ANNUAL REPORT

2013-14
Hunnarshala Foundation for Building
Technology and Innovation

1 Annual Report 13-14

 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

8. Awards & Publications...26

9. Finance...27

10. Governance...30

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1. INTRODUCTION 2. EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN
In Hunnarshala, it has been a continuous quest Knowledge will bring you the opportunity to make the difference Claire Fagin,
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 technolo-
gies. Through the research programs these tech-
nologies are developed, tested and transferred
to the artisan guild before its made available to
the market. Artisans role is key in developing
and promoting these technologies as they are
the ones who implement them in various pro-
jects. 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 empow-
of housing for the disaster affected people.While ered by helping them build their houses by intro-
the rehabilitation work was on the verge of com- ducing the owner driven construction concept. Traditional knowledge will be available only if it Disseminate scientifically validated tra-
pletion, a meeting along with the professionals Further initiatives are being taken to link govern- is systematically transferred from one generation ditional knowledge among the younger gen-
was convened in Abhiyan to explore the possibil- ment housing schemes like Rajiv Awaas Yojana to another. Retaining traditional knowledge of a eration of communities, so that the traditional
ity of forming a not-for-profit company through for the benefit of the slum dwellers. region is in the hands of people who practice it knowledge and its practices are preserved within
which they could collectively continue to share with great passion. these communities instead of leading towards
their work and experience. Hunnarshala has evolved as an institution that extinction.
provides an open platform to artisans, students, By initiating education for children, Hunnarshala
In 2003, Hunnarshala Foundation for Building artists and professionals who collaborate for con- intends to provide children a platform where they To create awareness within the rural soci-
Technology and Innovations was incorporated tributing, learning or developing ideas / tech- come together to learn, interact, share and finally ety to encourage young students to pursue hand
as a section 8 company (formerly section 8 was nologies, thus becoming part of this movement. possess a skill. These children already carry the skills.
section 25 of companies Act 1960) of the Com- Through these collaborations and inter disci- understanding of eco-friendly materials as tradi-
panies Act 2013, with the participation of Kutch pline synergies, Hunnarshala envisages to create tional wisdom. The education program envisag- Rebuilding the confidence and skills of
Nav Nirman Abhiyan, educational and scientific awareness on sustainability. We feel its time to es that the students become confident enough students who are exposed to exploitation as
institutions like CEPT, IIS, CSR Auroville and com- share the knowledge gained during its journey to create opportunities for themselves that can child laborers and those adversely affected by
panies like HDFC, Gruh Finance and Transmetal in a structured manner through education pro- make a difference in their life. mainstream education
Industries. grams for various sections of our society.
In 2011, the education program was initiated The shala started with a course on carpentry in
In the initial years of its journey Hunnarshala has with the following objectives: - November 2011. The following year a course on
worked globally on disaster rehabilitation. In the walling systems was also offered. Last year the
process, it has supported the building of tem- Creating a platform for young boys and third batch of carpentry and second batch of
porary shelters and permanent reconstruction girls, school dropouts, child labors who have dis- walling systems course was in progress. Till now
for various governments, funding agencies and continued their education either to support the 48 students have graduated from Karigarshala.
NGOs. With its experiences in working with disas- family or due to lack of proper guidance.
ters, Hunnarshala has helped to develop techni- The Karigarshala curriculum consists of theory
cal guidelines and provide training to engineers Education through development of hand and practical classes. In the theory classes the
and masons on earthquake resisting structures. 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 prac-
pability of delivering work professionally. tical class the students understand the use of
various tools followed by hands on practice. The
practical trainingshelp the student to evolve as
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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 wall-
ing system course were from Jambua dis-
trict 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 vil-
lage.
The other 7 students who came for the carpentry
course were mostly from Kutch and Meshana dis-
trict of Gujarat. These boys also came from fami-
lies mostly involved in farming. After completing
the course only 2 students are practicing carpen-
try, others are occupied in either farming or other
family businesses.
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 visit-
ed 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 wood-
en elements in old buildings and make sketches
of the same. The students of Karigarshala learned
sketching techniques from the architect students.
prepared the products based on the designs.
The students of Navrachna University, Baroda
and students of the carpentry course jointly par-
ticipated 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 syn-
ergies help students of both fraternity to under-
stand each others capabilities and the impor-
tance 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.
Financials
The Karigarshala is financially supported by:
Surplus generated by Hunnarshala Founda-
tion.
Philanthropic contributions.
Work done by the students on projects as
part of their practical training.
The annual expenditure was Rs.1, 14, 000(ap-
prox.) 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 sys-
tem 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. Listen-
ing 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 handhold-
ing and grooming the students further by provid-
ing 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 partner-
ship firm for the walling system students and
Ozari for the carpentry students. After the course
of one year is complete the students have an op-
tion 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 stu-
dents are partners in the firm and have elected
their representatives for legal compliances.
Hunnarshala supports both companies by pro-
viding them the required infrastructure to func-
tion. Links them to the market and provides tech-
nical as well as administrative guidance.
after an order is received i.e. estimation, propos-
al, understanding the importance of legal docu-
ments 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 Mak-
wana and Yogesh Vinjoda. Both of them were stu-
dents 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 func-
tioning of a company in which I was a partner.
The ups and down a person sees while operat-
ing 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. Karigar-
shala and Ozari have provided me a direction in
life and I am very thankful to everyone who is in-
volved in this noble work.

