Manorama Devi Welfare Foundation

The Manorama Devi Welfare Foundation operates out of Chaubyanal. If you know the area, you know it’s one of those places where everyone knows everyone else. We’re located at DP Sriwastwa’s place. It’s not a corporate building, just a local spot where the doors are usually open. We spend our mornings checking on things that need doing around the ward. The streets can get pretty crowded, especially on market days, so we usually get started quite early before the noise picks up. There’s a small desk where we keep all the records, and there’s always a stack of papers waiting to be sorted. We don’t have a marketing team or anything like that. It’s just us and the people who live nearby. Sometimes we sit on the porch and talk about what the neighborhood needs next. It’s very practical work. We deal with whatever comes through the door, whether it’s a form that needs filling or someone looking for advice on local services. The walls have a few old calendars, and the floor is just plain concrete. It’s honest work in a place we’ve lived in for years. We like being part of the fabric here in Chaubyanal. It gets dusty in the summer, but we just keep the water pitcher full and keep working through the list of things to do for the people around us.