Customising, packing and reaching ration kits to many neglected communities across India
Ration Kits
1
Creating isolation centers in
already present buildings
Isolation Centers
2
Providing individual healthcare kits, last-mile health worker kit, with oximeter addressing immediate oxygen needs expressed by our partner organizations
Medical
Interventions
3
Khichri Dhabas
(Rahat Dhabas)
4
Buying fruits and vegetables at market prices, directly from farmersand reaching it out to local ignored communities. Many farmers are suffering due todisrupted supply chains ins the lockdown
Working wit
Farmers
5
Reaching out to some missed-outcommunities without teamsand grassroots partner organization network, like differently-abled, leprosy affected, transgender community, sex workers, HIV+ patients,rickshaw drivers, sculpture makers, artisans
Supporting Missed-out
Communities
6
Currently making masks with ourpartner organizations at variousunits across many states.Our teams and partner organizations are reaching these masks to community health volunteers, ASHA workers, essential service providers, and missed-out communities.
Distributed production
of Cloth Face Mask,
Pads at scale
7
Customising, packing and reaching ration kits to many neglected communities across India
Ration Kits
1
Creating isolation centers in
already present buildings
Isolation Centers
2
Providing individual healthcarekits, last-mile health worker kit, with oximeter addressing immediate oxygen needs expressed by our partner organizations
Medical Interventions
3
Khichri Dhabas
(Rahat Dhabas)
4
Buying fruits and vegetables at market prices, directly from farmersand reaching it out to local ignored communities. Many farmers are suffering due todisrupted supply chains ins the lockdown
Working with
Farmers
5
Reaching out to some missed-outcommunities without teamsand grassroots partner organization network, like differently-abled, leprosy affected, transgender community, sex workers, HIV+ patients,rickshaw drivers, sculpture makers, artisans
Supporting Missed-out
Communities
6
Currently making masks with ourpartner organizations at variousunits across many states.Our teams and partner organizations are reaching these masks to community health volunteers, ASHA workers, essential service providers, and missed-out communities.
Distributed production
of Cloth Face Mask,
Pads at scale
7
- Comprehensive coverage in 27 states and UTs of
India, - Working with 400+ partner organisations
extending the reach in both rural and urban areas - 9,000+ Tonnes+ Ration and other essentials
channelized and provided 362,000+ meals - 230,000kgs of vegetables sourced directly from
the farmers - Reached out to over 380,000 families i.e. approx.
1.5 million people. - Produced 900,000+ Face masks and 1300,000+
MyPads (cloth sanitary pads) - Medical- We are working on providing PPE kits, Oxygen
concentrators and Medicines
RAHAT COVID
(Situation on the Ground)
With the country in the throes of the second wave of COVID, amidst rising incidences of virality that’s plaguing the nation, we as a nation are in grim shape.
GOONJ- with its well-equipped team, and wealth of experience is reaching out to our communities in a timely manner, keeping the COVID guidelines in mind.
OUR APPROACH
Decentralise, localise, customise
Respond to needs emerging from the ground. Work with local vendors, partners and volunteers to listen to what’s happening on ground, understand and fulfil the needs of the neglected
communities.
Empowering PartnershipsEmpower and fill gaps in the work of our time tested partners, listen to them, stand with them, give voice and visibility to their challenges.
Focus on neglected communitiesFocus and Engage with ignored communities such as transgenders, sex workers, patients, daily wage workers, institutions like old agehomes, etc. who need immediate supply of ration, hygieneessentials, masks, gloves, medical kits etc.
Filling the gapsFilling the gaps in ongoing Covid work of other startups, non profits and individual efforts to ensure a stronger, a more comprehensive response.
We are there.. Need you too..
THROUGH THE LENS OF COVID IN 2020
Our 2020 ‘Dignity for Work’ approach took us on the following path in the pandemic
Decentralise, localise, customise
Catering to the diversity of India, we created partnerships to work with grassroot stakeholders in the rural areas,prioritising the voice and agency of local people.
Economic Empowerment and partnerships
Stakeholders were given vocational training to make masks, and pads in the rural areas to generate livelihood. We bought directly from farmers, to enable their sustenance, and included theirproduce in our ration kits for DFW intiative.
Focus on neglected communities
Neglected communities such as tribals, people with disabilities, sex workers, transgender, devadasis etc. are oftentimes struggling for survival. We focused on these communities to ensure that they were not left behind during the same.
VALUING VALUES: CHANGING THE LENS & LANGUAGE
Read our Dignity Diaries
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
STORIES
MEDIA
GALLERY
IN CONVERSATION
The Reality of Remote Areas in India & What can we do about it.
Demystifying COVID: Indian context and what role we can play
OUR PARTNERS
FAQ
Kindly note, we do not have the know-how and these resources at our disposal, therefore we might not be able to help.
“Thank you for wanting to contribute material to GOONJ. Due to the restrictions imposed in various cities, our offices are also closed as per the guidelines..
You can contribute materials, along with other essentials at any of our nearest offices once the restrictions are lifted. Refer https://goonj.org/our-offices/ for our offices, where you can send your material contributions throughout the year. Do call up the numbers given before planning your visit. Alternatively you can visit once the restrictions are lifted..”
“With the country bearing witness to the second wave of Covid and one of the most serious health crises of all times, it is time to step up and come forward to pitch in wherever we can.
As a continuation of our Covid work from last year, this year, apart from working on large scale food distribution, provision of other essentials and livelihood generation, we are widening our interventions for sometime by includng PPE kits, oxygen cylinders, masks, and other support through direct cash transfers or otherwise.
You can contribute to Goonj here – https://goonj.org/donate/ ; Feel free to write back to us on [email protected] for any further queries..”
“As a continuation of our Covid work from last year, this year, apart from working on large scale food distribution, provision of other essentials and livelihood generation, we are widening our interventions for sometime by includng PPE kits, oxygen cylinders, masks, and other support through direct cash transfers or otherwise.
Also post Covid, hygiene and nutrition has become all the more important. Thus as and when the stuation on ground normalises our focus will be to work large-scale around water, sanitation, hygiene and to promote kitchen gardens etc. Our strategies, plan of action, and way forward can be foun dhere – https://goonj.org/support-covid-19-affected/ . Also sharing a brief video that captures Goonj’s learning from last year – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pbxrgeeCLE “