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Rebuilding Connections Beyond Relief: The Bamboo Bridge of Letua Village

Rebuilding Connections Beyond Relief: The Bamboo Bridge of Letua Village

In Assam’s Lakhimpur district, villagers built a bamboo bridge through Goonj’s CFW–Rahat, turning flood isolation into connection and hope.

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A Resilient Future for Majuli’s Students: Community Takes Charge of School Rebuilding

A Resilient Future for Majuli’s Students: Community Takes Charge of School Rebuilding

Witness the power of people-led change in Majuli, Assam. The community, guardians, and teachers came together to renovate Brahmaputra Janajati H.S. School, securing a better learning future for over 100 students. This is a story of long-term community rebuilding and sharing with purpose beyond immediate relief.

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Breaking the Silence in Borselek: Menstrual Health Awareness Among Missing Women in Assam

Breaking the Silence in Borselek: Menstrual Health Awareness Among Missing Women in Assam

In Borselek village, Assam, Goonj’s Chuppi Todo Baithak empowered Mising women to openly discuss menstrual wellbeing for the first time. Discover how this NJPC session sparked a silent revolution.

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Restoring Dignity Amidst Floods: Relief in Jogi Gaon, Majuli

Restoring Dignity Amidst Floods: Relief in Jogi Gaon, Majuli

Discover how Goonj’s flood relief in Majuli district, Assam, delivered essentials like sujnis and bedsheets, restoring dignity and hope to families affected by the Brahmaputra floods.

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Breaking the Silence in Majuli: Dignity, Dialogue, and a Piece of Cloth

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.

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Rethinking Disaster Response: Climate Resilience by Communities

Rethinking Disaster Response: Climate Resilience by Communities

Discover how community-led solutions and local resilience are redefining disaster response in India amid rising heatwaves, droughts, and climate risks.

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Rebuilding Learning Spaces in the Floodplains of Assam

Rebuilding Learning Spaces in the Floodplains of Assam

In Golaghat, Assam, flood-affected communities rebuilt three Anganwadi centres under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative, restoring learning spaces with dignity and shared action.

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Assam Floods 2022 – How Community Kitchens Became a Lifeline for Displaced Families

Assam Floods 2022 – How Community Kitchens Became a Lifeline for Displaced Families

In response to the Assam floods of 2022, Goonj and local communities set up six community kitchens, serving thousands of displaced families. Read how collective action turned crisis into resilience.

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MY Pad ATM – A Community-Led Solution for Menstrual Health in Lakhimpur, Assam

MY Pad ATM – A Community-Led Solution for Menstrual Health in Lakhimpur, Assam

Women in Assam’s Lakhimpur district are redefining menstrual health with the MY Pad ATM—creating affordable access to reusable pads through a community-driven initiative.

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A Gathering Space with Purpose: How Women in Ouguri Dangdhara Created a Bamboo Bandstand for the Community

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.

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Growing Awareness, One Seed at a Time: How Students at Gubindapur MV School Are Restoring Nature

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.

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