MAVELI NIDHI LIMITED

We are based in the Thottathil building over in Kottampally Madathilkarazhma. It is a bit of a long name for a place, but everyone in Ochira knows where it is. Being here in the Kollam district means we see a lot of the same faces every week. Our office is a straightforward place with a couple of benches and a solid wooden table where we do most of our writing. The floor is made of old tiles that stay cool under your feet, which is good because it gets quite humid here. We usually have the radio playing quietly in the background, mostly local news or some songs. It is not a very formal environment. People walk in with their umbrellas dripping during the monsoon and sit down to chat about their day before they even get to why they came in. We know most of the families around here by their first names. We handle the paperwork for the small funds and savings that people in the village keep with us. There is a small garden area outside that we try to keep tidy, though the weeds grow fast. We don't have any fancy corporate offices or anything like that. It is just a small room where we do honest work for the local community. We stay open until the sun goes down and then we lock up the heavy metal shutters for the night.