Ramanbaug Yuva Manch Foundation

We run the Ramanbaug Yuva Manch Foundation out of Narayan Peth in Pune. Our office is located in Gangadhar App, flat number 12. If you know Pune, you know that Narayan Peth is a very traditional and crowded area. Our space is quite small and it’s usually packed with old files and posters. We aren't a big professional outfit. It’s just a group of us who grew up in this city and wanted to do something for the youth here. We don't have any corporate sponsors or big budgets. Most of the time, we are just chipping in our own money and time to get things done. The building is a bit old, and the stairs are narrow, but it’s got a lot of character. We don't have a fancy website or a marketing person. We just use simple English to tell people what’s going on. Sometimes we have meetings that go late into the night because that’s the only time everyone is free. We aren't trying to be the biggest foundation in Pune. We just want to be a place where young people can come and feel like they belong. It’s a bit messy sometimes, and we don't always have everything figured out, but we are real people doing real work. We’ve been here at flat 12 for a long time, and we like being part of the neighborhood.