Thevarvattom Oruma Foundation

If you are ever in Cherthala, you might know the Mini Civil Station area. Our foundation is right there in the VIVA Tower, specifically in CMC - IV/400E. It’s just west of the station, so it’s easy to find if you’re looking for it. We’ve been set up here for a while now, trying to keep things running for the people around Alappuzha. The office isn't anything spectacular, but it works for what we need. It’s basically a room where we keep our files and meet up to talk about local issues. Some days it is very quiet and other days there is a lot of noise from the street downstairs. We aren't a big corporation with hundreds of staff. It is just a small group of us who live around here and wanted to start something like this. Cherthala is a good place to be based because it’s central for us. We end up spending a lot of time just chatting with people who drop by the tower. Sometimes the lift in the building acts up, so we take the stairs. It keeps us moving. We don't have a big PR team writing stuff for us, so this is just how it is. We try to be helpful when people ask, and we stay busy with the paperwork that keeps a foundation going. It’s a practical setup for local work. We usually have the radio playing in the background while we sort through our daily tasks.