Hibiscus Foundation For Social Welfare

You’ll find the Hibiscus Foundation For Social Welfare at No.9 in the State Bank Officers Colony. It’s a quiet, leafy part of Shastri Nagar in Adyar. We’ve been based in this building for quite some years. The area is mostly residential, so it’s a peaceful place to work. We don't have a big neon sign or anything like that. Just a small plate by the door. Inside, the rooms are high-ceilinged and keep fairly cool even in the summer. We spend a lot of our time dealing with community matters and organizing different activities. Most of us have lived in or around Adyar for a long time, so we know the local issues well. We aren't a corporate entity; we’re just a group of people who wanted to do something useful. The office is filled with old wooden desks and shelves that are sagging a bit under the weight of all the files. We still use a lot of paper because it feels more reliable than just having everything on a drive. Every afternoon, we take a short break for coffee, which is a tradition we don't skip. It gives us a chance to talk about things other than work. We don't have a marketing department or a PR person. If people want to know what we do, they usually just come by and talk to us. It’s a very human way of doing things, and we wouldn't change it.