Utopia Welfare Association

Our office for the Utopia Welfare Association is located at HIG-1/3 in Swarn Jayanti Nagar. It’s right off Ramghat Road, which gets quite a bit of traffic during the day. We’ve been in this building for a few years now. It’s a decent spot, though the paint is peeling a little on the outside. We aren't trying to look like a big bank or a fancy company. We just need a place to sit and organize our projects. Most of the time, the rooms are filled with donated clothes or old books that we are trying to sort through. We don't have a lot of fancy furniture, mostly just some mismatched chairs and a big wooden desk we got second-hand. It feels more like a home than an office, which is fine by us. Neighbors often poke their heads in to see what we are doing or to drop off things they don't need anymore. We don't have a set schedule all the time, we just work when there is work to be done. The rain can be pretty loud on the roof during monsoon season, making it hard to hear each other talk. We just laugh and wait for it to pass. We aren't looking to change the whole world overnight, just making sure things are a little better in our own corner of the city. It’s practical work, and we enjoy the company of the people who help us out when they can.