4. ï¶It is an NGO based in Delhi that works in 22 states in India.
ï¶It works for disaster relief, humanitarian aid and community
development.
ï¶GOONJ is considered one of the leading social enterprises in
India.
ï¶Vision: Making clothing a matter of concern as a basic need
of the poor.
ï¶Mission: Re-positioning cloth beyond charity, adding dignity
and turning it into a big resource for development.
ï¶Objective: Spread awareness about the concept at a
nationwide level.
5. A N S H U G U P T A
ïPopularly known as the âClothing man of Indiaâ.
ïHe had a vision to make clothing a matter of concern and to bring it among
the list of subjects for the development sector.
ïHe is a passionate photographer.
ïHolds a Masters in economics, and a double major in journalism and mass
communication .
6. ï Clothing is one of the basic need of every human being.
ï Nobody talks about the basic needs until a disaster strikes.
ï Millions of people died due to lack of clothing in rural India.
ï âDiscard to Dignityâ one of his motives.
ï It is an origin of Parallel economy which is not CASH based
but TRASH based.
ï Evolve two powerful new currencies for development work,
i.e., Material and Labor.
ï GOONJ has the rare distinction of an equally vast reach
among the masses in the villages as well as the cities across
India.
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9. GOONJ was born in 1998 informally and in 1999 formally with a background of
Anshu Gupta meeting a child of a dead body picker who said that she sleeps
with the dead body to keep herself warm. He realized that we have sheer
amount of clothes in the closets of people that were going to waste each year,
despite the fact that clothing in good condition can be given as it is and can
change the lives of the less fortunate. Even the most tattered rags can be
repurposed into hope for the poor in rural India. Anshu and his wife Meenakshi
took out first lot of sixty-seven personal clothing items and the idea grew from
there. GOONJâs initiatives focus on making creative and optimal use of
underutilized discarded material. Although clothes remain its primary focus, it
offers programs that make new use of everything from old cloth and furniture
to one-side-used paper and generators.
12. ï Cloth for Work: Provides clothes and other material not as a
charity, but as a developmental resource that leads to village-level
development activities, the generation of employment, and brings a
strong element of dignity for the receiver.
13. ï School to School (S2S): Establishes a long term relationship between
urban and rural schools by channelling supplies from one to another. This
both helps children in rural communities and builds an understanding among
urban children toward the needs of their rural counterparts.
14. ï Not Just a Piece of Cloth: addresses a critical need for village
women by providing clean cloth sanitary napkins.
15. ï RAHAT: Highlighting ignored annual disasters like winters and floods.
Reaching immediate and need based relief material to disaster hit areas all
across the country.
16. ï Recycling: Turning the last shreds of clothing and other things into
35 different products of daily use for urban and rural India.
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25. ï Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015 to Mr. Anshu Gupta, Founder, Goonj.
ï Novâ 14: Goonj won the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award
ï Augustâ 14: Asiaâs leading magazine âThe Top 10 of Asiaâ featured Mr.
Anshu Gupta, Founder Goonj among Asiaâs top 10 social entrepreneurs.
ï Julyâ 14: Goonj is in the âThe Purpose Economy 100 Asiaâ list.
ï July' 14: Goonj chosen among 100 leading Global Green Innovations by the
prestigious think tank SUSTAINIA
ï Febâ14: GOONJ listed among The World's Top 10 Most Innovative
Companies in India, by Fast Company.
ï Novâ 12: Anshu Gupta, Founder Goonj gets âSocial Entrepreneur of the
year awardâ by Schwab Foundation, sister concern of the World Economic
Forum.
26. ïJulyâ 12: GOONJ recognized as âGame Changing Innovationâ by NASA
& US State Dept.
ïJuneâ 12: GDN-Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development
Project
ïFebâ12: Edelgive Social honor for Goonjâs Not Just a Piece of Cloth
initiative
ïDecâ11: SAFRG award for initiatives in raising resources
ïNovâ10: Anshu Gupta listed in Forbes as one of Indiaâs most powerful
rural entrepreneurs.
ïMayâ10: âInnovation for Indiaâ award by Marico for developing
innovative solution by using old cloth and other material.
ïMarchâ10: Jamnalal Bajaj CFBP Award for âFair Practicesâ
27. ïNovâ09: âLien i3 Challenge Awardâ for the initiative Cloth for Work
ïJuneâ09: Changemakerâs Innovation Award for the initiative Not just a
piece of cloth(NJPC)
ïMarch 2009: CNN IBNâs âReal Herosâ award to Anshu Gupta in women
welfare segment.
ïMarch 2008: India NGO of the yearâ award by Resource Alliance.
ïMay 2007: GOONJâs Not just a piece of cloth initiative won World Bankâs
Global Development Market Place Award.
ï2006: Changemakerâs Innovation Award, second time, for Goonjâs disaster
relief initiative RAHAT, and first time , for its School to School initiative in 2004.
ï2004: Prestigious Ashoka Fellowship to Anshu Gupta, for his innovative
idea & its mass social impact.