a way of life that they have been used to for generations, to having to re envisage their neighbourhoods. We help communities redevelop their villages; settlements post natural disasters like floods, earthquakes, storms and their like; to communities displaced due to violence due to communal strife or caste discrimination. We help communities who have been displaced due to development projects, be it industries, or relocating people from wildlife reserves. We work with urban communities to redevelop their slums into neighbourhoods or help social housing programs in villages recognize and improve the diverse building science of our traditions. We help communities celebrate their knowledge, their expression by building community resorts and home-stays.

Community Tourism Background Starting an initiative with active participation of the community in the design process, construction, embellishments and managing it confidently,demonstrates how endogenous tourism can be promoted as a build and manage model. TheSham-e-Sarhad village resort project was executed in collaboration with KMVS and support by the government. Sham –e- Sarhad project was an attempt to have the people of Hodka showcase their traditions, culture, region and history directly to the tourists.The Banni region is a vast grassland and a confluence of rich crafts from Islamic, Hindu and nomadic traditions. The challenge and opportunity for Hunnarshala was to not only use these crafts in the making of Sham-e-Sarhad, but involve their master artisans in the designing process as well. The local skills of various artisans were incorporated in the making of this facility.

This is the core initiative that informs almost all of Hunnarshala’s work. The master artisans and our building professionals work together to develop contemporary solutions using traditional materials and building knowledge. Participation of all stakeholders in design and implementation is the basis of this initiative. Frugality and beauty Sham - e- Sarhad is owned and managed by a are values we encourage, conscious of the carvillage committee set up by the Panchayat. bon footprint of our work.

Lakhpat Tourism Project Our objective is to use the process of design and building as a means of empowerment and After successful implementation of the “Sham – e strengthening communities. – Sarhad”village resort that is being managed efficiently by the community, a similar proposal for This year our team has worked in Uttarakhand developing a tourism facility in Lakhpat village post the floods in June; we continue to support a was submitted to the Collector of Bhuj. small group of IDP’s resettle post the riots in Muzaffarnagar; we completed a community resort Lakhpat is a village located on the northwest in the historical town of Lakhpat. We are helping tip of Kutch district. It’s on the coast of the Great the government of Gujarat develop their social Rann, the white desert border between India and housing technical guidelines for the villages and Pakistan. Once a flourishing port town it has now we have initiated a large program to comprehenbeen impoverished and relying on the indussively rehabilitate the slums of our city of Bhuj trial and mining jobs found in the area. Scarcity with the Municipal Corporation. We also harbour of other occupational options resulted in people dreams of initiating a Masters program in Social migrating to other towns and cities. Housing. Lakhpat has a rich culture thus making it an 16

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interesting tourist site. Glimpses of past culture and architecture can be seen in the existing buildings and religious structures. The prime objective in initiating this project was to develop the lacking tourism infrastructure of the village with the involvement of the community in the entire process that includes, formation of a village committee, providing livelihood to the local artisans during the construction activity and finally guiding the village committee to manage the facility efficiently.

Sonargaon hill causing considerable damage in the village. Some houses were submerged in debris up to the second floor, a number of domestic animals were lost and people injured. A joint team of Abhiyan, Hunnarshala and Unnati visited the village as part of an assessment team visiting the disaster affected areas in Uttrakhand.After meeting the community, it was felt that a community-driven process for rehabilitation could be started from Parodi.

After assessing the situation first hand, the rehabilitation process was initiated by forming a village committee having equal representation from both men and women. The village committee then prepared a list of work that needed immediate attention and was of priority. The village committee decided to restore their “chowk” (village square) and temple on a priority basis. The villagers contributed towards the reconstruction Owner Driven Reconstruction of the temple and “chowk” by providing sand, stone and labor. Permarth Niketan Ashram conUttrakhand Rehabilitation Project. tributed funds for buying cement and remunerUttrakhand state on the foothills of the Hima- ating the deployed masons. laya’s experienced a massive flood in June ’13 due to heavy downpour, resulting in vil- The village had a traditional water mill that lages being washed away and people strand- was regularly used by the community for grinded without any house or infrastructure left. ing grains. This water mill was severely damaged by flood. “A water mill works by having the flow A village named Parodi in Tehri district expe- ing water flow over the water wheel. That wheel rienced a massive landslide along with enor- then turns the attached axle, which is used to mous amount of water coming down the power a heavy stone to grind grain into flour”.

