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Grassroots Innovations

A Safe Haven for Children: How the Bishnupur Community Built Their Own Anganwadi Center

A Safe Haven for Children: How the Bishnupur Community Built Their Own Anganwadi Center

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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A Gathering Space with Purpose: How Women in Ouguri Dangdhara Created a Bamboo Bandstand for the Community

A Gathering Space with Purpose: How Women in Ouguri Dangdhara Created a Bamboo Bandstand for the Community

Discover how 33 women in Ouguri Dangdhara, Assam, built a bamboo bandstand to preserve trees, create a village meeting space, and promote sanitation through a community-led initiative.

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Strengthening Connections: How the People of Na Kopohua Gaon Rebuilt Their Bamboo Bridge

Strengthening Connections: How the People of Na Kopohua Gaon Rebuilt Their Bamboo Bridge

Discover how the villagers of Na Kopohua Gaon, Assam, rebuilt a bamboo bridge through Goonj’s Dignity for Work initiative, ensuring safe access to schools, markets, and farmlands.

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Building Strength Together: A Community House for Flood Resilience

Building Strength Together: A Community House for Flood Resilience

Discover how the people of Charanchuk Papung built a raised community house to prepare for recurring floods, strengthening resilience through collective action & local wisdom.

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A Stitch Towards Independence: Gitanjali’s Journey with Vaapsi Initiative

A Stitch Towards Independence: Gitanjali’s Journey with Vaapsi Initiative

In Baghchuk village, Assam, Gitanjali’s stitching machine from Goonj’s Vaapsi Initiative is helping her build a livelihood with dignity, one stitch at a time.

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From Dropouts to Dreamers: Obalapura’s Community-Led Educational

From Dropouts to Dreamers: Obalapura’s Community-Led Educational

Obalapura’s community transformed their local school, overcoming barriers to education through collective action, fostering dignity and long-term learning access.

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Water Security: Jugaldi’s Grassroots Solution to Water Scarcity

Water Security: Jugaldi’s Grassroots Solution to Water Scarcity

In Jugaldi, Uttarakhand, villagers restored their irrigation canal through grassroots action, ensuring water security, sustainable agriculture, and collective resilience.

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Community Resilience in Drought-Prone Bankura: Udaypur’s Journey from Challenge to Opportunity

Community Resilience in Drought-Prone Bankura: Udaypur’s Journey from Challenge to Opportunity

"In Udaypur, West Bengal, villagers built a bus shelter using local resources and collective action, improving transport access and dignity for all.

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Going Sustainable with Community Farming: How Beed Farmers Are Reclaiming Their Livelihoods

Going Sustainable with Community Farming: How Beed Farmers Are Reclaiming Their Livelihoods

The Marathwada region of Maharashtra, especially Beed district, has long faced the

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Rebuilding the Joy of Learning: Goonj’s School-to-School Initiative in Alyani Village

Rebuilding the Joy of Learning: Goonj’s School-to-School Initiative in Alyani Village

Maharashtra, Goonj’s School-to-School initiative brought students back to school through engaging

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Building Community Spaces, Strengthening Connection

Building Community Spaces, Strengthening Connection

village in Palghar district, Maharashtra, the absence of a community center meant that residents had no common space for meetings, social gatherings, and local events.

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