Cloth for Work
India clothing for poor
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.
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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 K. Gupta
Founder-Director, GOONJ
J-93, Sarita Vihar
NEW DELHI, New Delhi 110076
India
011-2697 2351
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Project Sponsor
Organization
GOONJ
J- 93
Sarita Vihar,
New Delhi
110044
India
2697 2351
http://www.goonj.info
GOONJ's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Provide sanitary napkins for 200,000 Indian women |
GOONJ's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Helping earthquake survivors in Jammu and Kashmir |
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 November 6, 2009.
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
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
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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
RSVP: Tel- 26972351, 9810897376, 9868849531
anshugoonj24@gmail.com,anshu_goonj1@yahoo.co.in
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