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OUR INITIATIVES...
'VASTRA-DAAN’- a nationwide movement..
We
are working towards making clothing a matter of concern like the other
two basic needs. As an issue it’s only highlighted during
disasters though most of India doesn’t need a disaster to be
helped. VASTRA-DAAN channelises vital resources lying underutilized in
urban households, to rural India. The effort goes beyond the realm of
‘charity’ and plays a crucial role in the development
process.
‘CLOTH FOR WORK‘- Old clothes as wages for village development
Villagers
get clothes for working for the betterment of their own village-means
clothes not as charity but as an earning. In the remote villages of
Assam, Bihar, West Bengal, Kashmir & Maharashtra, many village
roads are being repaired, school boundary walls are coming up and
cleanliness/plantation drives are being initiated.
‘SCHOOL to SCHOOL’ (S2S) –Winner of Changemakers Innovation Award
S2S
supports thousands of rural and slum schools by turning the wastage of
urban school children into a resource for them. The idea is to
sensitise urban students and their parents about the needs of their
less fortunate counterparts. S2S has impacted the life of thousands of
children in the remote villages by utilizing material like old books,
uniforms, shoes, school bags, etc. ‘Pratibimb’, our annual
interface event brings together urban - rural children and teachers,
from across the country.
'NOT JUST A PIECE OF CLOTH‘- Winner of World Bank’s DM Award
Countless
women in villages use dirty, useless cloth during 5 days of menses,
leading to many infections and diseases. A woman used a piece of blouse
and died of tetanus due to the hook inside. GOONJ.. is providing clean
cloth napkins to rural/slum women and is actively campaigning in rural
& urban India to generate awareness on this taboo issue.
‘RAHAT‘– relief efforts for the disaster hit people
Known
for its need-based and systematic relief work, GOONJ.. has been active
in relief operations during all the major disasters since the Chamoli
earthquake in 1999. The emphasis is on the most neglected disasters
like people dying of cold in winters & annual floods in Assam,
Bihar & West Bengal. GOONJ.. has won the prestigious Changemakers
Award for this initiative.
YOU CAN SUPPORT US BY..
* Buying our hand made products developed out of waste paper & cloth.
* Financially supporting our initiatives, joining GOONJ’s Team 600 & playing a key role in sustaining GOONJ.
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Sponsoring school kit which includes sitting mats, school bag, skipping
ropes, balls, tents & notebooks made of waste cloth /paper for
rural & slum schools.
* Spreading awareness among your friends, corporates, schools, and colleges across India & abroad.
* Committing clothes, woolens, footwear, bed sheets, blankets, utensils, toys, school items and storybooks etc.
* Committing your old newspapers, one side used paper, books and magazines.
* Organizing a collection drive in your residential area or workplace.
* Providing office equipments like computer, printer, photocopy machine, fax machine etc.
* Hosting GOONJ photo exhibitions.
* Giving us your export surplus.
* Prominently placing permanent GOONJ collection/donation boxes in your premises.
For stories of change & to know the impact: - please visit- www.goonj.info
Contact- GOONJ
GOONJ H.O Delhi- J-93, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi- 76 Tel.- 011-26972351, 41401216
Email- goonjinfo1@gmail.com, anshugoonj24@gmail.com
GOONJ Mumbai- Mr. Rohit Singh Tel.- 9322381600, Email- rohitgoonj1@gmail.com
GOONJ Jalandhar- Ms. Daljeet kaur Tel.- 9855023391, Email-reachgoonj@gmail.com
VOLUNTARY SET- UPS-
GOONJ Bangalore- Ms. Srividya- Tel.- 9886831028 Email- srividya_n17@yahoo.com
&
Ms. Smitha Tel.- 9986213181, Email- anasmith1980@gmail.com
GOONJ Hyderabad- Ms. Nitu Narula Tel.- 9908607775, Email- nitu.dhasmana@gmail.com
*GOONJ.. is registered under societies act & FCRA. All donations are exempted u/s 80 G of IT act.
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