Jankalyan & Aushadhi Vitran Foundation

You can find us on the ground floor at 41/A/17 in the Dilshad Garden Industrial Area. It’s right off G T Road in Shahdara. Being in an industrial area, the surroundings are pretty basic. There are a lot of workshops and small factories nearby, so there’s always the sound of machines or vehicles in the background. The Jankalyan & Aushadhi Vitran Foundation operates from this ground-floor unit, which makes it easier for people to walk in. We focus a lot on medicine and general welfare, so having a space that’s easy to get into is important. The office isn't very large at all. We have some shelves for supplies and a couple of tables where we do the paperwork. It’s a bit of a rugged place, not like those fancy offices in the malls. We get a lot of dust from the main road, so we’re constantly cleaning the desks every morning. The staff here are just regular people from the neighborhood. We don’t have any formal uniforms or anything like that. We just sit together and figure out how to distribute what we have to those who need it. It’s a very hands-on kind of job. Most of our day is spent talking to people who come by looking for help or checking our stock levels. It’s practical work and we try to keep it simple without overcomplicating things. The G T Road traffic is a constant backdrop to our workday here.