Aanav Seva Foundation

Aanav Seva Foundation is tucked away in Flat 304 of the Pratibha Society. We are over in Kundan Park, which is part of Karve Nagar here in Pune. It’s a nice, quiet residential area, and that’s exactly how we like it. We started this because we saw a lot of folks in the area who needed a bit of extra support. It’s not a big operation with a bunch of departments. It is basically just a few of us in an apartment, working through lists and talking on the phone. Pune is growing so fast, sometimes it feels like the older parts of the community get left behind. We try to fill those gaps. We don't have a receptionist or a lobby. If you come by, you’ll probably find us sitting around a wooden table covered in papers. We spend a lot of time out in the lanes of Karve Nagar too. We know the shopkeepers and the families. It’s more about being good neighbors than anything else. We take on small projects, whatever seems important at the time. Sometimes it's helping kids with their school stuff, other times it’s just making sure the elderly nearby have what they need. We aren't some massive NGO with a huge budget. We just use what we have to help out where we can. It’s practical, everyday stuff. That’s just how we operate at Aanav Seva.