Meet Sunil Anand from Uttarakhand—a Goonj volunteer who turned his wife’s wish into community action. From Joy of Giving Week cloth drives to promoting GBG products, his story reflects dignity, creativity, and purpose.

Rooting Resilience – How Pungaon Village Took on Fodder Scarcity and Landslide Risk
In Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, Pungaon villagers planted 500 native trees in a day to prevent landslides and address fodder scarcity. A grassroots initiative showing climate resilience in action.

Surma Devi’s Story – Stitching Dignity Through Cloth-Based Livelihood
Surma Devi, a Goonj Didi from Uttarakhand, shares her journey with My Pad and NJPC—empowering herself and other women through cloth-based menstrual health education and livelihood.

How a “School Bank” in Chamoli is Redefining Access to Education Through Collective Ownership
Discover how students and teachers in Chamoli co-created a School Bank to ensure uninterrupted learning through collective ownership of school materials.

Udkhola’s Path of Progress: How over 100 Villagers Repaired Roads and Reclaimed Dignity Together
In Uttarkashi's Udkhola village, 129 villagers rebuilt their rain-damaged road through collective efforts, safeguarding school access, agriculture, and dignity. Read how Goonj’s Cloth for Work enabled people-led change.

Restoring Dignity in Deyarkot: How Women Reclaimed a Forgotten Cattle Shed
In Chamoli, Uttarakhand, women tackled a long-standing challenge through Goonj’s Cloth for Work, turning a disused cattle shed into a symbol of unity and self-reliance.

Building Roads, Rebuilding Dignity: A Community-Led Change in Jakholi Village, Uttarakhand
Discover how the people of Jakholi village turned local challenges into opportunities through Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative—restoring roads and dignity together.

Breaking the Silence: Menstrual Dignity for Young Girls in Disaster-Affected Uttarakhand
Discover how Goonj is restoring dignity through menstrual health empowerment in disaster-affected Uttarkashi. A moving story of Meena Devi and her granddaughter Pooja.

Vaapsi in Action: Restoring Livelihoods with Dignity in Rural Tamil Nadu
Discover how Goonj’s Vaapsi initiative enabled three individuals in rural Tamil Nadu to rebuild livelihoods with dignity — from a grocery shop to a carpentry business and a sewing venture.

Seeding Change: How Women in Sullangudi Village Are Restoring Nature, One Seed Ball at a Time
Discover how 75 women in Sullangudi village, Tamil Nadu, led a community-driven seed ball initiative and water channel restoration, nurturing local ecosystems and climate resilience.

Reviving Water, Restoring Livelihoods: A People-Led Canal Cleaning Drive in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu
Explore how 77 villagers in Gummudipoondi, Tamil Nadu came together for a people-led canal cleaning drive, restoring water flow and reviving 500+ acres of farmland