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How My Home Became a Space for Purpose

How My Home Became a Space for Purpose

Sunil Anand shares how his home in Dehradun became a Goonj dropping center, fostering community, volunteer initiatives, and purposeful giving.

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The World Runs Because of Good People

Jagriti Yadav shares how her mother’s lessons of kindness shaped her lifelong connection with Goonj — a reflection on people-led change and purposeful action.

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Carrying Forward the Legacy of Social Service

Arun Kumar Bansal shares how his lifelong commitment to social service inspired him to open a Goonj Dropping Centre, fostering volunteer-led impact in Noida and beyond.

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Rebuilding Roads, Restoring Dignity: How Villagers in Tehri Garhwal Transformed Access Through Shramdaan

Rebuilding Roads, Restoring Dignity: How Villagers in Tehri Garhwal Transformed Access Through Shramdaan

Discover how over 280 villagers in Gona, Tehri Garhwal, came together under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative to rebuild a damaged footpath and boundary wall through voluntary labour and shared resilience.

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Falguni Trivedi’s Journey of Consistent Contribution

Falguni Trivedi’s Journey of Consistent Contribution

From a single saree drive to managing 15+ centres, Falguni Trivedi’s story is one of grit, purpose, and action. A volunteer who turned contribution into a way of life.

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Field Visit to the Sunderbans: A Journey Through Community-Led Change

Field Visit to the Sunderbans: A Journey Through Community-Led Change

Discover how volunteers experienced Goonj’s grassroots initiatives, from kitchen gardening and climate action to menstrual health and rural education, in the Sunderbans.

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He Picked Up the Needle Again

He Picked Up the Needle Again

During a volunteer visit, a corporate team member rediscovers his sewing skills at Goonj’s GCOC, reflecting how giving flows both ways.

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More Than Money: One Woman’s Contribution at a Chennai Camp

More Than Money: One Woman’s Contribution at a Chennai Camp

At a Goonj camp in Chennai, a housewife showed that giving isn’t only about money — it’s about time, intent, and action.

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Sheeja’s Long Walk with Goonj: From a Flyer to a Movement in Muvattupuzha

Sheeja’s Long Walk with Goonj: From a Flyer to a Movement in Muvattupuzha

From a newspaper flyer to 15+ years of thoughtful collection camps, Sheeja’s story in Kerala reflects resilience, care, and people-first giving.

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When City Met Village: A Field Visit That Redefined Giving for 15 Mumbai Volunteers

When City Met Village: A Field Visit That Redefined Giving for 15 Mumbai Volunteers

In July 2023, 15 Mumbai volunteers visited Palghar to see how Goonj’s material collections power rural dignity. They left with stories and campaigns.

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Alka’s Consistent Call: A Volunteer’s Quiet Legacy from Goa

Alka’s Consistent Call: A Volunteer’s Quiet Legacy from Goa

From clean-up drives to multi-truck material collections, Alka Ji has built a quiet, consistent legacy of volunteering with Goonj since 2010.

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