Astittva Welfare Foundation

Astittva Welfare Foundation is based at 1/37 in Lalita Park, over in Laxmi Nagar. East Delhi is a busy place, and our little corner in Lalita Park is no different. We’ve been working out of this location for a bit now. It’s a regular building, nothing fancy about it. We have a few rooms where we keep our files and meet with people. We started this because we felt like there was a gap in the local support system. It’s mostly just a couple of us running the show. We don’t have a big marketing budget or a fancy website. We just rely on people knowing we are here. A lot of our day is spent answering the phone or talking to folks who stop by. We try to be practical about things. If someone needs help, we look at what we can actually do. We don’t like to waste time with corporate talk. We just speak plain English and get to the point. Laxmi Nagar can be quite hectic, but our office is a place where we try to keep things calm. It’s not always perfect. Sometimes the electricity goes out or we run out of stationary. We just deal with it and move on. It’s about being present and being a part of the local community. We just want to keep doing what we do as long as it's needed.