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A Community on the Margins, with Strength at its Core

A Community on the Margins, with Strength at its Core

Discover how Goonj’s Cloth for Work and Not Just a Piece of Cloth initiatives in Jodahatti, Karnataka are fostering menstrual health and women-led dignity through bathroom construction and awareness sessions.

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Reviving a Lifeline: How Peddur Village Restored Its Canal Through Collective Action

Reviving a Lifeline: How Peddur Village Restored Its Canal Through Collective Action

See how the community of Peddur village in Karnataka came together under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative to revive a clogged canal—restoring water access, creating organic solutions, and rebuilding dignity.

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Greening the Future: How 600 Students Turned Their School in Tandur, Andhra Pradesh

Greening the Future: How 600 Students Turned Their School in Tandur, Andhra Pradesh

Discover how 600 students of T.S. Residential School, Tandur turned their 12-acre campus with over 4,000 trees in a people-led plantation drive enabled by Goonj.

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A Gullak of Shared Joy – Creativity, Contribution, and Community in Mehdipatnam

A Gullak of Shared Joy – Creativity, Contribution, and Community in Mehdipatnam

At Mehdipatnam, children and families joined Goonj for a Gullak painting session—turning a creative day into a story of empathy, participation, and circular giving.

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Restoring Dignity Through Local Innovation in Banswara, Rajasthan

Restoring Dignity Through Local Innovation in Banswara, Rajasthan

Discover how women and girls in Panasi Bari, Rajasthan, reclaimed dignity and health by building private bathrooms through collective community action and local innovation.

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Sunil ji’s Journey — From Personal Loss to Collective Impact

Sunil ji’s Journey — From Personal Loss to Collective Impact

Meet Sunil Anand from Uttarakhand—a Goonj volunteer who turned his wife’s wish into community action. From Joy of Giving Week cloth drives to promoting GBG products, his story reflects dignity, creativity, and purpose.

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Reviving Water, Restoring Livelihoods: A People-Led Canal Cleaning Drive in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu

Reviving Water, Restoring Livelihoods: A People-Led Canal Cleaning Drive in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu

Explore how 77 villagers in Gummudipoondi, Tamil Nadu came together for a people-led canal cleaning drive, restoring water flow and reviving 500+ acres of farmland

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Reviving Paddy Fields and Preventing Floods: A People-Led Canal Cleaning Drive in Pannapattu Village, Tamil Nadu

Reviving Paddy Fields and Preventing Floods: A People-Led Canal Cleaning Drive in Pannapattu Village, Tamil Nadu

Discover how farmers in Pannapattu (Mela Theru), Tamil Nadu, revived paddy cultivation and prevented floods through a people-led canal cleaning initiative under Goonj's Cloth for Work initiative.

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Venkatapuram: Where Children Grew a Garden and a New Way of Thinking

Venkatapuram: Where Children Grew a Garden and a New Way of Thinking

In a Tamil Nadu village, students turned their school’s unused land into a thriving kitchen garden, learning resilience, responsibility, and community care along the way.

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A Safe Haven for Children’s Dreams – Transforming a Village School in Maheshpur

A Safe Haven for Children’s Dreams – Transforming a Village School in Maheshpur

In Maheshpur, West Bengal, villagers came together under Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative to repair a school, ensuring safer access for children. Read how local action creates lasting change.

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DPS Howrah – Nurturing Empathy Through Meaningful Giving

DPS Howrah – Nurturing Empathy Through Meaningful Giving

DPS Howrah is redefining how students engage with giving—through collection camps, empathy sessions, and birthday contributions to Goonj’s School Kits

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