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The Winter That Isn’t Just about Cold

The Winter That Isn’t Just about Cold

Winter is more than a season for many. This story explores how cold becomes an invisible disaster shaped by inequality, climate unpredictability, and how community action and urban material circularity are creating pathways of dignity and resilience.

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Cloth Day, 18th February: From Waste to A Resource for Humanity

Cloth Day, 18th February: From Waste to A Resource for Humanity

Explore how Cloth Day reframes textile waste as a social resource- driving livelihoods, gender equity, and community-led circular development rooted to dignity

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Joy and Learning Through Toys: A Special Initiative in Palghar

Joy and Learning Through Toys: A Special Initiative in Palghar

Discover how Goonj’s initiative in Umbarvihir, Palghar, assisted toys to Anganwadi children, fostering joy, engagement, and learning through urban surplus materials

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When Conversations Lead to Care – Community-Led My Pad ATM Installation in Andhra Pradesh

When Conversations Lead to Care – Community-Led My Pad ATM Installation in Andhra Pradesh

Through Goonj’s NJPC initiative, six villages in Andhra Pradesh installed community-led My Pad ATMs—restoring dignity and access to menstrual hygiene through dialogue and local stewardship.

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Surma Devi’s Story – Stitching Dignity Through Cloth-Based Livelihood

Surma Devi’s Story – Stitching Dignity Through Cloth-Based Livelihood

Surma Devi, a Goonj Didi from Uttarakhand, shares her journey with My Pad and NJPC—empowering herself and other women through cloth-based menstrual health education and livelihood.

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Rethinking disaster wastage: The Journey of MY Pad from the Streets of Chennai

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.

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A New Thread of Livelihood: Cloth Pads in Karmangdi Village

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.

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Flexing the Gaps — Turning Unused Banners into Tools of Dignity and Innovation

Flexing the Gaps — Turning Unused Banners into Tools of Dignity and Innovation

Explore how Goonj repurposed discarded flex banners into roofs, pouches, and everyday essentials—combining circular innovation with people-led resilience.

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The Paradox of Material Scarcity in a World of Surplus: Poverty, Ecology, and the Need for Circular Solutions

The Paradox of Material Scarcity in a World of Surplus: Poverty, Ecology, and the Need for Circular Solutions

What if the poverty we see isn’t just about money, but about access? Every year, millions go without basic clothing, while millions of tonnes of usable fabric end up in landfills. How do we bridge this paradox?

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Aasan Centre in Palghar: Stitching Dreams, Empowering Lives

Aasan Centre in Palghar: Stitching Dreams, Empowering Lives

Goonj’s Aasan Centre in Palghar empowers tribal women economically through sustainable livelihood activities.

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Upcycled Skipping Ropes: Transforming Textile Waste into Fundraising Tools

Upcycled Skipping Ropes: Transforming Textile Waste into Fundraising Tools

Because childhood matters, play matters as do the simple joys of life.. For kids who have a palm shell in the name of toys or nothing at all.. Goonj Skipping Ropes are made from torn Dupattas/Saris. Loved equally by urbanites, a skipping rope goes into each school kits reaching out to children in far flung village schools of India.

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