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

Reviving Paddy Fields and Preventing Floods: A People-Led Canal Cleaning Drive in Pannapattu Village, Tamil Nadu
Discover how farmers in Pannapattu (Mela Theru), Tamil Nadu, revived paddy cultivation and prevented floods through a people-led canal cleaning initiative under Goonj's Cloth for Work initiative.

A Campus-Led Movement for Dignity and Change: Book Fair and Collection Drive at SSN College
Discover how SSN College's NSS club ignited a people-led movement for dignity through a book fair and Goonj collection drive. A story of resilience, empathy, and environmental stewardship

Venkatapuram: Where Children Grew a Garden and a New Way of Thinking
In a Tamil Nadu village, students turned their school’s unused land into a thriving kitchen garden, learning resilience, responsibility, and community care along the way.

Kallimedu: Clearing the Way for Water and Dignity in Cuddalore
In Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district, villagers in Kallimedu restored two canals through collective effort, doubling crop cycles and incomes for over 150 people.

Rethinking disaster wastage: The Journey of MY Pad from the Streets of Chennai
How discarded clothes from the 2005 tsunami became the foundation of Goonj’s MY Pad — a reusable cloth pad created by and for women to restore dignity and menstrual health.

A New Thread of Livelihood: Cloth Pads in Karmangdi Village
In Karmangdi village of Tamil Nadu, women are turning menstrual taboos into livelihood opportunities through cloth pad making—combining awareness, accessibility, and dignity.

West Champaran’s Response in Action: Rebuilding Roads, Spaces & Dignity in Chakdahwa
Discover how the villagers of Chakdahwa in Bihar rebuilt roads and community spaces post-flood, under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative—restoring access, dignity, and togetherness.