DADDJI FOUNDATION

Daddji Foundation is run out of a small office in Haridarshan CHS, which is on R K Singh Road in the Ambewadi area of Andheri East. It’s a local residential society, so it feels very grounded and part of the neighborhood. We are in room 104 on the first floor. Being a foundation, you might think we have some big grand vision, but really we just look at what needs doing nearby and try to help out. It’s a lot of coordination and talking to people in the community. The office is simple, nothing special to look at, just some chairs and a few computers where we keep track of everything. We don't spend money on advertising because we’d rather put that toward the actual work we do. It’s often noisy outside with the traffic from Andheri, but we’ve gotten used to it over the years. We started this because we saw things that weren't being handled right and figured we could do something about it ourselves. We aren't experts at everything, but we try hard and we stay honest. Most of the people who work here live close by, so we really know the streets around Ambewadi. It's not a corporate job, it's just what we do every day. If you’re in the building, stop by and say hello, someone is usually there during the day. We don't have any big titles or fancy business cards, just people who want to help out.