In the second workshop, the students of Kari- In the incubation companies the students are
garshala visited IPSA, Rajkot to attend a work- exposed to major functions of business activity
shop wherein both teams worked together to so that they gain confidence and understand-
design wooden products and subsequently ing. The students participate in the entire process
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Infra structure development for
children education
Initially, the artisan school was started in the of-
fice 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 hos-
tel has incremented into a complete facility for
the artisan school where the students have class-
rooms, computer room, workshop equipped with
required tools and machinery, meeting room, of-
fice for the faculties, kitchen and dining area. The
students stay together in the hostel with one of
their faculty member.
The best part of this building is that it is a con-
fluence 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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3. EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS
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 bond-
ing 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
In May 2013, Hunnarshala Foundation offered
a Training Course on Stabilized Rammed Earth
Construction. This course was conducted in col-
laboration 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 atti-
tudes of participants to practice consciously
and sensitively within their socio-cultural en-
vironment.
2. To strengthen community of practitioners of
sustainable technologies like rammed earth
by promoting collaborations between arti-
sans, architects and engineers.
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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 chal-
lenge of designing and building with rammed
earth. The course emphasised on developing
understanding of materials, tools, construction
methodology and design principles.
Hunnarshala developed the course curriculum 60% for mandatory subjects in previous semesters.
in collaboration with faculties from CEPT Univer-
sity 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 Hunnarshalas objectives in con-
professionals from Ahmedabad, Bangalore,Delhi, sultation with Hunnarshala. The recipient of the
Auroville, France and Cambodia attended the scholarship may work as an intern at Hunnar-
course.
Scholarship to student pursuing
Masters in Sustainable Architecture
Hunnarshala Foundation is extending a schol-
arship to one student pursing Masters De-
gree 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.
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The candidate was shortlisted by the ad-
mission committee at the time of admis-
sion 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 ex-
tended 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
shala either during the course of his/her study
or later depending on Hunnarshalas acceptance.
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4. EDUCATION FOR BUILDING ARTISANS
Building artisans have an understanding of eco-
friendly materials and techniques as traditional
wisdom. Each generation passes on the knowl-
edge to the other, but due to the use of modern
material and construction techniques the prac-
tice of these traditional techniques is becoming
obsolete and the practitioners are left with no
choice but to adapt to the modern methods.
The building artisans are considered as labor
and a huge communication gap is evident be-
tween 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. Ef-
forts 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 imple-
menting 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 understand-
ing rammed earth construction. After this pro-
ject was over, he showed interest in being part of
Hunnarshalas construction team. By then he had
developed an interest in stabilized rammed earth
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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 mas-
ter 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 ac-
tively participated in few rammed earth projects.
At this juncture, we shared an idea with him to
start a company that offers services of construct-
ing with stabilized rammed earth. Rammed earth
construction involves hard manual work and re-
quires 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 Rakeshs 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 learn-
ing artisanship and it is also acceptable by the ar-
tisans, since initially they get involved with work
only as a means to earn money for supporting
themselves and their families. But gradually, arti-
sans who show consistency, interest, confidence
and have a desire to think beyond;a new direc-
tion unveils, which is life changing.
In the second phase i.e. after Layers was formed,
Rakesh is still getting educated in the form of un-
derstanding how to interact with clients, how to
deal with his workforce, how to handle emergen-
cies, 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 wom-
ens collective specializing in thatch roof solu- Hunnarshala has collaborated with Grama- An in-house research is being carried out to
tions. vidya, a research based organization for technical test the potential of lime as a construction ma-
support and guidance in its research program. terial. Combination of Lime with other materials
Hunnarshala supports the Artisan Entrepre- like Surkhi, Fly ash has been tried out to prepare
neur companies by linking them to potential cli- In 2013-14, the following research activities blocks and plaster material. The compressive
ents, providing project specific technical advice with Gramavidya are being carried out. strength of these lime blocks was tested in our
and helping with administrative compliances. laboratory.
To further enhance the identity of these compa- Training on hand molded stabilized adobe: A
nies, Hunnarshala had hired a consultant to de- team of artisans and supervisor visited Grama- Hunnarshala was invited to participate in a
sign branding material. All the companies now vidya; Bangalore to understand all the aspects design review of DEWAT system that Indian In-
have visiting cards, logo and relevant stationary of hand molded stabilized adobe. stitute of Technology, Gandhinagar proposes to
for communication. For web presence, individual Designing and developing a hydraulic press implement. Hunnarshala has submitted its report
websites are being developed. These websites machine for CSEB production: A prototype of based on the site visit and proposal provided by
