Shree Vaibhav Lakshmi Women Development Foundation

Our place is over in Mahadev Enclave, specifically in the Jeetpur Negi area of Haldwani. We work out of Seema Mishra's space, which feels more like a home than a formal office. That’s probably better for what we do anyway. Haldwani is a busy place, always growing, but our little corner is relatively settled. We spend our time focused on the women in the neighborhood and the surrounding parts of 263139. There’s always someone coming in to talk or share a problem. We don’t have a receptionist or fancy furniture. Usually, we’re just sitting in the main room with some registers and a laptop. It gets a bit noisy when the traffic picks up outside, but we’re used to it by now. People find us through word of mouth mostly. We don’t do big ads. We just try to help out where we can. It’s hard work sometimes, balancing everything, but seeing a bit of progress makes the long hours worth it. We deal with a lot of local issues that don't always make it into the papers. The tea is always hot and the door is usually open if someone needs to sit and talk. We aren't trying to change the whole world, just making things a little better right here in Jeetpur Negi. It’s a simple life and we like the direct connection with the community we have built here over the last several years. We hope to stay right here in this enclave for a long time.