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From the time 8 years old Kartik found out that that everyone in his class was going to get brand new shiny shoes the next day, he couldn’t wait for the day to end. He woke up a little earlier than usual that morning got ready and ran to school.

From the time 8 years old Kartik found out that that everyone in his class was going to get brand new shiny shoes the next day, he couldn’t wait for the day to end. He woke up a little earlier than usual that morning got ready and ran to school.

From the time 8 years old Kartik found out that that everyone in his class was going to get brand new shiny shoes the next day, he couldn’t wait for the day to end. He woke up a little earlier than usual that morning got ready and ran to school.

Kartik lives with his parents in a Karigudda village,

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Come read and buy the books the people loved..

Come read and buy the books the people loved..

This Saturday (21st December) block your time for a Date with Books! Join us for ‘Kitaab’ – A Book Fair of Books people loved..at Goonj Delhi Center.

Check the details below:
Chabootra, Goonj Processing Centre, Madanpur Khadar, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi – 76
21st December 2018 (Saturday)
2:00 pm –

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We motivated over 200 parents, teachers, and guardians, who worked for over 20 days

We motivated over 200 parents, teachers, and guardians, who worked for over 20 days

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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Even a small disruption in our daily routine brings a lot of stress

Even a small disruption in our daily routine brings a lot of stress

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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We were told this is how they come to school even in harsh winter or rain

We were told this is how they come to school even in harsh winter or rain

Lalganj is a quaint village in Vaishali district of Bihar.. one of the first districts where Goonj started working more than 10 years ago, just after the Kosi Floods. Over the years Goonj’s work has grown deeper especially in flood-prone areas of the state. When our team recently visited a local Aanganwadi and primary school in Lalganj the sight of kids walking barefoot,

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Happiness in Small Box for Jishu!

Happiness in Small Box for Jishu!

11-year-old Jishu squealed with joy when he saw what was inside the box he had just been given.. He couldn‟t believe that he now have a pair of brand new shoes. “I used to wear an old shoe but the strap got loose and I could not balance and stand properly wearing it. I had to hold my mother‟s hand to walk around and at times,

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This is a joint giving effort of GOONJ & TOMS

This is a joint giving effort of GOONJ & TOMS

Away from the frenzied global climate change discussions in the past few weeks children in a small village of Tamil Nadu decided to take the matter in their own hands. Goonj team recently mobilized students of Alinjivakkam village in Thiruvallur district to take up an issue that bothers them and do something on it. Choosing Environment as their theme,

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Teacher’s meet Mumbai

Teacher’s meet Mumbai

Goonj’s Teachers’ Meet is back next Wednesday (18th September) to speak about building an ecosystem of empathy, dignity and participation for our children. Principal/teachers of Mumbai Schools are cordially invited to join Goonj’s deep-rooted work on education in thousands of schools across India.

Write to [email protected] or Call 7045608040, 022- 28453034, 7838037092 for more details.

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Happy feet and the daily puddles of life !

Happy feet and the daily puddles of life !

The word dignity means different things to different people. A child probably won’t understand or be able to express it but wearing shiny black shoes to school is a universal metaphor of happiness that we are all familiar with. A fetish for shoes is common enough among people like us but what if we didn’t have any?

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Chehak – Reclaiming childhood from trauma

Chehak – Reclaiming childhood from trauma

Playing with paper boats in water puddles is a favourite sport of children but what happens when the same water engulfs and floods their homes and surroundings? They lose their precious innocence in such calamities. This story is about how material adds a soothing touch to children traumatized by a devastating disaster.

The Bihar floods in 2008 weren’t ‘floods’

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The rewards of sincerity & dedication

The rewards of sincerity & dedication

The world today is becoming increasingly self-centered where empathy, compassion and humanity are fast losing ground. Now, more than ever, there is an urgent need to show our children how to ‘walk the talk’ and do something positive to make their world a better place.

Schools in urban and rural India are very different in facilities,

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