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.

Growing Awareness, One Seed at a Time: How Students at Gubindapur MV School Are Restoring Nature
Discover how students at Gubindapur MV School, Assam, are restoring green spaces and supporting biodiversity through Goonj’s School-to-School initiative—making seed balls and crafting bird nests.

Access with Dignity: Bringing Menstrual Health Closer to Communities in Assam
Discover how Bormukoli village in Assam installed a MyPAD ATM, ensuring sustainable menstrual health access through community participation and locally managed resources.

Strengthening Connections: How the People of Na Kopohua Gaon Rebuilt Their Bamboo Bridge
Discover how the villagers of Na Kopohua Gaon, Assam, rebuilt a bamboo bridge through Goonj’s Dignity for Work initiative, ensuring safe access to schools, markets, and farmlands.

Rebuilding Connections: How Diwalia Village United to Build a Bridge
Discover how the villagers of Diwalia, Assam, built a bamboo bridge through Goonj’s Rahat and Cloth for Work initiative, ensuring safe access to schools, fields, and markets.

Building Strength Together: A Community House for Flood Resilience
Discover how the people of Charanchuk Papung built a raised community house to prepare for recurring floods, strengthening resilience through collective action & local wisdom.

Growing Resilience: How a Village in Assam Built Its Own Greenhouse
In Pomaguri, Assam, villagers built a community greenhouse under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative, ensuring sapling growth, school involvement, and long-term climate resilience.