Seba Women Welfare Foundation

Our office is down in the coastal area of South 24 Parganas, specifically in Kashinagar at Berarchak. We work out of the Shibpur Sagar Seba Welfare Trust building. It is a bit of a journey to get down here, especially if you’re coming from the city, but it’s where we are needed. Seba Women Welfare Foundation was set up to work right here among the local people. The environment is very rural and close to the water, which affects everything we do. Our office is simple, with tiled floors and open windows to catch the breeze. We don’t have air conditioning or fancy office equipment. It’s just a space with some benches and a few desks where we can sit down with the women from the village. Life in Berarchak is steady but can be hard depending on the season. We have a lot of people coming in to talk about their families and their work. We don't use a lot of big words or complicated reports. We just listen and try to help out in practical ways. It gets quite muddy during the monsoon, and sometimes the power is a bit hit or miss, but we manage. We aren’t a big slick organization. We’re just local people who decided to do something for our own neighbors in this coastal belt.