Cyclone Bulbul left a trail of destruction in West Bengal. Read how communities, with Goonj’s support, turned adversity into resilience—restoring lives with dignity

DPS Howrah – Nurturing Empathy Through Meaningful Giving
DPS Howrah is redefining how students engage with giving—through collection camps, empathy sessions, and birthday contributions to Goonj’s School Kits

MY Pad ATM – A Step Towards Dignified Menstrual Health in Coastal West Bengal
Fisherwomen in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, have co-created the MY Pad ATM with Goonj, offering dignified menstrual solutions rooted in their local realities.

Nurturing Empathy: Aayushmaan & Aaradhya’s Journey with Goonj
Discover how Aayushmaan & Aaradhya Jalan, young changemakers from Kolkata, embraced the Goonj Summer Challenge—upcycling materials into rural learning kits and reshaping the way we view resources.

Kitchen Gardens for Well-Being: How Women in Sundarbans Took Charge of Their Nutrition
Discover how the women of Birinchibari, Sundarbans, built a kitchen garden to ensure fresh, nutritious food for their families, strengthening health and resilience through collective action.

Bridging Challenges: How Kadipur’s Community Transformed an Everyday Struggle
Discover how villagers in Bishnupur, West Bengal, built an Anganwadi center through Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative—ensuring a stable learning space for children.

Sunflower Fields of Change: A Community’s Path to Self-Sufficiency
In Sagardwip, West Bengal, a farming community grows sunflowers to ensure edible oil access and income. A grassroots story of dignity and self-led resilience.

Water, Dignity, and Collective Action: How Women in Foskadanga Transformed a Village Pond
Discover how the women of Foskadanga, West Bengal, turned a menstrual health challenge into a community-led solution—cleaning and restoring a village pond for water security and dignity.

A Safe Haven for Children: How the Bishnupur Community Built Their Own Anganwadi Center
Discover how villagers in Bishnupur, West Bengal, built an Anganwadi center through Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative—ensuring a stable learning space for children.

A Gathering Space with Purpose: How Women in Ouguri Dangdhara Created a Bamboo Bandstand for the Community
Discover how 33 women in Ouguri Dangdhara, Assam, built a bamboo bandstand to preserve trees, create a village meeting space, and promote sanitation through a community-led initiative.

Planting Resilience: How the Community of Sawdesh Nagar Turned to Rubber Farming for Livelihood and Sustainability
Discover how 50 residents of Sawdesh Nagar, Tripura, prepared 3,000 rubber saplings through a community-led initiative, ensuring future livelihoods and environmental sustainability.







