Endeavoring Social Welfare Foundation

Endeavoring Social Welfare Foundation is based at Samir Ghosh’s place, 1/62 Vivek Nagar. It is just a normal house on a quiet street, so you might miss it if you aren't looking closely for the number. We started this because a few of us living here felt like we could be doing more for the people around us. We don't have a big fancy office or any employees in suits. It’s mostly just us neighbors getting together in Samir’s living room to figure out how to help someone out. Sometimes we are organizing a small food drive and other times we are just helping someone fix a leak in their roof. It’s all very practical and hands-on. We don't have a huge budget, so we often have to get creative with how we solve problems. It can be a bit disorganized at times, with papers ending up under the sofa cushions and meetings starting late because someone had to work over. But we manage to get things done eventually. Vivek Nagar is a good place with people who look out for each other, and we just want to be a part of that. We don’t do any big advertising or anything like that. People just know to come by 1/62 if they have a problem or if they want to help out. It’s just a group of friends trying to be useful in their own neighborhood.