The first step towards this development initiative was to construct 4 permanent guest rooms with allied facilities such as dining hall, kitchen, washrooms, reception and landscaping of the entire locale. The design and construction process started in 2012. This year the construction of the tourism center will be completed.

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large number continued to be displaced. Not a single family from the 9 villages has been able to return. For this loss of their village, home, employment, cultural roots, history and community, they have received a compensation amount of INR 500,000 per family, from the State Government. With their compensation money some A brief study of local housing typologies was families have together bought small contiguous conducted and various design options were pre- plots of land in new host villages and live tents pared based on discussions with the community. pitched on these plots. Their aspirations, requirements and necessities where considered while designing the housing To support these displaced people, an umbreloptions. A total station survey was conducted to la organization named Joint Citizen’s Initiative develop a village restoration and development comprising of Sadbhavana Trust (Lucknow& Delhi), Hunnarshala Foundation (Kutch), Vanangana plan with a focus on flood mitigation. (Chitrakoot) and Farah Naqvi (Independent Activ Agricultural farms were also not spared by the ist, Delhi) have initiated a rehabilitation program floods. The visiting rehabilitation team involved that will address various aspects of rehabilitation. an agriculture expert to prepare an agricultural The goals and objectives of the program are as restoration plan that focuses on short term and follows: long term measures to be taken by the villagers. Finally, a detailed rehabilitation plan based on • Help communities build 300 homes and 2 community buildings in two resettlement owner driven reconstruction process was develsites in a process that is owner-driven with the oped for Parodi village. Also, advocacy of owner use of local building techniques and ensurdriven housing with the Government is in proing that the constructed buildings meet the cess. building standards appropriate for hazards common in the region. Rehabilitating Riot affected • To link affected families to government entivictims of Muzzafarnagar tlements including access to civic infrastructure such as roads, sewerage, streetlights, On September 8, 2013 targeted violence broke water supply, toilets, green cover, etc. as well out in Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and neighbouring as social infrastructure such as education, districts of Uttar Pradesh, leaving over 60 dead health, widow pension schemes, scholarships and forcing over 52,000 residents to flee their and skill development schemes. homes and villages. Over 40 more people including large numbers of children subsequently died • To initiate social processes of trust building towards greater confidence and empowerment in squalid relief camps between September-Deof the affected community and integration in cember 2013 because of sickness and extreme the villages that will be their new home. cold. • To do this in a manner, and through a sensitive process that completely involves the affected As of mid-December, 2013, the Muzaffarnagar community and provides displaced people relief camps were home to approximately 7,000with a confidence of rebuilding their lives. 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs). There were similar numbers of IDPs in relief camps in adjoining Shamli District. By December 2013 the State government had ordered the closure of all relief camps that existed on government land. The village team constructed 160-meter channel from the river to supply water to the mill and farms. An Approach road to the village, which earlier ended at the hilltop of the village, was extended up to the village to make transportation smooth and easy.

