Try to be a part of Goonj initiative and support india to face one of the basic challenges of life...clothing

About Goonj

www.goonj.org

In a world where issues right from domestic violence to global warming are discussed with equal fervor, there is scant attention to the basic need of clothing. Over the last ten years GOONJ has grown as a mass movement among the urban and rural masses, mobilizing cloth and repositioning it as an important resource for rural India rather than wastage fit only for charity. Today anyone irrespective of educational, income, social or cultural background, is becoming a part of this movement.

In the villages, we started off with the aim of trying to address a basic need, freeing up the meager resources of the recipients, for other pressing needs. Today we are not just addressing a basic need but are using cloth as an entry point into the lives of people; to address other important needs like health, education, employment generation etc.

Apart from the compelling environmental aspect, as a sanitary napkin it is addressing a taboo basic need and creating health and hygiene awareness among poor women. As a school bag (made out of waste cloth) it’s a motivation for a village child to study. With roads being repaired, boundary walls being built, wells being de-silted and many other development activities being carried, the high point is the elimination of dependency on financial transactions. In effect the value and importance of this so-called waste amplifies many fold from just being a symbolic gesture in the beneficiary’s lives.

In the cities the most wonderful aspect is that it’s turning everyone into a volunteer i.e. anyone wanting to do something outside their own life, can, without making any major efforts, contribute and feel satisfied.

The idea is growing, its changing the way people think about the ignored issue of clothing..  or about winters as an annual disaster. Today in Delhi itself some organizations are mobilizing material for taking care of people in the winters. We have even come across some Clothes Banks copying our text and pictures verbatim on to their websites. The good part is that somewhere the idea has made a dent. That’s why people are replicating, copying..

Recently our campaign for the victims of Bihar & Orissa floods received overwhelming trust and support from a vast number of corporates, other organizations and the masses. This was an emotionally charged phase for us.. To be honest, it was absolutely beyond our imagination. The team worked 24×7,is still working and will continue till the time every penny from you is justified in the field..

You can be a part of this change ..... your old jeans or old salwar kameez or used shirt or your previous year's school bag will add a significant value to  one's life... You can contact any one of the below Goonj offices to offer your help or to support a needy to satisfy some basic needs of life ....clothing

Contact:

Goonj cloth dropping centers/Goonj offices:

Delhi

Head Office:

GOONJ.. J-93, Sarita Vihar, N.D. Tel.- 26972351, 41401216 Email: mail@goonj.org

Collection centers (Delhi & NCR)

EAST DELHI

VASUNDHARA: H.No.302, Habitat CGH Society, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi-96 Tel.- 42401476, 9891481543 Cont. Ms. Geeta Vidyarthi

MAYUR VIHAR PH-I: A- 404, Aashiyana appt., Tel.- 9871391717 Cont.- Ms. Sunita Vidyarthi

WEST DELHI

JANAKPURI: Standard Surgicare, Shop No.7, C2C Market, 1st Floor, (Above Amit baker), Janakpuri Tel.- 25504040 Cont.- Mr. Mohit

JANAKPURI: A-2-A/244, Mobile No. 9891427503 Cont.- Ms. Linda

PUNJABI BAGH: H.N.-26, Road No.-78 Tel.- 25222680 Cont.- Ms. Sanjukta Seth

EAST PUNJABI BAGH: H.No- 20, Road No-23 Tel.- 9971465161 Cont.- Mr Kapil Singhal

ROHINI: Flat 105 Bhagya Laxmi Society, Laxmi Apts. Plot 24/3, Sector- 9, Rohini 110085 Tel.- 9868045049 Cont. Ms. Mamta Mittal

DWARKA:Converse Training and Consultancy Service, 306- 308, Agarwal Plaza, Plot No. 11 (MLU), Sector-12, Dwarka Tel.- 9910024902, 45281115 Cont. Mr. Gurjeet Singh Kukreja

SOUTH DELHI

CHITTARANJAN PARK: J-1868, Ground Floor, C.R. Park, New Delhi 5 Tel.- 9811689345 Cont.- Ms. Suneepa Sangtani

GK-IV: H. No- 24, 2nd Floor, NRI Colony (Adjoining Jahanpana club), GK-IV Tel.- 9810695890 Cont.- Ms. Ranjana

LAJPAT NAGAR (I): A-45, 1st Floor, Lajpat Nagar-I, New Delhi- 110024 Tel.- 9953166485, 41019210 Cont.- Dr. Nidhi Marwaha

SARITA VIHAR: GOONJ.. J-93, Sarita Vihar, N.D. Tel.- 41401216 / 26972351

SUJAN SINGH PARK: C-32, (Opp. ambassador hotel), New Delhi-76 Tel.- 24692584, 9899135205 Cont:- Ms. Laila Singh

VASANT KUNJ: Tender Feet Nursery School, C-8, Vasant kunj, New Delhi Tel.- 26899793, 26136849 Cont.- Mrs. Srinivasan/ Mrs. Anu Khurana

Vasant Vihar: C 6/6 Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110057 Cont.- Ms. Mridula Murgai Tel.- 4101-9127 & 26146343

NORTH DELHI

MALKAGANJ: 7,Malkaganj, Opp. Hansraj College, Tel.- 23851072, 9810621701 Cont.- Ms. Veena Khanna

NOIDA

Sector- 28: H.No.- 397, Sector-28, Ward 2A (Opp. Bramhmaputra market) Tel.- 0120- 2455951/ 952 Cont.- Mr. Satya Prakash (Call up before 12.00 p.m. & after 4.00 p.m.)

