About Us
“Shelter is one of humanity’s most basic needs.”
More than 2 out of every 5 Indians are below the poverty line. They are either homeless
or live in ‘kaccha’ homes. How do we expect a nation to prosper if its
citizens don’t have access to the most basic need of a human being – a home.
The need of a good quality, rapid, sustainable and affordable mass housing.
With this in mind, we launched 1ghar.org – an online initiative that connects those
who want to build their first home with all the information & resources they
need.
1ghar.org is a non-profit organization with a vision to provide a home to every
Indian.
“Our vision, mission, goal is to see an adequate and affordable house for
every Indian. 1ghar.org looks into inclusive growth, and strives towards improving
the lives of the poor in India.
We connect you with low cost
- Information – All you need to know about low cost housing
- Suppliers – Connects you with the low cost products
- Finance – Low cost funding options
- Designs – Showcases some standard low cost housing designs
To make a low cost home, you will need access to the following three elements:
- Standard Design
- Low Cost Building Material
- Quick Construction
Our Team
Abhinav Kajaria
Abhinav Kajaria, is a student of the Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, India.
He is a star performer and has a keen interest for social service. Besides being an
accomplished chess player, he takes keen interest in the family business of building
materials. Working in his father’s building material business, he saw the opportunity of using
waste construction materials to help the poor and backward in building low cost housing.
Realizing that there may be similar contributors for this cause, he along with his team,
founded this website and its purpose
Archana Biyani
Archana biyani, a graduate from the Birla Public school in Rajasthan, is the spouse
of Sunil Biyani, promoter of HomeTown (future groups). She has a keen interest in
the social and economic upliftment of the poor and aims provide better living conditions
for them. She intends to provide low cost housing for the poor, as a part of this
team.
Avantika Kajaria
Avantika Kajaria is a sophomore at the Stern New York University. She has closely worked
with villagers of Hascachipatti, building houses & schools for them as part of a village
project. She is a strong believer in empowerment, which inspires her to help provide low
cost housing. Along with her brother, Abhinav Kajaria, she is a key and essential member of
this team.
Amit Dalmia
An alumnus of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania,
Amit Dalmia is the Founder and Managing Director of bedbathmore.com and Viaton Energy.
He is also a key trustee of the Shree Devidutt Mohanlal Dalmia Charitable trust,
which funds the construction of schools, educational institutes and other charitable
schemes, and a major donor to government aided Red Cross hospitals in rural North
India.