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Hunnarshala’s role in the program is to help design the program and provide technical facilitation for the construction process. The role can be segregated into three parts: 1. Developing design options for houses. 2. Training masons to ensure quality of construction. 3. Certifying the quality of construction required for the release of financial assistance. During the program, Hunnarshala would like to come up with innovations in the following areas: • Innovate with brickwork to make these houses aesthetically pleasing and more livable. • Innovate with the wastewater disposal arrangements to ensure untreated sewerage doesn’t contaminate underground aquifers and surface water sources Hunnarshala initiated its involvement by studying and understanding the culture, housing typologies and building practices of the region. Interviews with the community provided an overview about the houses and its spatial organization. Various focused group discussions with the men and women provided an insight of their aspirations and idea of a house in which they would enjoy spending their life.

which helped in arriving to the average cost of construction in the region. With these set of gathered information a house design was developed for a typical plot size possessed by the beneficiaries. Project proposals for the purpose of fund raising were developed on the basis of this design. This entire rehabilitation project has been designed envisaging the concept of owner driven construction. The affected community was explained that they themselves are responsible for constructing their own houses. They were also explained the arrangement of financial assistance for housing that would be released in stages only after the engineers certification ensuring that specified construction norms have been followed. A rehabilitation committee, comprising of beneficiaries, was constituted to oversee the process of reconstruction. At the moment, house construction is in progress with a small number of families in Aryapuri village, Kairana block, Shamli district. Other initiatives are on at various sites in Shamli and Muzaffarnagar districts.

A detailed discussion with the masons helped in understanding the intricacies of building practices of the region as well as their skill set. Some rather interesting discussions and sharing on the kind of roofs prevalent in the region happened with the masons. The team also surveyed the market to ascertain the cost of material and labor, 19

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Community Housing Indira Awas Yojana Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development has since inception been providing assistance to families below the poverty line (BPL) who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facilities for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry’s poverty eradication effort, supporting the development of an environmentally sound habitat with adequate provisions for incremental expansion and improvement. The object of the habitat approach is to achieve adequate shelter for all, especially the deprived urban and rural poor through an enabling approach leading to development and improvements in access to basic facilities like infrastructure, safe drinking water, sanitation, electricity etc.

The state of Gujarat is the first state to invite organizations through a tendering process. Hunnarshala Foundation (Kutch), People-in Centre (Ahmedabad),Buildaur (Auroville) and Thumb Impressions (Ahmedabad) applied for the project work as a consortium. The Rural Development Department awarded the work to the consortium. Phase-I of the Project The work for the project started with the objective to ensure technical support for IAY implementation at district level through development of appropriate design options, preparing technical guidelines for each option, prototype demonstrations, IEC material for trainings of house owners, artisans and government officials.

The districts of Gujarat were divided into 5 zones based on parameters like geo-environmental aspects,climatic conditions and extent Rural housing is in the domain of State Govern- of vulnerability of natural hazards and prevalent ments and the Panchayati Raj Institutions. The building materials and practices. Central Government has been implementing IAY as part of the enabling approach to shelter for all, The first step towards effective technical fataking cognizance of the fact that rural housing cilitation is to understand the prevalent housis one of the major anti-poverty measures for the ing typologies in all the demarcated zones. Afmarginalized. The house is recognized not merely ter finalizing the zones, the choice of villages to as a shelter and a dwelling place but also an as- be visited was made in such a way so as to get a set, which supports livelihood, symbolizes social comprehensive overview covering different composition and is also a cultural expression. A good munities and geographic regions. home would be in harmony with the natural environment protecting the household from extreme weather conditions, has the required connectivity for mobility and facilities for economic activities.

The study was initiated with a workshop in which the whole project team was oriented on the project objectives, methodology, framework and deliverables.Each team had a women member to ensure gender perspective was properly understood during the studies. These teams visited over 125 villages spread all over the state and held discussions with people including village panchayat members, government officials, leaders and elders of different communities in the villages to understand the socio-cultural fabric of rural Gujarat. Key organizations working in the rural parts of the state were of great help in identifying appropriate villages based on the team’s selection parameters. Each team was equipped with architectural skills to categorize and document the various elements of the house. Photography, sketches, drawing, recording and notes were tools to record data during the study. The team got an opportunity to meet various communities and identify the relationship of communities with building practices or housing typologies.

After all the teams completed their field study, a peer review was conducted. The review panel came up with areas that had to be studied in detail. So the teams went back to the villages and completed the study based on the review panels suggestions. The entire study was documented and submitted to the Rural Development Department. The next step in the project is to prepare design options based on thestudy of housing typologies.

