Cloth for Work

Summary

Cloth is given as a motivation, with dignity, to people working on their own community issues. We turn age old charitable cloth into a resource for much needed development work in Indian villages. progress report read updates from the field

Received £848 from 10 donations from people around the world like:

Robert

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Dennis

(Anon.)

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Issues like road repair, drainage cleaning, building schools, cleaning of wells and other water; critical for agriculture and household use, remain neglected in the absence of funds, manpower and political will. The villagers are the ultimate sufferers. Vast stocks of clothes and other things are lying idle in cities while the poor in the villages struggle for the basics. In ‘Cloth for Work’ villages take up a development activity and get clothes as a motivation instead of as a donation.

Activities

-Briefing partner groups to understand the value of cloth & how it can promote development work -Village level meetings to form a consensus on the issues to work on -Tree plantation, cleaning of wells, making new schools, land cultivation etc

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Since villagers work on issues identified by them there is a big sense of ownership for that work; whether its cleaning their surroundings or cultivating a patch of rocky land, the self initiated activities have high sustainability.

Project Message

The act of giving means less if in the process you take away the person’s dignity, sometimes the only thing they have left. Villagers feel employed and also satisfaction in doing something.
- Anshu Gupta, Founder Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Anshu Gupta,
Founder-Director, GOONJ
J-93, Sarita Vihar
NEW DELHI, New Delhi 110076
India
011-2697 2351
Email:

Project Sponsor

Ashoka Innovators for the Public (nominal)

Organisation

GOONJ
J- 93
Sarita Vihar
New Delhi, Delhi 110076
India
011-41401216/ 26972351
http://www.goonj.org

Learn more about GOONJ and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 28, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Thanks..

By Anshu K. Gupta - Founder Director, February 20, 2007 03:49 PM

Dear Friends,

This is to convey our sincere thanks for the contribution you made through Global Giving.

Thanks for trusting our work. I’m happy to say that with the constant support of many individuals, sitting even far away from us, GOONJ.. is growing and the most neglected issue of Clothing is getting attention.

Take out 5 minutes to check the link- http://www.goonj.info/clothincentive.php, which will give you an insight of the impact your contributions make...

On February 18th GOONJ.. is completing its 8 years. An invitation is enclosed, if by chance you are in Delhi, do join us or send it to the people, you think would be interested in becoming a part of this movement.

with best

anshu --------------------- GOONJ.. a voice, an effort

Completes eight eventful years

On Feb 18th 2007

You have been an integral part of this exciting journey

Join us for an informal get together

to share learnings, thoughts & plans about GOONJ..

Your friends, colleagues & relatives wanting to join

this movement are also welcome..

Venue: Sarita Sadan, B Block, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi (Next to St. Giri School)

Date: Sunday- February 18th, 2007

Time: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm