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
Explore how Cloth Day reframes textile waste as a social resource- driving livelihoods, gender equity, and community-led circular development rooted to dignity
Read More >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
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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?
Read More >Aasan Centre in Palghar: Stitching Dreams, Empowering Lives
Goonj’s Aasan Centre in Palghar empowers tribal women economically through sustainable livelihood activities.
Read More >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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