Tag: disaster relief ngos

  • Disaster relief: Help flood-affected weavers of Maheshwar

    Disaster relief: Help flood-affected weavers of Maheshwar

    THE charming artisan town of Maheshwar, nestled by the banks of the Narmada River in western Madhya Pradesh, has faced a calamity of unprecedented proportions. Severe rains between September 15 and September 17, resulting in nearly 200 mm of rainfall – the highest since 1962 – triggered flash floods that caught the town off guard.…

  • Goonj: An idea that changed millions of lives in India

    Goonj: An idea that changed millions of lives in India

    IF one is to enlist the top innovations in the social sector in India, the NGO Goonj will most certainly find a place in this list. Anshu Gupta embarked upon a difficult journey to solve problems of resource scarcity in rural India, in the year 1999. He started Goonj as a bridge between resource rich…

  • How are you celebrating Daan Utsav 2019?

    Celebrate Daan Utsav 2019 (Joy of Giving Week) by showing an act of kindness. Donate to your favourite NGOs and participate in Daan Utsav events.

  • Inspiring stories of India’s changemakers

    Inspiring stories of India’s changemakers

    The journeys of these changemakers reiterates the notion that there is no ‘right time’ to do the ‘right thing’. Join these changemakers to change the world, one life at a time.

  • Monsoon: A Blessing And A Curse

    MONSOON. For some that word means fleeing to drier, sunnier lands for the summer. For others, it inspires happiness as it means cooler weather and plentiful rain.  80% of India’s total rainfall takes place between June and September as the southwest monsoon moves across the country.  India is lucky to have such a season as…

  • Give & TikTok Raise Funds For Cyclone Fani

    May 3, will remain a red letter day for the coastal state of Odisha. What could have been a day like any other, turned out to be a nightmare. Cyclone Fani, the worst the state has seen after the super cyclone of 1991, lashed at Odisha.

  • Goonj Is Breaking The Myths Around Menstruation

    Why menstruation still a taboo to discuss? Why are sanitary napkins still packed in black plastic covers? Why do sanitary napkins advertisement still show a blue liquid soaking the pad instead of blood?

  • A Clean Wardrobe, a Cleaner Conscience

    By KARUNA EZARA PARIKH —- THE first images of the Kerala floods I saw were not on the evening news or in the papers the next morning, no. They were on social media. There were awful images of damage done alongside pleas to donate, pleas to reach out, pleas to help. At first, I watched…

  • Kerala Needs Your Help Now

    The rains that began in Kerala during early June rose to a devastating high by August. For the first time in the history of the state, 35 out of 42 dams had to be opened. The floods and landslides that have ensued have been cruel and left us all wondering what we can do to…

  • Ordinary people, extraordinary power

    By ANSHU GUPTA —- THERE’S a recent image that will remain etched in our collective memory for a long time: 40,000 farmers from Nashik marching towards Mumbai in scorching heat to demand their rights. The reason it makes for a compelling image is because the farmers joined hands across caste, religion and class lines to…

  • It’s not charity at Goonj, you have to earn it

    At Give, we strive to bring a variety of choices for the donors to select while making sure that we keep the trust of channelling the donors’ monies. I am excited and honoured to say that after many years of working together at a smaller level, we have now deepened our relationship with Goonj to…