The team met 49 master artisans who were carpenters, masons, cob wall builders and brick makers. These artisans are key professionals who design and build rural houses; they possess knowledge of material, building skills and costs involved in construction. In addition, they also have understanding of patterns and trends within their region. Finally, the team conducted interview survey of over 150 IAY beneficiaries to understand how they built their house, which of their aspirations were met by IAY and what they felt wanting in the scheme.

In spite of a well thought scheme, the number of houses built all over the country has been very less compared to the envisaged numbers. The design options available for construction of these houses are also very limited. Due to this disappointing state, the Central government advised all the State governments to invite organizations to participate as consultants to conduct survey, prepare housing designs and carry out IEC activities for the rural regions of all states of the country. 20

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Rajiv Awas Yojana

Last year Bhuj was included in the list of cities where government wants to implement the RAY project. This was an opportunity for Hunnarshala and NGO’s working for the development of the slums in the city. Hunnarshala submitted a proposal to the Central and State government for the development of slums in Bhuj city.

The Central Government of India has initiated Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), for the slum dwellers and the urban poor population of the country. RAY envisages a ‘Slum-free India’ through encouraging State governments to tackle the problem of slums in a definitive manner, in selected cities in India, Bhuj being one. It calls for a multi-pronged The diagram (1) provides an insight about how approach focusing on: the entire program was proposed for implemen• Bringing existing slums within the formal sys- tation and management. tem and enabling them to avail of the same level of basic amenities as the rest of the town; • Redressing the failures of the formal system that lie behind the creation of slums by planning for affordable housing stock for the urban poor and initiating crucial policy changes required for facilitating the same. • Tackling the shortages of urban land and housing that keep shelter out of reach of the urban poor and force them to resort to extralegal solutions in a bid to retain their sources of livelihood and employment. The programs are structured to ensure benefits to the poorest of the poor; citizens living in physically susceptible conditions, financially disadvantaged and members of the socially vulnerable communities. The goals of RAY are driven and incentivized by the provision of central support for slum redevelopment and construction of affordable housing conditional to a set of reforms necessary for urban development to become inclusive. Since past 3-4 years, Hunnarshala along with local network NGO’s have been addressing housing and services issues of slum in Bhuj city through a dedicated socio-technical team working closely with the urban slum dwellers. The program called Home-in-city was initiated for this purpose with the help of funds from foreign donors as well selffinances. The RAY program envisages a similar goal but in a larger context where cities are made slum free through implementation of a well articulated plan and efficient construction process.

Bhuj Municipality, under the guidance of GUDM, is the implementing agency of RAY project in Bhuj.

Procedures (SOP), define ‘Beneficiary’, get studies carried to develop special projects and dovetail other state programs for slums. Through this program it will help Nagar Palika develop capacities, systems and reforms for improved performance in the city. To implement the project with the help of the Project Management Agency (PMA), a special Technical Cell (RAY) will be established in the Nagar Palika. The Technical Cell will house a Finance, Technical and Grievance Redressed unit to implement the program. All the beneficiaries will individually receive funds for construction of their houses from the Technical cell directly, on compliance of agreed parameters.

Slum Facilitation Centers (SFC), each to cover approximately 500 homes, will be setup to facilitate the slum dwellers to implement the construction activity. Each SFC will have a social mobilizer, technical person and a manager. TheSFC’s will also develop the necessary MIS and reporting mechanism for the Municipality, State and Centre.

