The place:
The Manav Sadhna building had a truly inspirational atmosphere. From the inside and outside, it looks like the safe, comfortable learning environment that it is.
The posters above are what the staff shows and explains in great detail to any visitor who comes to Manav Sadhna with questions about what the organization does. The first time I visited Manav Sadhna, Ajaybhai went through each poster explaining the projects, the mission of Manav Sadhna, and anything I had questions about. After that, I was sure this was the place I wanted to volunteer.
Inside the office/store
Inside the office/store--cards made by Card Project children on display
Arch showing places of worship of different religions
The kitchen. Huge meals are sometimes cooked in bulk for all of the children in pots the size I had never seen before.
Everyone washes his or her own dishes and utensils on the back porch after eating lunch.
View of the Sabarmati River from the back porch
Every morning at Manav Sadhna, I sat with the staff members and did a sarva dharma prathna ("all religion prayer"), followed by a meeting where us volunteers and staff members shared what was going on in our individual projects.
Where we sat every morning for the sarva dharma prathna and meeting
The board that shows where staff members and volunteers are for the day and what projects they are working on.
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