Saravaam Welfare Foundation

You can find us over on the second floor of ABIL House on Ganeshkhind Road. It's a busy part of Pune, so there's always something happening outside. Our space isn't very large, but we've managed to fit a few tables and a couch for guests. The building itself is easy to spot once you get onto the main road. Most of our mornings are spent answering calls and responding to letters. We have a small corner where we keep all the welfare supplies and donation records. Sometimes the rain in Pune makes the commute a bit of a mess, and we all end up showing up with wet umbrellas. The office gets a lot of natural light in the morning which is nice. We aren't big on fancy decorations or anything. There’s a calendar on the wall that’s a month behind because nobody remembered to flip it. We mostly just focus on the work at hand. People from the neighborhood often stop by to check on what we are doing or to offer a hand. We drink a lot of tea while we go through the daily tasks. It feels like a second home to most of us by now. The street noise is just part of the background of our workday. We stay until the sun goes down most evenings. The elevator is sometimes slow so we just take the stairs to the second floor. It’s a practical place for a practical group of people like us.