The PMA shall setup training school for ensuring adequate capacity for implementation and also ensuring high quality of implementation. The training program will focus on: • Train and build the capacities of slum committees and SFC’s in technical, accounting and other areas. • Train masons and contractors and upgrade their skills to ensure safety and quality of construction. Hunnarshala is the Project Management Agency supported by 5 local NGO’s (names mentioned • Train youth from slums in entrepreneurship to support the building effort. in diagram 1). As PMA, Hunnarshala’s main role is to prepare a Slum Free City Plan of Action for Bhuj and develop strategies to cover all the slums in For the infrastructure development of the the city.Prepare new DPRs for slums according to slums, the representatives from the beneficiaries shall form a slum committee. This slum comthe Plan of Action. mittee shall be responsible for constructing the The PMA shall support the city level steering required infrastructure as mentioned in the DPR. committee to develop the Standard operating The slum committee shall receive the funds for the construction directly from the Technical Cell. procedures. The proposal has been submitted to the government and we are awaiting the final decision from the government to initiate the work

The proposal submitted to the government clearly emphasizes that the project can be implemented efficiently and effectively only when all concerned parties work in coordination with each other with a focus on achieving the objectives of the project. The proposal suggests, forming of a city level steering committee, chaired by the Collector, comprising of Nagar Palika office bearers, all departments with stakes in the program; lead NGO’s supporting the program and lead Citizens of Bhuj City. The city level Steering Committee will provide policy guidance and approval to the project. It will coordinate between departments for efficient delivery of the objectives of the program. It will approve DPR’s, develop the Standard Operating Annual Report 13-14

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7.OTHER ACTIVITIES

Banni Pashu Ucherak Maldhari Sangathan The Banni grassland of Gujarat is the largest natural grassland in the Indian subcontinent, and an area that is both socio-culturally unique and ecologically valuable. Ethnic communities that comprise the “maldhari” pastoralists have inhabited this region. Their livestock graze in this landscape and the main occupation of this community is animal husbandry.

Gubbi Alliance For Sustainable Habitat Gubbi Alliance for Sustainable Habitat is a selffunded association of habitat professionals and researchers that seeks to mainstream sustainability as a core concern in design, policy and habitat management. Gubbi has come into being over a series of meetings that began with a workshop near Bangalore in 2008. Among its 20 members spread across the country, are pioneers and leading Indian practitioners of genuinely sustainable approaches in architecture, construction and participatory rehabilitation.

Atree a research institution in the area of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development has initiated a research program that studies the long-term impact of changing ecological patterns and social processes on the Banni grassland and the implications for the its pastoralist communities. Sahajeevan, works closely with the pastoral community with the objectives to make livestock based livelihood a viable economic option and set up an economically viable concept of grassland development. Thus came into existence the Banni Pashu Ucherak Maldhari Sangathan (BPUMS) with an aim to strengthen animal husbandry occupation in the Banni region. For further organizing this sangathan Atree, Sahajeevan and Hunnarshala came together to build an office building for the community from where various activities of the Sangathan can be performed. Hunnarshala has designed and built this facility.

This year the group’s meeting was held in “Shaam-e-Sarhad”, village resort in Hodka and hosted by Hunnarshala.

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9.FINANCIAL REPORTS

8.AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS Awards

Publications

Hunnarshala Foundation was nominated for the Cur- • Home Review magazine in its June ’13 edition ry Stone Design Prize and declared one of the 3 winpublished an article on Hunnarshala written ners of the prestigious design Prize for the year 2013. by architect Aftab Jalia. Clifford Curry and Delight Stone to promote and honor designers who address critical social needs founded the Curry Stone Design Prize in 2008. The prize champions the belief that design can be a powerful force for improving lives and strengthening communities. It is intended to inspire both designers and a broad audience by telling the stories of change agents through short documentary videos. The Foundation gave a cash prize of USD 40, 000.

• IA & B magazines 27th Anniversary Issue named Practices of Consequences Vol-II published in October 2013 covered an article on Hunnarshala’s philosophy and practice.

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Home Review magazine published in February 2014, covered an article named Green Crusader and an article on the women collective entrepreneur company namedMathachajj – A Thatch Company. Annual Report 13-14

We are pleased to present the Audited Statement of Accounts of the Company for the period ended 31st March 2014.

