A Goonj volunteer’s openness to try a QR code at a collection camp shows how small mindset shifts can strengthen community engagement and participation.

अगर एक राखी सिर्फ़ त्योहार न रहकर योगदान का ज़रिया बन जाए, तो?
A Noida volunteer turns Raksha Bandhan into a moment of purpose by handcrafting rakhis and starting conversations around Rahat Goonj’s disaster response work.

The Winter That Isn’t Just about Cold
Winter is more than a season for many. This story explores how cold becomes an invisible disaster shaped by inequality, climate unpredictability, and how community action and urban material circularity are creating pathways of dignity and resilience.

Every Thread Tells a Story: When Raksha Bandhan Became a Moment of Purpose
A Noida volunteer turns Raksha Bandhan into a moment of purpose by handcrafting rakhis and starting conversations around Rahat Goonj’s disaster response work.

Change Begins With Openness
A Goonj volunteer’s openness to try a QR code at a collection camp shows how small mindset shifts can strengthen community engagement and participation.

Cloth Day, 18th February: From Waste to A Resource for Humanity
Explore how Cloth Day reframes textile waste as a social resource- driving livelihoods, gender equity, and community-led circular development rooted to dignity

From Fear to Pride: How Jura Village Came Together to Restore Its Pond
Discover how people of Jura village in West Champaran, Bihar turned a neglected pond into a safe and shared community space through collective effort under Goonj’s Cloth for Work Initiative.

Reviving a Lifeline: How Kanahalli Village Came Together to Restore Its Canal
In Kanahalli village, Karnataka, farmers and daily wage workers came together to clean a long-neglected canal, restoring irrigation and dignity through people-led action under Goonj’s Grassroots Innovations.

A Bhil Community’s Journey from Mud Paths to Classrooms
In Chhota Bhanuja village, Rajasthan, the Bhil community came together under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative to repair roads and create space for children’s education through collective effort and dignity.

Reviving a Forgotten Well: Amadi Village Comes Together for Water and Dignity
Discover how the people of Amadi village in Madhya Pradesh revived a forgotten well through collective action under Goonj’s Cloth for Work program, turning water scarcity into a story of resilience and dignity.

A Bench That Became a Shelter: How Women in Pathar Pratima Built Shade Against the Heat
How villagers of Sahpura in Ashoknagar built a road through collective shramdaan, transforming mobility and dignity. Goonj recognised their efforts with Family Kits including winter clothing.






