International Women Seafarers Foundation

Our base is in Navi Mumbai, specifically at H4/1404 in Valley Shilip. That is over in Sector 36, Kharghar. It’s a nice area, feels a bit more open than the crowded parts of the city. We have a flat here that we use for everything the International Women Seafarers Foundation does. It is a quiet residential sector. We like being in Kharghar because it has a certain calmness to it. Most of our work happens right here at these desks. We don't have any big signs out front or fancy lobbies. It’s just a regular door in a regular hallway. Inside, it is full of papers, laptops, and coffee mugs. We’ve been here for a while and the neighbors know us. The Valley Shilip building is easy enough to spot once you get into Sector 36. We usually get to work early and stay until the sun starts to set. It is a practical way to run things. We don't spend money on expensive decor or anything like that. We just need a place to sit and coordinate our daily work. The Sector 36 area is still developing in some ways, so there’s always some construction noise in the distance, but inside Valley Shilip, it’s mostly quiet. We have a small balcony where we keep a few potted plants that we try our best to keep alive during the summer. We are just a small team making things work from a flat in Kharghar. It’s nothing more and nothing less.