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SEPTEMBER
- 2006 NEWSLETTER
WE NEED YOUR MONETARY SUPPORT NOW
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Dear
Friends :
Thanks
to everyone who responded to our last newsletter. I'm really overwhelmed
by some of the remarks I got..
In the last 8 years this is the toughest phase for GOONJ. From
the beginning we have never asked for money, instead we developed
this as a people's movement. The concept has grown; so has the
awareness about GOONJ. The media has started paying attention
to our work and the development sector is also slowly waking up
to recognize clothing as a matter of concern. The inflow of material
has grown many folds while the demand is still more, coming even
from unheard of remote places.
All
good things… but now comes the question of expansion, scaling
up and more importantly using our full potential and optimally
exploiting the systems we have developed over the years. Anything
underutilized just because of lack of bare minimum resources is
certainly hurting and this is becoming the case here…
THIS is a direct appeal for resources- financial, infrastructure,
sponsorships, vehicle, monthly commitment, yearly commitment..
Whatever suits you in whatever manner or quantity.
More
on the activities of GOONJ in the newsletter…
Happy reading…
Anshu
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- "
GOOD NEWS INDIA",
a prestigious website on the development sector did a feature
on GOONJ..
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"
INDIAN NGOS.COM" , an online encyclopedia
on development initiatives in India honored GOONJ by making us
the first organisation in its new series on credible NGOs.
- DELHI
HALF MARATHON is back (on Oct 15th). GOONJ is
participating again to raise awareness and funds. GENPACT is sending
a Corporate Challenge Team while Mrs. Mridula Murgai & Mr.
Anshuman Gupta are raising resources for GOONJ as Dream Team members.
We are not professional fundraisers so we still have a long way
to go in reaching the targets…YOU can make a BIG difference,
by supporting us. The deadline:
Oct 12th. Send your contributions to GOONJ.. or write/call on
26972351/ 9868146978.
- ASHOKA
INNOVATORS for the Public has nominated Anshu
K. Gupta as an Ashoka Fellow Ambassador. This makes Anshu a part
of an international panel of selected Ashoka Fellows & experts
promoting social entrepreneurship & spreading the message
of innovative approaches in the development sector
- GOONJ's
clean cloth sanitary napkin project is fast gaining
momentum. Initial implementation in Firozabad (UP) has been very
encouraging. There is a sharp increase in demand from the villages.
We urge every women reader of this mail to commit at least one
meter of new cloth every month apart from your old cotton clothes.
Spread the message among your friends, colleagues & relations
too. This will
certainly make a big difference to the lives of women who are
forced to use the worst available cloth or in some cases even
sand/ash for this purpose. For more details-
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SANITARY NAPKINS"
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Cloth for work – adding dignity to cloth
donation : Together with our partner groups we
have initiated many development activities in villages across
the country where the villagers get clothes instead of money for
their labour. In Maharashtra it was recently launched in 58 tribal
villages of Melghat with Ashoka Fellow Kishore Rithe. Villagers
have already developed the boundry wall for a school building.
Plantation drives, repairing of roads are some of the other activities
being taken up.
- TEAM
600 - GOONJ is on a lookout for just 600 people
who become the core group of our strength. For more information
on joining TEAM 600 log on to-"
TEAM - 600"
- GOONJ
Mumbai operations will now have a new face - Rohit
Singh, who will be joining from November 1st (rohitgoonj1@gmail.com).
Rohit, is an active volunteer who decided to give a new direction
to his career by joining GOONJ full time
- We
are looking for reliable and active agencies, individuals and
schools on the district level across the country who will be trained
and supported to replicate our model and systems on a micro level.
We have already started this exercise in Jalandhar (Punjab) and
Shimoga (Karnataka). Do write back if you would like to join us.
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OUR
PRESENT CAMPAIGNS :
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This festive season, give a new meaning to anything usable you
discard. Instead of giving it to a junk dealer, give it to GOONJ
to reach it to people who need it most. We also have a range
of products, designed for the festive season- give us a chance
to put up a stall.
*RAHAT
Floods- GOONJ played an active role in sending flood relief
material to Bihar, Barmer, Gujarat, M.P., Andhra Pradesh and
other flood-affected areas. A large quantity of Tsunami waste
cloth, turned by GOONJ.. into usable material is also playing
a major role in our relief operations. The relief campaign is
still on. For more details please refer "
RAHAT "
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With the fast spread of SCHOOL to SCHOOL there is a corresponding
increase in demand for school material. Do join the campaign
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SCHOOL TO SCHOOL "
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Operational
support in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata & Bangalore – About
300 to 500 sq. ft. space, some office infrastructure & automation
(old/new printers and photo-copier) & small financial support
as seed money to initiate action in these cities.
Vehicle requirement in Delhi & Mumbai- To intensify our campaign
in these two metros, a vehicle for material pick up is still a
major hindrance. If you have any ideas/contacts on this please
write/call us at the earliest.
We are also looking for outlets/offices where we can place our
small cash / cheque drop boxes. GOONJ donation boxes have been
put up at some outlets of Sports Station India Pvt. Ltd. &
Vipul Laing O'Rourke Pvt. Ltd.
You can associate with GOONJ in many different ways. Log on to
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IF YOU ARE "
Your
donations to GOONJ.. are exempted u/s 80 G of IT act and GOONJ..
is also registered under FCRA for receiving foreign contributions
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Our contact Details-
GOONJ..
Tel.- (m)-98681-46978, (o)-011-26972351
J-93, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi-44
E-mail - anshugoonj24@gmail.com
anshu_goonj1@yahoo.co.in
Website-www.goonj.info |
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