will have links from Hunnarshalas website and the hydraulic press machine has been made the institution.
Hunnarshalas platform is open for all the build- vice versa. and required testing conducted in Banga-
ing artisans who get associated, but the entire lore. The concerned organizations witnessed
process of educating an intern artisan to become Research the functioning of the machine and provided
an entrepreneur is possible with very few arti- their feedback. The necessary corrections are
sans. This will always remain a challenge as well If we explore rural regions in India, we will find being incorporated for further evolution of
as a motivating factor for us. that the local people have developed and prac- the machine.
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 scien-
tifically 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 practi-
roof 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 im-
ously received work and has also provided plement these technologies after an orientation
employment opportunities to fellow carpen- on the research findings, whereas for sophisti-
ters. cated new technologies people have to undergo Training to conduct Hydrometer test: Grama-
Span- space frame systems, a proprietorship training. With the climate change and environ- vidya conducted the Hydrometer test (de-
company started by Mr. Magan R Bijlani who mental concerns, now the technologies promot- termination of clay and silt contents in soil)
has been associated with Hunnarshala since ed by us are termed as green technologies. training for the laboratory assistants of Hun-
last 10 years. SPAN specializes in assembling narshala.
and installing space frame roof understruc- Hunnarshalas efforts are to mainstream the
ture. use of eco-friendly building techniques that are These research initiatives will help the arti-
Layers the rammed earth company, is a scientifically validated through research initia- san groups to learn the techniques of prepar-
partnership company consisting of 4 mem- tives on a regular basis. These research initiatives ing hand molded stabilized adobe that can be
bers. Mr. Rakesh Vesta represents Layers. In are of great help in innovating with the envi- marketed as substitutes to bricks. The mecha-
the past, this group has been involved with ronmentally friendly materials to provide sound nized press to produce CSEB blocks can cre-
earthen projects of Hunnarshala; they have building solutions while retaining the traditional ate opportunities for the artisan to form entre-
specialized in the construction of stabilized wisdom. The research results are properly tested preneur groups that can produce and supply
rammed earth walls. for its functionality and then transferred through CSEB blocks to the construction industry.
training programs to the artisan guild for imple- The hydrometer test training will help us to
menting in projects. understand the composition of soil better.
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5. Projects in 13-14
Projects by Ozari Joinery
Avadat Apparels: An apparel-manufacturing
firm contracted Ozari Joinery to prepare and
install wooden floorboards as intermediate
floors in their factory premise. The total quan-
tity of work was of 10880 sq.ft.
Girnar English Medium School: GEMS school
in Junagardh district, contracted Ozari Join-
ery to prepare and install wooden boundary
wall for the school campus. The total quantity
of work was of 4000 sq.ft.
Hunnarshalas 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.
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.
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Projects by Kamerai Artisan Guild
In the financial year 2013-14, Kamerai worked for
the following projects:
Agrocell Industries: Agrocell contracted Kam-
erai 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 naturopa-
thy practitioner contracted Kamerai to build
kitchen and dining facilities in his farmhouse
nature center. The total quantity of work was
around 1950 sq.ft.
Hunnarshalas 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 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 com-
plete both project.
Projects by Wood Grain
Wood grain has provided services of installing
wooden understructures for the following pro-
jects:
In BPUMS research center at Hodka village.
In the endogenous tourism center at Lakhpat.
A residential building of an industrialist in
Bhuj.
Wood grains turnover for the F.Y. 2013-14 is
Rs.772, 319.
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Projects by SPAN- The Space frame systems
SPAN has provided services of installing space
frame roof understructures for the following pro-
jects:
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 Agro-
cell Industries at Kodai village, Kutch.
In the residence of Mr. Marc Barandard at Au-
roville.
SPANs turnover for F.Y. 2013-14 is Rs.774, 668.
Projects by Layers- A rammed earth
Construction Company
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.
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Participated as practical instructors in the
short-term course for Stabilized Rammed
Earth, conducted by Hunnarshala for profes-
sionals 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.
Projects by Matha Chhaj- A thatch company
Matha Chhaj has provided services of prepar-
ing 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 Chhajs turnover for the year 2013-14 is
Rs.269, 855
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6.COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES
This initiative works with communities in transi- Community Tourism
tion; transition from a way of life that they have
been used to for generations, to having to re
Background
envisage their neighbourhoods. We help com-
munities redevelop their villages; settlements
Starting an initiative with active participation
post natural disasters like floods, earthquakes,
of the community in the design process, con-
storms and their like; to communities displaced
struction, embellishments and managing it
due to violence due to communal strife or caste
confidently,demonstrates how endogenous
discrimination. We help communities who have
tourism can be promoted as a build and manage
been displaced due to development projects, be
model. TheSham-e-Sarhad village resort project
it industries, or relocating people from wildlife
was executed in collaboration with KMVS and
reserves. We work with urban communities to re-
support by the government.
develop their slums into neighbourhoods or help

