Tawakkal Welfare Foundation

Living in Patna City means you are always in the middle of noise and people moving fast. Our spot is tucked away in Bag Kalu Khan, which is a busy little corner near the house of Md Zafir Alam. We started this because we saw too many people in our own streets who didn’t have a hand to hold when things got tough. It’s not a big corporate thing. We are just a group of guys and women who grew up in these lanes. Sometimes the drains are blocked, or a family doesn’t have enough for school books, and that is where we try to step in. It is mostly about being there when someone knocks on the door. We don’t have fancy brochures. Most of our work is just talking to people and figuring out who needs help the most today. Patna City is old and crowded, and sometimes the system doesn’t reach every narrow alleyway. We try to fill those gaps. It is stressful sometimes because there is always more to do than we have hands for. But we keep at it because this is our home. We aren't trying to change the whole world, just make Bag Kalu Khan a bit better for the people we see every morning at the tea stall. It is simple work, really, done by regular people who care about their neighbors and their city and the people who live here alongside us.