When Cyclone Fani hit Odisha, women faced challenges in managing their periods with dignity. Through ‘Not Just a Piece of Cloth’ (NJPC), Goonj ensures that menstrual health is not forgotten in disaster response.
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Palghar’s Women Break the Silence on Menstruation While Building a Kitchen Garden
Palghar, a well-known tribal district in Maharashtra, is home to indigenous communities like the
Read More >Breaking the Silence on Menstruation: Goonj’s NJPC Initiative in Palghar
For many women in rural Maharashtra, menstruation remains a source of stigma
Read More >From Awareness to Action: Women in Tembhare Grow Their Own Nutrition
When Goonj’s team engaged with the women of Tembhare village in Shahapur Tehsil (Thane district, Maharashtra),
Read More >Breaking Menstrual Stigma: How Apithi Village Built Safe Spaces for Women
Bhargavi river, which served as Apithi’s village primary water source, ran close to a main road.
Read More >Community Unites to Restore Lifeline: The Thimmasandra Well Revival
Thimmasandra, a village in Kolar district of Karnataka, is home to a community of farmers engaged in growing mangoes and tomatoes apart from sheep rearing and milk production. The village housed a well that had been used by generations. However, after being left unattended for nearly half a century, it soon became a dumping ground for garbage and carcasses of animals which often resulted in a stench.
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Read More >Community-Led Revival: Mudgal Village Restores Lifeline Check Dam
Karnataka; Raichur’s water situation has severely deteriorated in the last few years affecting the local agriculture and animals as well. Families surviving on less than 10 water pots a day are forced to sell their cattle for meagre amounts as they can’t fulfill their water needs.
For the people of Mudgal village in Raichur district,
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Read More >Rebuilding Education: Golaghat Community Unites to Restore Schools Post-Windstorm
Two schools in Golaghat, Assam were completely damaged by a windstorm last year, creating a lot of difficulty for the students and teachers While children of Upper Langtha M.E School sat in another makeshift room, students of Tinikuria Primary school had to study in the premises of a local temple.
When our team met and mobilized people here,
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Read More >Coping with Disruptions: Stories of Resilience Amid Sudden Life Changes
Even a small disruption in our daily routine brings a lot of stress..now imagine having to suddenly abandon your home and go to a relief camp, after a disaster. Children are the worst hit by the trauma of Disasters. While working in Sangli District in Maharashtra after the floods this year, Goonj team reached out to over 8 schools and conducted various activities with parents and teachers.
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Read More >Revitalizing Lifelines: Kalyalpuram Residents Restore Their Backwaters
The boatmen used waterways like we use roads, were finding it tough to move as weeds (pola) were choking their canals.
Read More >Empowering Change: Langoti Village Women’s Initiative to Combat Water Scarcity
These are ironic times that we live in.. on the one hand, the country grapples with massive flooding in some states and on the other hand several other states reel under severe drought. Farmers are driven to commit suicide in many regions due to lack of water, failed crops and the burden of unpaid debts.
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