Srishanmukha Aegis Foundation

At Srishanmukha Aegis Foundation, we’ve set up shop in Saipuram Colony, which is over in the Gollapudi area of Vijayawada. Our address is 22-64, right near the Aquatech spot. It's a decent neighborhood to work in, though it gets quite hot in this part of Andhra Pradesh during the summer months. We have a small team here, mostly just local people who wanted to do something for the community. The office is pretty basic. We’ve got some old wooden tables and some fans that work most of the time. It’s not the kind of place you’d see in a magazine, but it works for us. We spend our days dealing with whatever comes up. Sometimes it’s quiet, other times everyone is talking at once. People in Krishna district know how it is. We try to stay organized, but with so many things happening, the files tend to pile up on the corner desk. We aren't trying to be some big national organization with a shiny logo. We're just here in Gollapudi, doing our bit. You can usually find someone here by mid-morning. We drink a lot of tea and talk through the projects. It’s a bit messy sometimes, but the work gets done eventually. Living and working in Saipuram Colony means we see the same faces every day, which is nice. It makes the foundation feel like a real part of the street.