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GOONJ..

J- 93 Sarita Vihar,
New Delhi - 110076.
Tel. - 2697 2351, 4140-1216
E- Mail :- anshugoonj24@gmail.com

SEPTEMBER - 2006 NEWSLETTER

WE NEED YOUR MONETARY SUPPORT NOW

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

  • Our SCHOOL to SCHOOL event PRATIBIMB got a special place on"BBC NEWS WEBSITE"
  • "GOOD NEWS INDIA", a prestigious website on the development sector did a feature on GOONJ..
  • " 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- " SANITARY NAPKINS"
  • 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.

OUR PRESENT CAMPAIGNS :

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"

With the fast spread of SCHOOL to SCHOOL there is a corresponding increase in demand for school material. Do join the campaign "SCHOOL TO SCHOOL"

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"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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