Ningol Sintha Development Foundation

You will find us in Kwakeithal, in the Haorakchanbi neighborhood of Imphal West. It is a very busy area, and our office is right in the middle of all that activity. We have been operating here for a while now. The foundation was set up by a few of us who wanted to see some development in our own streets. We don’t have a big office with glass windows. It’s just a regular building with a few rooms and a lot of people coming in and out all day. We spend our time working on small projects that help the local women and families. There is always a lot of noise from the traffic outside, which can be distracting, but we are used to it by now. Our desks are usually covered in files and notes from our meetings. We aren't very formal here; people just drop by to see how we are doing or to ask for help with something. We don't have a big corporate structure or any high-level managers. We just make decisions together over tea. It’s a practical way of working that fits the way life is in Imphal. We focus on the everyday needs of the people living around Haorakchanbi and try to handle things as they come. It’s not always perfectly organized, but we get the work done eventually.