Velama Manamanthaokkate Foundation

Our office for the Velama Manamanthaokkate Foundation is in the Royal Residency building, B-Block. We are at H No: 32-4-5 in Prajasakti Nagar, specifically on Anjamma Veedi. Flat number 501. It’s a decent-sized apartment that we turned into an office. Vijayawada is a busy city, and this area is no different. There’s always noise from the street below. We’ve got a few desks pushed together in the main room. It’s where we spend most of our time. The foundation started because we wanted to do something for our community here in Krishna district. We don’t have a big budget for fancy things, so the furniture is mostly second-hand. It does the job though. We have a small balcony where we take breaks. You can see the rooftops of Prajasakti Nagar from there. Most of the people who work here are locals. We know the families in the neighborhood. We don’t really use a lot of big words or corporate talk. We just speak like everyone else. Some days we have a lot of visitors, and it gets quite crowded in the flat. We just pull up more chairs. It’s a simple setup. We try to stay organized, but sometimes the paperwork piles up. That’s just life in a small office. We aren't trying to impress anyone, just doing the work from 501.