GharShala is an education initiative of Glocal Roots International Foundation (GRIF). GRIF is registered as Glocal Roots International Foundation, a not-for-profit u/s 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. The organisation is registered u/s 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and with the Director of Income Tax (Exemptions) u/s 80G. It is also registered on NGO Darpan, with NITI Aayog, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. GRIF is eligible for undertaking CSR activities under CSR-1, registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. It is also registered under the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India.
Philosophy
Community first!
The founding principles of the organisation are that we are not rescuers, fixers, or saviours. If at all, we are catalysts. We design our programs with systems, structures, and pedagogy that are robust yet flexible, centering the needs of the community. We believe people know what is best for them; their priorities may differ, so we try to bridge the gap between the giver and receiver aiming to blur the difference one day, with flexible knowledge systems that cater to the needs of the bottom yet serve the purpose and good intention of the donor and well-wishers for a just civilised humane society that can collaborate and empathise with each other.