People of Bangalore please don’t do anything else on 16th Feb
#Chaupal2020 will be in the garden city of Bangalore, with the interesting title “ Mai Gyani, Tu Murkh”(The Wisdom of the Grassroots)! for an afternoon of conversations. We eagerly look forward to seeing you there. Details below:
Date: February 16th,
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Read More >Did you know that 2018 massive floods in Kerala were followed by floods in the state in 2019 as well? Meeting people of Muttil village in Wayanad in 2019 we heard about the tough time they were facing as their bridge had collapsed due to landslides triggered by floods. This bridge meant a 2 kms shortcut between Chazhivayal and Ezhitharavayal.
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The Trans-India Challenge drove from Mumbai; meeting our volunteers in Pune, our field in Solapur, processing work in Goonj Hyderabad and field activities Puri in Odisha ending the first leg of the Challenge. Next up, they will be travelling to Goonj office and field in Kolkata exploring our work in the region.
Prof. Alan and Pat are on a 30 day pan India journey on their Morgan 3 wheeler to raise funds and awareness about Goonj’s work.
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Menarche or first period is an important milestone in a woman’s life, not just a biological process but changing a lot of things in a woman’s life. Chandana from the Prajaghari village of Jharkhali in Sundarbans, was the sole earner of her family of three. Everyday she risked her life to catch fish in the nearby creek.
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#MindfulGivingMondays
Don’t Pack Your Unwanted Wollens!
Planning to pack away your woolens for next winter? Don’t pack away your unused woolens, socks, jackets, mufflers, caps etc. For millions of people winters are an annual disaster as they struggle for basic woolens.
Contribute your woolens, socks, jackets, mufflers, caps etc. to Goonj and do your bit!
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Don’t Pack !!
End of winters.. Don’t pack away your unused woollens, socks, jackets, mufflers, caps etc.. (you probably won’t wear it next year as well)
These can make a big difference in someone’s life..
Join Goonj’s annual winter campaign #OdhaDoZindagi, know more from here: www.goonj.org/odz
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Location – Goonj’s Delhi Office
This picture is from the early days of Goonj.. Anshu Gupta, Founder Goonj sitting down to fold leaflets with one of earliest team members Sunil Bhaiya. Both doing their bit.. at Goonj’s famous Head office at J-93 Sarita Vihar.. On the 21st year of Goonj, this picture is an apt reminder,
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A shout out to the people of Delhi!!
As winter turns into warmer days and you slowly open up to longer days what better companion than much-loved books.. Join us for KITAAB, A Book Fair of Books people loved..
Venue: Chabootra, Goonj Processing Centre, Madanpur Khadar, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi – 76
Date: 15 February 2020 (Saturday)
Time: 11:00 am –
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The tribals of Saura of Kantagaon village in Gajapati District of Odisha have seen their land turn into a wasteland due to recurring landslides due to cyclones and floods. Over the years as little work was left, these disasters also led people to migrate for survival, leading to further neglect of the land. Our teams working in Odisha mobilised and motivated the tribals to find a way to revive their land.
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Check out the upcoming Goonj Collection Camps in your city in the upcoming weeks: https://goonj.org/collection-camps/
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