Vijaymangal Charitable Foundation

If you’re looking for us, we’re in Vill-Kendulapo, near Hetampur, under the Dubrajpur police station. Just ask for Mangal Ruidas’s place. That’s where the Vijaymangal Charitable Foundation is based. We don’t have a sign or anything, just a front porch where we sit and talk to people who come by. It’s a small village, so everyone knows everyone else. We mostly focus on helping out with wedding costs or funeral expenses when families are really short on cash. Those things are expensive and can ruin a family's savings. We also try to help out when the crops are bad. It’s not a big operation with people in suits. It’s just us sitting around and figuring out who needs help the most this month. Sometimes we can’t help everyone, which is the hard part. We collect a little bit of money from those who can afford it and give it to those who can’t. It’s basic stuff. The internet doesn’t always work well out here in Dubrajpur, so we do everything on paper or just by memory. It’s a simple way of living, and we just want to make sure the people in Kendulapo aren't left behind when things get tough. We’ve been here our whole lives, so we care about what happens to this village. It’s just how things are done here, neighbor helping neighbor without making a big fuss about it. We stay busy with the local needs as they come up, and we hope the rain is good this year.