• An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Auditor’s Report The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment • We have audited the accompanying financial of the risks of material misstatement of the statements of Hunnarshala Foundation for financial statements, whether due to fraud or Building Technology and Innovations (“the error. In making those risk assessments, the Company”), which comprise the Balance auditor considers internal control relevant to Sheet as at March 31, 2014, and the Statethe Company’s preparation and fair presenment of Income & Expenditure for the year tation of the financial statements in order to then ended, and a summary of significant acdesign audit procedures that are appropriate counting policies and other explanatory inin the circumstances. An audit also includes formation. evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the Management’s Responsibility for the Financial accounting estimates made by management, Statements as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. • Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements, that gives • We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to proa true and fair view of the financial position, vide a basis for our audit opinion. financial performance of the Company in accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of Opinion the Companies Act, 1956 (“the Act”) read with • In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 Septo us, the financial statements give the infortember 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Afmation required by the Act in the manner so fairs in respect of Section 133 of the Comparequired and give a true and fair view in connies Act, 2013. This responsibility includes the formity with the accounting principles generdesign, implementation and maintenance of ally accepted in India: internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements 1. in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014; that give a true and fair view and are free from 2. in the case of Statement of Income & Expendimaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud ture, of the deficit for the year ended on that or error. date; and Auditors’ Responsibility • Our responsibility is to express an opinion Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requireon these financial statements based on our ments audit. We conducted our audit in accord- • Hunnarshala Foundation for Building Technology & Innovations section 25 company, ance with the Standards on Auditing issued the requirement under the Companies (Audiby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of tor’s Report) Order, 2003 (“the Order”) issued India. Those Standards require that we comby the Central Government of India in terms ply with ethical requirements and plan and of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act perform the audit to obtain reasonable ason the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and surance about whether the financial state5 of the Order are not applicable. ments are free from material misstatement. 27

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â&#x20AC;˘ As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that: 1. We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit; 2. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those books; 3. The financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account; 4. In our opinion, the balance sheet, statement of profit and loss comply with the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 September 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013. And 5. On the basis of written representations received from the directors, as on March 31, 2014 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2014 from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956. Place: Ahmedabad Date: 27.06.2014

LEGAL & TAX COMPLIANCES The TDS, Professional Tax and Service tax returns have been files. The Income tax and Annual Return with the ROC will be submitted as per their deadlines. â&#x20AC;˘

Statutory Records, Board Meetings & AGM: During the last year 2013-2014 the following meetings of Board of Directors and Meetings of general shareholders were conducted and the minutes of the same has been recorded in the minutes register.

Balance Sheet HUNNARSHAALA FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY & INNNOVATIONS BALANCE SHEET OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2013-2014

As at 31-03-2014

Note No.

PARTICULARS

Rs. I. 1.

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Shareholders' Funds (a) Share Capital (b) Reserves and Surplus

2 3

As at 31-03-2013

Rs.

1,01,000 15,65,87,972

1,01,000 15,67,92,995 15,66,88,972

15,68,93,995

2. Share Application Money pending allotment

Non - current Liabilities

Current Liabilities (a) Trade Payables (b) Other Current Liabilities

4 5

5,83,410 29,73,885

II 1.

ASSETS Non-current Assets (a) Fixed Assets (i) Tangible Assets (b) Non-current Investments

4,40,084 40,97,465 35,57,295 16,02,46,267

TOTAL

6 7

3,14,65,788 5,00,00,000

45,37,549 16,14,31,544

2,84,69,389 5,00,00,000 8,14,65,788

AUDIT & COMPLIANCES Auditors M/s. H. Rustom & Co, Chartered Accountants have audited the books of accounts for this financial year. The Auditors Reports does not contain any adverse statement. Normally it was designed to have audits on quarterly basis, however sometimes audits of one or two quarters have been merged in last year.

Rs.

