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Cloth for Work

Cloth for Work

Under Goonj’s CFW (Cloth for Work) initiative, our Karnataka team and our partner organization motivated 53 individuals from Pandathimnahalli village in Kolar to clean a pond which was left unattended for years. Situated en route the village temple, the pond, which was once frequently used for religious rituals, was in a state of complete neglect.

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5 village women show how villages can find their way back to sustenance…

5 village women show how villages can find their way back to sustenance…

Five women of a small village in Palakkad district of Kerala show us how to stand up in the face of a challenge by the pandemic. One, whose daughter was about to get married… one, whose children have dreams to fulfil, and others, with just the task of survival… When their husbands and sole breadwinners lost jobs and income,

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The people…

The people…

The people, many call labourers, recently repaired a 2 km road in Kukru Village of Jharkhand. Left with no work after the lockdown, when we spoke to these 115 families, they chose to receive the relief kits, after working on their own issues, under Goonj’s ‘Dignity For Work’ initiative. Our team mobilised and motivated this small community to identify and work on their own issues.

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Growing Green…

Growing Green…

A massive forestation drive is on in Uttarakhand’s Watan village to create a source of income-generation for the villagers of this hill state. Team Goonj is working closely with the people of this region to plant saplings, herbs, shrubs etc to convert it into a proper forest, using the Miyawaki technique that helps build dense,

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Connecting as we grow…

Connecting as we grow…

Working in the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, when our team mobilized the villagers of Kalajharna, they decided to work on making a bridge, to lessen their travel distance by about 4-6 km, between Panchadih and Barudih. Situated inside the forest area, the village is home to around 300 people, who do small-scale farming and collection of forest products.

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Building hopes…

Building hopes…

West Bengal; The Anganwadi (ICDS centre) of Foskadanga village in Alipurduar, West Bengal, has been in a state of neglect for a long time. Adjacent to a forest, cattle often roam into the centre, making it unclean for children to study and play. When Goonj, along with its partner organization, mobilized and encouraged the villagers,

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Lacking food, but not resilience…

Lacking food, but not resilience…

Our Tamil Nadu team first met Vijaya in Cuddalore district when they reached out relief to a family living on just rice and salt. Like most in her village, Vijaya too works as a casual farming labourer on someone else’s land. To make ends meet, she also ran a small tiffin stall which brought her a decent earning.

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Standing with the master weavers of Pochampally

Standing with the master weavers of Pochampally

Who hasn’t heard of Pochampally saree? The saree that has received the Geographical Indication tag for its association with Pochampally in Telangana state, where its made… In this lockdown, these master craftsmen are now left with no work, income, nor food. Goonj local teams reached out to 120 families in Pochampally to provide ration kits and basic essentials to ease their hardship a bit.

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