social housing programs in villages recognize Sonargaon hill causing considerable damage in
Sham e- Sarhad project was an attempt to interesting tourist site. Glimpses of past culture
and improve the diverse building science of our the village. Some houses were submerged in de-
have the people of Hodka showcase their tradi- and architecture can be seen in the existing build-
traditions. We help communities celebrate their bris up to the second floor, a number of domestic
tions, culture, region and history directly to the ings and religious structures. The prime objec-
knowledge, their expression by building commu- animals were lost and people injured.
tourists.The Banni region is a vast grassland and tive in initiating this project was to develop the
nity resorts and home-stays.
a confluence of rich crafts from Islamic, Hindu lacking tourism infrastructure of the village with
and nomadic traditions. The challenge and op- the involvement of the community in the entire A joint team of Abhiyan, Hunnarshala and Un-
This is the core initiative that informs almost all nati visited the village as part of an assessment
portunity for Hunnarshala was to not only use process that includes, formation of a village com-
of Hunnarshalas work. The master artisans and team visiting the disaster affected areas in Uttra-
these crafts in the making of Sham-e-Sarhad, mittee, providing livelihood to the local artisans
our building professionals work together to de- khand.After meeting the community, it was felt
but involve their master artisans in the designing during the construction activity and finally guid-
velop contemporary solutions using traditional that a community-driven process for rehabilita-
process as well. The local skills of various artisans ing the village committee to manage the facility
materials and building knowledge. Participation tion could be started from Parodi.
were incorporated in the making of this facility. efficiently.
of all stakeholders in design and implementation
is the basis of this initiative. Frugality and beauty After assessing the situation first hand, the re-
Sham - e- Sarhad is owned and managed by a The first step towards this development initia-
are values we encourage, conscious of the car- habilitation process was initiated by forming a
village committee set up by the Panchayat. tive was to construct 4 permanent guest rooms
bon footprint of our work. village committee having equal representation
with allied facilities such as dining hall, kitchen,
Lakhpat Tourism Project washrooms, reception and landscaping of the from both men and women. The village commit-
Our objective is to use the process of design tee then prepared a list of work that needed im-
entire locale. The design and construction pro-
and building as a means of empowerment and mediate attention and was of priority. The village
After successful implementation of the Sham e cess started in 2012. This year the construction of
strengthening communities. committee decided to restore their chowk (vil-
Sarhadvillage resort that is being managed ef- the tourism center will be completed.
ficiently by the community, a similar proposal for lage square) and temple on a priority basis. The
This year our team has worked in Uttarakhand villagers contributed towards the reconstruction
post the floods in June; we continue to support a
developing a tourism facility in Lakhpat village Owner Driven Reconstruction
was submitted to the Collector of Bhuj. of the temple and chowk by providing sand,
small group of IDPs resettle post the riots in Mu- stone and labor. Permarth Niketan Ashram con-
zaffarnagar; we completed a community resort Uttrakhand Rehabilitation Project.
Lakhpat is a village located on the northwest tributed funds for buying cement and remuner-
in the historical town of Lakhpat. We are helping
the government of Gujarat develop their social
tip of Kutch district. Its on the coast of the Great Uttrakhand state on the foothills of the Hima- ating the deployed masons.
Rann, the white desert border between India and layas experienced a massive flood in June
housing technical guidelines for the villages and
we have initiated a large program to comprehen-
Pakistan. Once a flourishing port town it has now 13 due to heavy downpour, resulting in vil- The village had a traditional water mill that
sively rehabilitate the slums of our city of Bhuj
been impoverished and relying on the indus- lages being washed away and people strand- was regularly used by the community for grind-
with the Municipal Corporation. We also harbour
trial and mining jobs found in the area. Scarcity ed without any house or infrastructure left. ing grains. This water mill was severely damaged
of other occupational options resulted in people by flood. A water mill works by having the flow-
dreams of initiating a Masters program in Social
Housing.
migrating to other towns and cities. 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
Lakhpat has a rich culture thus making it an mous amount of water coming down the power a heavy stone to grind grain into flour.
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 The village team constructed 160-meter chan- large number continued to be displaced. Not a Hunnarshalas role in the program is to help
nel from the river to supply water to the mill andsingle family from the 9 villages has been able design the program and provide technical facili-
farms. An Approach road to the village, which to return. For this loss of their village, home, em- tation for the construction process. The role can
ployment, cultural roots, history and community,
earlier ended at the hilltop of the village, was ex- be segregated into three parts:
tended up to the village to make transportation they have received a compensation amount of 1. Developing design options for houses.
smooth and easy. INR 500,000 per family, from the State Govern- 2. Training masons to ensure quality of con-
ment. With their compensation money some struction.
A brief study of local housing typologies was families have together bought small contiguous 3. Certifying the quality of construction required
conducted and various design options were pre- plots of land in new host villages and live tents for the release of financial assistance.
pared based on discussions with the community. pitched on these plots.
Their aspirations, requirements and necessities During the program, Hunnarshala would like
where considered while designing the housing To support these displaced people, an umbrel- to come up with innovations in the following ar-
options. A total station survey was conducted to la organization named Joint Citizens Initiative eas: which helped in arriving to the average cost of
develop a village restoration and development comprising of Sadbhavana Trust (Lucknow& Del- Innovate with brickwork to make these hous- construction in the region. With these set of gath-
plan with a focus on flood mitigation. hi), Hunnarshala Foundation (Kutch), Vanangana es aesthetically pleasing and more livable. ered information a house design was developed
(Chitrakoot) and Farah Naqvi (Independent Activ- Innovate with the wastewater disposal ar- for a typical plot size possessed by the beneficiar-
Agricultural farms were also not spared by the ist, Delhi) have initiated a rehabilitation program rangements to ensure untreated sewerage ies. Project proposals for the purpose of fund rais-
floods. The visiting rehabilitation team involved that will address various aspects of rehabilitation. doesnt contaminate underground aquifers ing were developed on the basis of this design.
an agriculture expert to prepare an agricultural The goals and objectives of the program are as and surface water sources
restoration plan that focuses on short term and follows: - This entire rehabilitation project has been de-
long term measures to be taken by the villagers. Hunnarshala initiated its involvement by stud- signed envisaging the concept of owner driven
Finally, a detailed rehabilitation plan based on Help communities build 300 homes and 2 ying and understanding the culture, housing construction. The affected community was ex-