Sector-33: R/O B-58, Sector – 33, Tel.- 9818270305, 9717270305 Cont.- Sandeep Bhudiraja

Sector-93A – SV-II-08TF, Eldeco Utopia, Sector-93A, Noida Expressway, NOIDA Tel.- Tel.- 0120- 4234938, 9999827200, 9810059528 Cont.- Ms. Indu Ramchandani (Temporarily closed, will be opened after 1st July’2011)

FARIDABAD

Sector-37 C-156, Ashoka Enclave-II, sect.-37, Tel.- 0129- 4128978 Cont.- Anshu Gupta/ Meenakshi

Sector 21 C: H.No – 939, Sector – 21C, Tel.- 0129- 4040939 Cont.-Dr P. L. Trakroo

Sector-37: H. No.- 439, Sector-37, Faridabad- 121003 Tel.- 9999096730 Cont.- Bharat Khunger

Sector 7B: 553, Sector-7-B, Tel.- 9811557553, 9899625553 Cont.- Mr. Tannuj Chatrath

Sector- 2: Tau Devi Lal Vridh Ashram, 2-D Block, N.I.T., Faridabad Tel.- 9811557553, 9899625553 Cont.- Mr. Tannuj Chatrath

GURGAON

Rail Vihar (A). Flat No.-201, Block-B, Rail Vihar, Sector-15/2, (Near Fab India) Tel.- 2307850, 9810964115. Cont.- Mr. S.D. Gupta

Gurgaon. B -704, Sujjan Vihar, Sector-43, Near Gold Souk, Gurgaon Tel.-9818094946 Cont.- Ms. Archana Singh Nayak

(B). Flat No 503, Block- A, Rail Vihar, Sector- 15/2, (Near Fab India) Tel.- 2305515 Cont.- Ms. Prem Goyal

Sector 49: S-119, Ground Floor, Uppal south end, Sohna Road, Sector – 49 Tel.- 4253119, 9654460119 Cont.- Mr. K. C. Jain

DLF CITY-1: A- 51/ 7, DLF CITY-1, Behind Mega Mall, Gurgaon Tel.- 9810606306 Cont.- Ms. Anupama Jhingon (Please call before 2.00 p.m. and after 5.00 p.m.)

DLF Ph-II: House no 10,Street no, P-1, Gurgaon Tel.- 0124- 4012621, 9818553588 Cont.- Ms. Sunita Bagadia

Sector 48: ML 24, Eldeco Mansionz, Sohna Road, Gurgaon 122002 (Haryana) Tel- 9871008828, 0124-425-2191 Cont.- Sabita Pothukutchi

GHAZIABAD

NEHRU NAGAR: F-27, IInd floor, Nehru Nagar, Tel.- 9810260005 Cont.- Sandeep

KAUSHAMBHI: 302, Annapurna Tower,Ghaziabad Tel.- 9810858728, 2273264 Cont.- Ms. Meenakshi

KAUSHAMBHI: H.No. L-503, Ratnagiri, Ghaziabad, U.P. – 201010 Tel.- 9971248282 & 9971857767 Contact.- Rajesh Kumar Jha & Teena Jha

Bangalore

Contact: Mr. Chandan (9663798026)
Office Address: SY. No. 51/1, Chikka Begur Gate, Hosur Main Road, Madiwala post, Bangalore- 560068 Land mark- near Agrawal Hospital (Kudalugate Bus stop)
Email: mail@goonj.org

Bihar

Coordinator: Mr. Sheoji Chaturvedi (9631568989)
Office Address: GOONJ Bihar, C/o- Ratan Niwas Naya Bazar, Nariyar Road, Saharsa, Bihar
Email: sheoji@goonj.org

Bhubneshwar

Contact: Mr. Suresh Kumar (9910472582, 9776963006)

Office Address: C/o Lokanath Biswal, Plot No.-28 (P), At-P.O.- Patrapada, P.S.-Khandagiri, Dist.- Khurda, Orissa – 751019
Email: suresh@goonj.org

Chennai

Contact: Mr. Vimal ( 9092877543 )
Office Address: GOONJ.. Chennai, 1st Floor at No.1 Maduvankarai, 4th Street, Alandur, Chennai – 600016 Landmark ( Near Guindy Race Course, Alandur EB Office )
Email: vimal@goonj.org

Collection centers

Adyar: YENNES Infotec (P) Ltd., No. 5, First Floor, L.B. Road, Adyar Chennai – 20 Landmark :- ( Near Signal Next to Standard Chartered Bank ) Tel – 044 - 43931111, 9840396993, Cont.- Ms. Bharati

Pallavaram: H.No. Old/New – 55/65, Bharathi Nagar, Main Road, Zamin Pallavaram, Chennai- 43 Tel.- 9962000675 Cont.- Mr. Enock Inbara.

