Aadhinanda Foundation

Our foundation is in Chewara village, within the Chewara Panchayat in Sheikhpura. We are at Kanti Devi’s place. The pin code is 811304. It’s a rural setting, so things move a bit slower here than in the big cities. We like that. Aadhinanda Foundation is just a small group of us. We don’t have an office with air conditioning or fancy carpets. We sit on plain chairs and work on a simple wooden desk. Kanti Devi is a big part of why we are here. Most of our day involves meeting people from the village. They come to us with all sorts of things, and we do our best to listen. We aren’t experts in everything, but we try to be helpful. The walk to our place is through some nice fields. It’s a peaceful spot. We don't do any advertising. People know where we are because we’ve been here for a while. We keep our paperwork in metal cupboards and try to stay organized. It’s a lot of manual work and talking. We don’t use corporate lingo because it doesn’t fit our life in Sheikhpura. We are just trying to be a positive presence in the panchayat. It’s honest, everyday work for us. We usually have the window open to catch the breeze, though it brings in some dust. It's a small price to pay for working right in the heart of the village.