owner driven reconstruction process was devel- community buildings in two resettlement typologies and building practices of the region. plained that they themselves are responsible for
oped for Parodi village. Also, advocacy of owner sites in a process that is owner-driven with the Interviews with the community provided an constructing their own houses. They were also
driven housing with the Government is in pro- use of local building techniques and ensur- overview about the houses and its spatial organi- explained the arrangement of financial assis-
cess. ing that the constructed buildings meet the zation. Various focused group discussions with tance for housing that would be released in stag-
building standards appropriate for hazards the men and women provided an insight of their es only after the engineers certification ensuring
Rehabilitating Riot affected common in the region. aspirations and idea of a house in which they that specified construction norms have been fol-
victims of Muzzafarnagar To link affected families to government enti- would enjoy spending their life. lowed. A rehabilitation committee, comprising of
tlements including access to civic infrastruc- beneficiaries, was constituted to oversee the pro-
On September 8, 2013 targeted violence broke ture such as roads, sewerage, streetlights, cess of reconstruction.
out in Muzaffarnagar, Shamli and neighbouring water supply, toilets, green cover, etc. as well
districts of Uttar Pradesh, leaving over 60 dead as social infrastructure such as education, At the moment, house construction is in pro-
and forcing over 52,000 residents to flee their health, widow pension schemes, scholarships gress with a small number of families in Aryapuri
homes and villages. Over 40 more people includ- and skill development schemes. village, Kairana block, Shamli district. Other initi-
ing large numbers of children subsequently died To initiate social processes of trust building to- atives are on at various sites in Shamli and Muzaf-
in squalid relief camps between September-De- wards greater confidence and empowerment farnagar districts.
cember 2013 because of sickness and extreme of the affected community and integration in
cold. the villages that will be their new home.
To do this in a manner, and through a sensitive
As of mid-December, 2013, the Muzaffarnagar process that completely involves the affected
relief camps were home to approximately 7,000- community and provides displaced people
10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs). There with a confidence of rebuilding their lives. A detailed discussion with the masons helped
were similar numbers of IDPs in relief camps in in understanding the intricacies of building prac-
adjoining Shamli District. By December 2013 the tices of the region as well as their skill set. Some
State government had ordered the closure of all rather interesting discussions and sharing on the
relief camps that existed on government land. kind of roofs prevalent in the region happened
with the masons. The team also surveyed the
While some survivors returned to their villages, market to ascertain the cost of material and labor,
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Community Housing The state of Gujarat is the first state to invite The study was initiated with a workshop in After all the teams completed their field study,
organizations through a tendering process. Hun- which the whole project team was oriented on a peer review was conducted. The review panel
Indira Awas Yojana narshala Foundation (Kutch), People-in Centre the project objectives, methodology, framework came up with areas that had to be studied in de-
(Ahmedabad),Buildaur (Auroville) and Thumb and deliverables.Each team had a women mem- tail. So the teams went back to the villages and
Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme of Impressions (Ahmedabad) applied for the project ber to ensure gender perspective was properly completed the study based on the review panels
the Ministry of Rural Development has since work as a consortium. The Rural Development understood during the studies. These teams visit- suggestions.
inception been providing assistance to fami- Department awarded the work to the consor- ed over 125 villages spread all over the state and
lies below the poverty line (BPL) who are either tium. held discussions with people including village The entire study was documented and submit-
houseless or having inadequate housing facilities panchayat members, government officials, lead- ted to the Rural Development Department. The
for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This Phase-I of the Project ers and elders of different communities in the vil- next step in the project is to prepare design op-
effort has been part of a larger strategy of the lages to understand the socio-cultural fabric of tions based on thestudy of housing typologies.
Ministrys poverty eradication effort, supporting The work for the project started with the objec- rural Gujarat. Key organizations working in the
the development of an environmentally sound tive to ensure technical support for IAY imple- rural parts of the state were of great help in iden-
habitat with adequate provisions for incremental mentation at district level through development tifying appropriate villages based on the teams
expansion and improvement. The object of the of appropriate design options, preparing techni- selection parameters. Each team was equipped
habitat approach is to achieve adequate shelter cal guidelines for each option, prototype demon- with architectural skills to categorize and docu-
for all, especially the deprived urban and rural strations, IEC material for trainings of house own- ment the various elements of the house. Photog-
poor through an enabling approach leading to ers, artisans and government officials. raphy, sketches, drawing, recording and notes
development and improvements in access to ba- were tools to record data during the study. The
sic facilities like infrastructure, safe drinking wa- The districts of Gujarat were divided into 5 team got an opportunity to meet various com-
ter, sanitation, electricity etc. zones based on parameters like geo-environ- munities and identify the relationship of commu-
mental aspects,climatic conditions and extent nities with building practices or housing typolo-
Rural housing is in the domain of State Govern- of vulnerability of natural hazards and prevalent gies.
ments and the Panchayati Raj Institutions. The building materials and practices.
Central Government has been implementing IAY The team met 49 master artisans who were
as part of the enabling approach to shelter for all, The first step towards effective technical fa- carpenters, masons, cob wall builders and brick
taking cognizance of the fact that rural housing cilitation is to understand the prevalent hous- makers. These artisans are key professionals
is one of the major anti-poverty measures for the ing typologies in all the demarcated zones. Af- who design and build rural houses; they pos-
marginalized. The house is recognized not merely ter finalizing the zones, the choice of villages to sess knowledge of material, building skills and
as a shelter and a dwelling place but also an as- be visited was made in such a way so as to get a costs involved in construction. In addition, they
set, which supports livelihood, symbolizes social comprehensive overview covering different com- also have understanding of patterns and trends
position and is also a cultural expression. A good munities and geographic regions. within their region. Finally, the team conducted
home would be in harmony with the natural en- interview survey of over 150 IAY beneficiaries to
vironment protecting the household from ex- understand how they built their house, which of
treme weather conditions, has the required con- their aspirations were met by IAY and what they
nectivity for mobility and facilities for economic felt wanting in the scheme.
activities.

