Nilesh Gaikwad Foundation

The Nilesh Gaikwad Foundation is located right in the heart of Sadashiv Peth on Shashtri Road. We are at number 10/11 near the Kelga Sales shop. This part of Pune is always crowded and has that old-city feel that we really like. Our office is a modest setup, nothing too grand, just a couple of rooms where we keep all our supplies and records. It feels a bit like a home because the building is older and has a lot of character. We don't have a big sign outside, so people usually look for the number 9 nearby. Most of our days are spent meeting with locals who live around here. We talk about all sorts of things that need doing in the community. It can get pretty cramped when we have a few visitors at once, but we just pull up some extra stools. The light in the office isn't the best, so we keep the lamps on even during the day. We are just a small team of people who care about this neighborhood. We don't have a lot of funding, so we have to be careful with how we spend every rupee. It’s a lot of manual work and writing things down by hand sometimes. We just try to be helpful and stay out of trouble. It’s a good place to work if you don't mind the noise and the constant flow of people.