After discovering Goonj online, Sujata grew from first-time contributor to Roorkee’s lead volunteer, now guiding 90+ contributors and building lasting structures of care.

Avrithi’s Circle of Care: A Daughter’s Promise from Dehradun
After losing her mother, Avrithi launched DEWS in Dehradun — leading initiatives on menstrual dignity, mental wellness, and structured giving with Goonj.

Sunil’s Centre of Purpose: A Quiet Promise Kept in Dehradun
After losing his wife, Sunil Anand opened a Goonj drop-off centre in Dehradun. His story reflects healing, dignity, and quiet leadership in action.

Encouraging Expression Through School Kits – Goonj’s Creative Learning Day in Siddapura, Karnataka
Goonj’s S2S session in Siddapura village fosters expression, confidence, and community-led education through creative activities and urban surplus school kits.

Building Financial Habits Young – Children Create Gullaks at Bellandur Goonj Session
Children in Bellandur create handmade Gullaks and join Goonj’s circular living movement with their community through a flea market reuse drive.

Breaking the Silence in Majuli: Dignity, Dialogue, and a Piece of Cloth
Explore how Goonj’s Not Just a Piece of Cloth (NJPC) initiative is breaking taboos and restoring dignity through community dialogues and sustainable menstrual solutions in flood-affected Majuli, Assam.

A Community on the Margins, with Strength at its Core
Discover how Goonj’s Cloth for Work and Not Just a Piece of Cloth initiatives in Jodahatti, Karnataka are fostering menstrual health and women-led dignity through bathroom construction and awareness sessions.

Reviving a Lifeline: How Peddur Village Restored Its Canal Through Collective Action
See how the community of Peddur village in Karnataka came together under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative to revive a clogged canal—restoring water access, creating organic solutions, and rebuilding dignity.

Growing Together: How Hirekolachi Villagers Reclaimed Dry Land Through Community-Led Plantation
In drought-prone Hirekolachi, 45 villagers led a green movement by planting 150+ saplings through Goonj’s Cloth for Work—restoring local ecology and fostering collective care.

From Floods to Fields: Tigadi’s Canal Restoration Through Collective Effort
Discover how villagers in Tigadi, Karnataka restored a crucial irrigation canal through Goonj’s Cloth for +Work and Rahat initiatives—building resilience and dignity in the face of recurring floods.

From Birthday Gifts to Notebooks – A Mother’s Journey of Giving with Goonj
Discover how Kinjal Dharod from Hyderabad turned her son’s birthday into a mission to collect thousands of school supplies for underserved children, embodying the spirit of mindful giving and community action.