In spite of a well thought scheme, the num-

ber 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 ad-
vised all the State governments to invite organi-
zations 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.
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Rajiv Awas Yojana
The Central Government of India has initiated Ra-
jiv Awas Yojana (RAY), for the slum dwellers and
the urban poor population of the country. RAY
envisages a Slum-free India through encourag-
ing 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:
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 plan-
ning for affordable housing stock for the ur-
ban 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 extra-
legal 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 physi-
cally susceptible conditions, financially disadvan-
taged 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 af-
fordable housing conditional to a set of reforms
necessary for urban development to become in-
clusive.
Since past 3-4 years, Hunnarshala along with lo-
cal network NGOs 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 self-
finances. The RAY program envisages a similar
goal but in a larger context where cities are made
slum free through implementation of a well ar-
ticulated plan and efficient construction process.
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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 NGOs working for the development of the
slums in the city. Hunnarshala submitted a pro-
posal to the Central and State government for
the development of slums in Bhuj city.
the entire program was proposed for implemen-
Bhuj Municipality, under the guidance of
GUDM, is the implementing agency of RAY pro-
ject in Bhuj.
The proposal submitted to the government
clearly emphasizes that the project can be im-
plemented efficiently and effectively only when
all concerned parties work in coordination with
each other with a focus on achieving the objec-
tives of the project.
The proposal suggests, forming of a city level
steering committee, chaired by the Collector,
comprising of Nagar Palika office bearers, all de-
partments with stakes in the program; lead NGOs
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 DPRs, develop the Standard Operating
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Procedures (SOP), define Beneficiary, get studies Slum Facilitation Centers (SFC), each to cover
carried to develop special projects and dovetail approximately 500 homes, will be setup to fa-
other state programs for slums. Through this pro- cilitate the slum dwellers to implement the con-
gram it will help Nagar Palika develop capacities, struction activity. Each SFC will have a social mo-
systems and reforms for improved performance bilizer, technical person and a manager. TheSFCs
in the city. will also develop the necessary MIS and reporting
mechanism for the Municipality, State and Centre.
To implement the project with the help of the
Project Management Agency (PMA), a special The PMA shall setup training school for ensur-
Technical Cell (RAY) will be established in the ing adequate capacity for implementation and
Nagar Palika. The Technical Cell will house a Fi- also ensuring high quality of implementation.
nance, Technical and Grievance Redressed unit The training program will focus on:
to implement the program. All the beneficiaries Train and build the capacities of slum com-
will individually receive funds for construction of mittees and SFCs in technical, accounting
their houses from the Technical cell directly, on and other areas.
compliance of agreed parameters. Train masons and contractors and upgrade
their skills to ensure safety and quality of con-
Hunnarshala is the Project Management Agen- struction.
cy supported by 5 local NGOs (names mentioned Train youth from slums in entrepreneurship to
in diagram 1). As PMA, Hunnarshalas main role is support the building effort.
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 beneficiar-
the Plan of Action. ies shall form a slum committee. This slum com-
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
procedures. the construction directly from the Technical Cell.
The proposal has been submitted to the gov-
ernment and we are awaiting the final decision
from the government to initiate the work
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Banni Pashu Ucherak Maldhari Sangathan 7.OTHER ACTIVITIES
The Banni grassland of Gujarat is the largest natu-
ral grassland in the Indian subcontinent, and an
area that is both socio-culturally unique and eco-
logically valuable. Ethnic communities that com-
prise 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 self-