For H. Rustom & Co. Chartered Accountants Firm Reg.No.108908W

Current Assets (a) Inventories (b) Trade Receivables (c) Cash and Cash equivalents (d) Short - term Loans and Advances (e) Other Current Assets

8 9 10 11 12

Miscellaneous Expenditure to the extent not written off or adjusted TOTAL Significant Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts For H Rustom & Co. Chartered Accountants

2,37,305 12,20,699 5,43,61,680 58,15,650 1,71,45,145

7,87,80,479

7,84,69,389 2,19,582 28,82,164 6,15,52,800 70,57,338 1,12,50,271

16,02,46,267 0

8,29,62,155

16,14,31,544

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Income & Expenditure HUNNARSHAALA FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY & INNNOVATIONS INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT OF YEAR 2013-2014 For the year ended 31st March, 2014

PARTICULARS

Note No.

Rs.

For the year ended 31st March, 2013 Rs.

Rs.

Revenue from operations

1,87,98,303

Other Income

1,39,18,698

Total Revenue (I + II)

Expenses Cost of Materials Consumed

25,45,608

14,44,306

Employee Benefit Expenses

52,64,372

55,09,846

Finance Costs

Depreciation Expenses

2,49,77,384 3,27,17,001

1,24,44,390

3,74,21,774

26,41,276

21,32,132

Expenditure on the Objects of the Organisation

2,05,86,174

2,07,79,510

Other Expenses

20,01,732

24,96,896

Total Expenses 3,30,39,162 5

Surplus/(Deficit) before exceptional and extraordinary items and tax (III-IV)

Exceptional Items

Surplus/(Deficit) before extraordinary items and tax (V-VI)

Extraordinary items

(3,22,161) (3,22,161) -

3,23,62,691 50,59,083 50,59,083 -

Bad Debts Written Back 9

Surplus/(Deficit) before tax (VII+VIII)

Tax expense:

Surplus/(Deficit) for the period from continuing operations IX - X - XIV )

(3,22,161) -

50,59,083 -

( (3,22,161)

50,59,083

Surplus/(Deficit) for the period from discontinuing operations

Tax expense of discontinuing operations

Surplus/(Deficit) from discontinuing operations (after tax) (XIIXIII)

Surplus/(Deficit) for the period (XI + XIV) Significant Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts For H Rustom & Co. Chartered Accountants

(3,22,161)

50,59,083

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10.GOVERNANCE

Newly Appointed Directors

Our Directors Shri Neelkanth Chhaya, Chairman An Architect by profession NeelkanthChhaya has been teaching at CEPT University for the last 25 years. He has recently completed his tenure as a full time faculty member and Dean; Faculty of Architecture.The practice has won several national completion and Awards. Apart from Architecture he has a passionate interest in indian classical music as well as literature, philosophy and human sciences. Shri Sandeep Virmani, Executive Vice Chairman An Architect by profession Shri Sandeep Virmani has been instrumental in forming various organizations focusing on water harvesting, organization focusing on water harvesting, organic agriculture, renewable energy and building habitats. He as a executive vice chairman of organization is the guiding community empowerment program and governance of the organization. Shri. Kiran Vaghela,Managing Director KiranVaghela, Managing Director and a founder member of Hunnarshala Foundation for Building Technology and Innovation, is a civil engineer by education. He has worked globally in various rehabilitation programs and participated extensively by involving various artisans and crafts people from the rural areas of Kutch after the massive earthquake in 2001. He taps the skills of local artisans and builders who have deep knowledge of resilient building systems and through his team at Hunnarshala delivers high-quality, sustainable, and disaster-safe housing. He uses traditional wisdom in contemporary architecture creating possibilities for architects to come forward and explore new methods of application. And also emphasizes on involving traditional community and its development

