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
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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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.
Read More >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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