Atree a research institution in the area of biodi-
versity conservation and sustainable develop-
ment has initiated a research program that stud-
ies the long-term impact of changing ecological
patterns and social processes on the Banni grass-
land 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 op-
tion and set up an economically viable concept
of grassland development. Thus came into exist-
ence the Banni Pashu Ucherak Maldhari Sanga-
than (BPUMS) with an aim to strengthen animal
husbandry occupation in the Banni region. For
further organizing this sangathan Atree, Sahajee-
van and Hunnarshala came together to build an
office building for the community from where
various activities of the Sangathan can be per-
formed. Hunnarshala has designed and built this
facility.
funded association of habitat professionals and
researchers that seeks to mainstream sustainabil-
ity 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 lead-
ing Indian practitioners of genuinely sustainable
approaches in architecture, construction and
participatory rehabilitation.
This year the groups meeting was held in
Shaam-e-Sarhad, village resort in Hodka and
hosted by Hunnarshala.

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8.AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
Awards
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 win-
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 pow-
erful 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 Foun-
dation gave a cash prize of USD 40, 000.
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Publications
published an article on Hunnarshala written
IA & B magazines 27th Anniversary Issue
named Practices of Consequences Vol-II pub-
lished in October 2013 covered an article on
Hunnarshalas philosophy and practice.
Home Review magazine published in February
2014, covered an article named Green Crusader
and an article on the women collective entre-
preneur company namedMathachajj A Thatch
Company.
Annual Report 13-14
9.FINANCIAL REPORTS
We are pleased to present the Audited Statement
of Accounts of the Company for the period end- An audit involves performing procedures to
ed 31st March 2014. obtain audit evidence about the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements.
Auditors Report The procedures selected depend on the au-
We have audited the accompanying financial ditors judgment, including the assessment
statements of Hunnarshala Foundation for of the risks of material misstatement of the
financial statements, whether due to fraud or
Building Technology and Innovations (the
error. In making those risk assessments, the
Company), which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at March 31, 2014, and the State- auditor considers internal control relevant to
ment of Income & Expenditure for the year the Companys preparation and fair presen-
then ended, and a summary of significant ac- tation of the financial statements in order to
counting policies and other explanatory in- design audit procedures that are appropriate
formation. in the circumstances. An audit also includes
evaluating the appropriateness of accounting
Managements Responsibility for the Financial policies used and the reasonableness of the
Statements accounting estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall presentation
Management is responsible for the prepara- of the financial statements.
tion of these financial statements, that gives We believe that the audit evidence we have
a true and fair view of the financial position, obtained is sufficient and appropriate to pro-
financial performance of the Company in ac- vide a basis for our audit opinion.
cordance with the Accounting Standards re-
ferred 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 informa-
the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 Sep- tion and according to the explanations given
tember 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Af- to us, the financial statements give the infor-
fairs in respect of Section 133 of the Compa- mation required by the Act in the manner so
nies Act, 2013. This responsibility includes the required and give a true and fair view in con-
design, implementation and maintenance of formity with the accounting principles gener-
internal control relevant to the preparation ally accepted in India:
and presentation of the financial statements 1. in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of
that give a true and fair view and are free from affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014;
material misstatement, whether due to fraud 2. in the case of Statement of Income & Expendi-
or error. ture, of the deficit for the year ended on that
date; and
Auditors Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Require-
on these financial statements based on our ments
audit. We conducted our audit in accord- Hunnarshala Foundation for Building Tech-
ance with the Standards on Auditing issued nology & Innovations section 25 company,
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the requirement under the Companies (Audi-
India. Those Standards require that we com- tors Report) Order, 2003 (the Order) issued
ply with ethical requirements and plan and by the Central Government of India in terms
perform the audit to obtain reasonable as- of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act
surance about whether the financial state- on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and
ments are free from material misstatement. 5 of the Order are not applicable.
27 Annual Report 13-14
 As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we LEGAL & TAX COMPLIANCES Balance Sheet
report that:
1. We have obtained all the information and The TDS, Professional Tax and Service tax returns HUNNARSHAALA FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING TECHNOLOGY & INNNOVATIONS

explanations which to the best of our knowl- have been files. The Income tax and Annual Return BALANCE SHEET OF FINANCIAL YEAR 2013-2014

edge and belief were necessary for the pur- with the ROC will be submitted as per their deadlines.
pose of our audit; PARTICULARS
Note As at 31-03-2014 As at 31-03-2013