Shri Prof. Jagadish Kaup.,Director Prof. K.S. Jagdish has been involved in the field of technical education for the last four decades. He is a retired professor from the permier Indian Institute of science, Bangalore. He was one of the founder member of Centre of Sustainable Technology (formerly, Application for Science and Technology for Rural Area , ASTRA). He still pursues his passion for teaching and guiding Phd. students. He has written various books on alternative construction technologies. Prof. K. S. Jagadish is also a promoter of Hunnarshala and has always been eager to support and guide hunnarshala’s team on alternative technology. He has started Gramavidya_- a research organization that carries out research for the development of alternative technologies and disseminating the know-how within the rural population. Shri Durganand Balsavar, Director Durganand Balsavar is the Principal architect of Artes-human settlements development collaborative, Chennai. He is also the editor at Journal of architecture, arts and ideas. Shri Ramesh Sanghvi, Director By profession he is a teacher. He was taking a many responsibility in our society like Director,lokniketan,palanpur,President: Gram SwarajSangh, Founder: SushilTrust,MaganbhaiSoni Trust, Trustee: Khadigramodyog, Sinchan Education trust. He is a n Editor in Shaswat Gandhi and Jeevansudha magazine. Also received a many Awards to his contribution given in Education an and society welfare

Mr.TejasKotak, Executive Director A Civil Engineer by education. He has been associated with Hunnarshala since its inception. He leads the Artisan Empowerment program of Hunnarshala and guides the Finance department. Shri Mahavir Acharya, Executive Director A civil Engineer by education, he has been associated with Hunnarshala since its inception. He leads the community empowerment program of Hunnarshala and guides the administration department. Shri Tushar Dayal, Director A chartered Accountant by profession, ShriTusharDayal is the Managing Director of TMl industries, Vadodara. He is on the board of various business and voluntary organization. Shri Sudhin Choksey, Director “Mr. SudhinChoksey, the Managing Director of GRUH, is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He has been employed with GRUH since 1993. He was appointed as the CEO of the Company in 1998 and the Managing Director in 2000. He has the working experience of handling functional areas of finance, commercial and general management both in India and abroad. He is a director of Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd., Deepak Nitrite Ltd and director of HunnarShaala Foundation for Building Technology and Innovations. He is a member of the Shareholders’/ Investors’ Grievance Committee of GRUH.”

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Team of Hunnarshala Management Committee

Artisan Empowerment

Mr.Sandeep Virmani: Executive Chairman Mr.Kiran V. Vaghela: Managing Director Mr.Mahavir K.Acharya: Executive Director Mr. Tejas V. Kotak: Executive Director Mr.Prajesh Jethwa: Business Manager Ms. Nilam Sompura: Manager- Administration Ms.Chetna Varu: Accountant Mr.Atul Vyas: “Artisan School” Coordinator Mr.Mukesh Tank: Unit Head

Bharat Chauhan: Assistant Superviser Jignesh Gor: Project Incharge Pradip Rangini: Project Incharge Raj Chauhan: Project Assistant Dipti Tanna: Architect Meghji Bhuchia: Care Taker Hemant Dhudhaiya: Project Incharge Milap Gor: Project Superviser Vishanji Gajjar: Master Artisan

Administration Division Dhaval N Raval: Admin Assistant Rajesh S Gor: Admin Assistant Arti Pinara: Admin Assistant Uravashi Anjaria: Admin Assistant Jamanaben Rathod: Office Assistant Alimamad Sama: Driver Poonam K. Chavda: Store Incharge Accounts Division Kartik Mehta: CA, Consultant Brinda Khiera: Account Assistant Education Hiralal Suthar: “Artisan School” Carpentar Pradip Bhat: Cook Pangusingh: “Artisan School” Walling system Community Empowerment Dhiraj Thacker: Project Assistant Dinesh Charan: Project Assistant Hiren Gohil: Project Assistant Karamshi L. Rangani: Project Incharge Khimji G. Chavda: Project Assistant Malaram Bishnoi: Project Assistant Ramesh Chauhan: Project Superviser Rupesh Hurmade: Project Incharge Neha Dudhaiya: Project Assistant Hardika Dayalani: Project Coordinator Tanvi Chaudhari: Architect Bhawna Jaimini: Project Assistant 34

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