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Grassroots Innovations

How a “School Bank” in Chamoli is Redefining Access to Education Through Collective Ownership

How a “School Bank” in Chamoli is Redefining Access to Education Through Collective Ownership

Discover how students and teachers in Chamoli co-created a School Bank to ensure uninterrupted learning through collective ownership of school materials.

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Restoring Dignity in Deyarkot: How Women Reclaimed a Forgotten Cattle Shed

Restoring Dignity in Deyarkot: How Women Reclaimed a Forgotten Cattle Shed

In Chamoli, Uttarakhand, women tackled a long-standing challenge through Goonj’s Cloth for Work, turning a disused cattle shed into a symbol of unity and self-reliance.

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A Campus-Led Movement for Dignity and Change: Book Fair and Collection Drive at SSN College

A Campus-Led Movement for Dignity and Change: Book Fair and Collection Drive at SSN College

Discover how SSN College's NSS club ignited a people-led movement for dignity through a book fair and Goonj collection drive. A story of resilience, empathy, and environmental stewardship

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Rebuilding Pathways: Community-Led Road Repair in Maykot, Uttarakhand

Rebuilding Pathways: Community-Led Road Repair in Maykot, Uttarakhand

Maykot, Uttarakhand’s villagers rebuilt their damaged road through collective action. Discover how community-led resilience creates lasting change.

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Working with Communities to Plant 200,000 Trees Against Cyclones in the Sundarbans

Working with Communities to Plant 200,000 Trees Against Cyclones in the Sundarbans

Discover how Goonj and the people of the Sundarbans planted 200,000 mangroves to protect against cyclones and floods. A movement towards community-led climate resilience.

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Goonj Website: Innovations in Disaster Relief

Goonj Website: Innovations in Disaster Relief

Goonj’s Sujni initiative in Bihar turns discarded fabric into quilts, creating sustainable livelihoods for women and repurposing disaster waste.

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Nurturing Empathy: Aayushmaan & Aaradhya’s Journey with Goonj

Nurturing Empathy: Aayushmaan & Aaradhya’s Journey with Goonj

Discover how Aayushmaan & Aaradhya Jalan, young changemakers from Kolkata, embraced the Goonj Summer Challenge—upcycling materials into rural learning kits and reshaping the way we view resources.

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Kitchen Gardens for Well-Being: How Women in Sundarbans Took Charge of Their Nutrition

Kitchen Gardens for Well-Being: How Women in Sundarbans Took Charge of Their Nutrition

Discover how the women of Birinchibari, Sundarbans, built a kitchen garden to ensure fresh, nutritious food for their families, strengthening health and resilience through collective action.

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Bridging Challenges: How Kadipur’s Community Transformed an Everyday Struggle

Bridging Challenges: How Kadipur’s Community Transformed an Everyday Struggle

Discover how villagers in Bishnupur, West Bengal, built an Anganwadi center through Goonj’s Cloth for Work initiative—ensuring a stable learning space for children.

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Sunflower Fields of Change: A Community’s Path to Self-Sufficiency

Sunflower Fields of Change: A Community’s Path to Self-Sufficiency

In Sagardwip, West Bengal, a farming community grows sunflowers to ensure edible oil access and income. A grassroots story of dignity and self-led resilience.

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Water, Dignity, and Collective Action: How Women in Foskadanga Transformed a Village Pond

Water, Dignity, and Collective Action: How Women in Foskadanga Transformed a Village Pond

Discover how the women of Foskadanga, West Bengal, turned a menstrual health challenge into a community-led solution—cleaning and restoring a village pond for water security and dignity.

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