2. In our opinion, proper books of account as Statutory Records, Board Meetings & AGM: During No.
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
required by law have been kept by the Com- the last year 2013-2014 the following meetings of I. EQUITY AND LIABILITIES

pany so far as appears from our examination Board of Directors and Meetings of general share- 1. Shareholders' Funds
(a) Share Capital 2 1,01,000 1,01,000
holders were conducted and the minutes of the
of those books; (b) Reserves and Surplus 3 15,65,87,972 15,67,92,995
same has been recorded in the minutes register. 15,66,88,972 15,68,93,995
3. The financial statements dealt with by this re-
port are in agreement with the books of ac- 2. Share Application Money pending allotment - -

count; 3. Non - current Liabilities - -

4. In our opinion, the balance sheet, statement
4. Current Liabilities
of profit and loss comply with the Accounting (a) Trade Payables 4 5,83,410 4,40,084
Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of (b) Other Current Liabilities 5 29,73,885
35,57,295
40,97,465
45,37,549
section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956 read TOTAL 16,02,46,267 16,14,31,544
with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13 II ASSETS
September 2013 of the Ministry of Corporate 1. Non-current Assets
Affairs in respect of Section 133 of the Com- (a) Fixed Assets
(i) Tangible Assets 6 3,14,65,788 2,84,69,389
panies Act, 2013. And (b) Non-current Investments 7 5,00,00,000 5,00,00,000
5. On the basis of written representations re- 2. Current Assets
8,14,65,788 7,84,69,389

ceived from the directors, as on March 31, AUDIT & COMPLIANCES (a) Inventories 8 2,37,305 2,19,582
2014 and taken on record by the Board of Di- Auditors M/s. H. Rustom & Co, Chartered Accountants
(b) Trade Receivables
(c) Cash and Cash equivalents
9
10
12,20,699
5,43,61,680
28,82,164
6,15,52,800
rectors, none of the directors is disqualified as have audited the books of accounts for this financial (d) Short - term Loans and Advances 11 58,15,650 70,57,338

on March 31, 2014 from being appointed as a year. The Auditors Reports does not contain any ad- (e) Other Current Assets 12 1,71,45,145 7,87,80,479 1,12,50,271 8,29,62,155

director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section verse statement. Normally it was designed to have 3. Miscellaneous Expenditure to the extent not

(1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956. audits on quarterly basis, however sometimes audits written off or adjusted - -
TOTAL 16,02,46,267 16,14,31,544
of one or two quarters have been merged in last year. 0
Place: Ahmedabad For H. Rustom & Co. Significant Accounting Policies and Notes to
Accounts 1
Date: 27.06.2014 Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg.No.108908W For H Rustom & Co. For Hunnarshaala Foundation for Building
Chartered Accountants Technology & Innovations

(HRD Dalal)
Proprietor
Membership No. 31368

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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, For the year ended 31st
2014 March, 2013
PARTICULARS
Note
No. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.

1 Revenue from operations 13 1,87,98,303 2,49,77,384

2 Other Income 14 1,39,18,698 3,27,17,001 1,24,44,390 3,74,21,774
3 Total Revenue (I + II)

4 Expenses
Cost of Materials Consumed 15 25,45,608 14,44,306
Employee Benefit Expenses 16 52,64,372 55,09,846
Finance Costs 17 - -
Depreciation Expenses 26,41,276 21,32,132
Expenditure on the Objects of the Organisation 18 2,05,86,174 2,07,79,510
Other Expenses 19 20,01,732 24,96,896
Total Expenses
3,30,39,162 3,23,62,691
Surplus/(Deficit) before exceptional and extraordinary items
5
and tax (III-IV) (3,22,161) 50,59,083

6 Exceptional Items - -

7 Surplus/(Deficit) before extraordinary items and tax (V-VI) (3,22,161) 50,59,083

8 Extraordinary items - -
Bad Debts Written Back
9 Surplus/(Deficit) before tax (VII+VIII) (3,22,161) 50,59,083

10 Tax expense: - -

Surplus/(Deficit) for the period from continuing operations (

11 IX - X - XIV ) (3,22,161) 50,59,083

12
Surplus/(Deficit) for the period from discontinuing operations - -

13 Tax expense of discontinuing operations - -

Surplus/(Deficit) from discontinuing operations (after tax) (XII-

14
XIII) - -

15 Surplus/(Deficit) for the period (XI + XIV) (3,22,161) 50,59,083

Significant Accounting Policies and Notes to Accounts 1

For H Rustom & Co. For Hunnarshaala Foundation for Building
Chartered Accountants Technology & Innovations

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10.GOVERNANCE
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 Archi-
tecture.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 organiza-
tions 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 guid-
ing 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 reha-
bilitation 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 Hunnar-
shala delivers high-quality, sustainable, and disaster-safe housing. He uses traditional wisdom in con-
temporary architecture creating possibilities for architects to come forward and explore new meth-
ods of application. And also emphasizes on involving traditional community and its development
Newly Appointed Directors
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 writ-
ten 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 hunnarshalas team on alternative
technology. He has started Gramavidya_- a research organization that carries out research for the de-
velopment 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 collabora-
tive, 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, Trus-
tee: 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 experi-
ence 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 Share-
holders/ Investors Grievance Committee of GRUH.

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Team of Hunnarshala

Management Committee Artisan Empowerment

Mr.Sandeep Virmani: Executive Chairman Bharat Chauhan: Assistant Superviser

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
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
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