Kilpauk: H.No. 210, Rajendra Appartments, Secretariat Colony, Beraka Road, Kilpauk Chennai – 10
Tel : 044-26403277, 9952043339, Cont.- Dr. Sai Lakshmi

Adambakkam: F1, Anugraha Apartments, 41 Telephone Coleony, II Main Road, Adambakkam, Chennai- 88
Tel.- 9840743966 Cont. – Mr. Santosh Balasubramanian

Kodambakkam: Acharya Tailors, No:23, Rattammal Street, Murugesan Nagar, Kodambakkam, Chennai – 24 (Landmark : Near Samiyar Madam, Jains Antariksha & Grace Super Market)
Tel : 044-9382845060 Cont. – Mr. Chary

Chandigarh

Collection centers

Sector- 38A: H. No-365, Chandigarh – 160014 Tel.- 9888528494, 0172-2686734 Cont.- Varun Kashyap

Sector-47C: H.No. 2008/2, Chandigarh Tel.- 9464261342 Cont.- Mr. Ajay Gupta

Mohali: Plot No 15, Industrial Area, Phase -9 Mohali Tel.- 9888488826 Cont.- Mr. Amar Narula

Mohali: Sector-125: H.No. 34240, Sunny Enclave, Mohali Tel.- 9872421313 Cont.- Mr. Ajay Mital

Jalandhar

Coordinator: Ms. Daljeet (9855023391)

Office Address: 445, gali no.12 ,Avtar Nagar,back side TV center Nakodar Road
Jalandhar.Email: daljeet@goonj.org

Kolkata

Contact: Mr. Iftikar Ahmed (9748691735)
P-30, Satgram Housing Co-operative Society Ltd,
Biren Roy Road (West),
Kolkata-700061.
Email: iftikar@goonj.org

Hyderabad

Office Address:HIG B- 195, Phase- IV, KVHB (Kendriya Vihar Housing Board), Gachibowli
Contact: Mr. Rupesh (9640433473)
Email: rupesh@goonj.org

Mumbai

Our Mumbai office is completely flooded, due to heavy rains. It’s time to rebuild. Kindly do not drop any material at our ‘dropping centres’ in Mumbai for atleast next one month.

Once our operations come back to normalcy, we will resume our activities. Meanwhile, please co-operate with us and call us on 011- 41401216 or write on mail@goonj.org for any further communication.

Contact: Mr. Arvind (87674 34352) or Mr. Krishna (94201 05911)
Office Address: GOONJ.. Mumbai, M/s Mukund Synthetic Industries, R. R. Industrial Estate, W.E. Highway Road, Kashimira, Mira Road (E), Thane, Maharashtra- 401104
Email: mail@goonj.org

Collection centers

TOWN AREA

WORLI: 6, Sea Glimpse, 69 Worli Hill Road, Worli, Mumbai- 400 018. Tel.- 98203 00281 Contact- Ms. Sarika Pherwani.

WESTERN:

Santacruz (W): Gypsy Rose, 10/11, Arun Bazaar, 2nd Hasnabad Lane, Santacruz (W), Mumbai – 400 054. Tel.- 022-2649 2649/ 2649 4530 Contact- Mr. Khalil Malik (93237 17681) Timing – 10:00 am to 8:00 pm (Thursday closed).

ANDHERI (E): Exotica Exports, 5-C / 90, Mittal Estate, Sir M V Road, (Near Leela Hotel), Andheri (E), Mumbai- 400059. Tel.- 022-2850 0646 Contact- Receptionist (On Weekdays only)

GOREGAON (E): B-304, Gardenia, Vasant Valley Complex, Dindoshi, Film City Road, Goregaon(E), Mumbai-40009 Tel.- 9324032518 Cont.- Mr. Vaibhav Bhandari

BORIVALI (W): 702-703, Soma Tower, SBI Gulmohar CHS, Near Chikuwadi, Borivali (W), Mumbai – 92.
Tel.- Mr. Jatin Chauhan – 98197 16590/ Ms. Hetal Chauhan – 98197 06590.

CENTRAL

Sion (E): 406, 4th Floor, Veena Vihar CHS, Near Shanmukhananda Hall, Sion (E), Mumbai. Tel.- 98701 07134, Cont.- Ms. Priti Shah.

Ghatkopar (W): Oriole Electronics Pvt Ltd., 4 Kurla Industrial Estate, Narayan Nagar, Ghatkopar (W),Mumbai – 86 (Off Main LBS Marg, Behind Mahindra Park). Contact – Ms. Farheen / Ms. Tyaba – 2509 4241-6

Mulund (E): A-3, Kapil Kiran Society, Chaphekar Bandhu Road, (Near Hanuman Chowk, Opp Andhra Bank), Mulund (E), Mumbai – 400081. Cont. – Ms. Monika Mehta Siriya (9619924462), Mr. Chintan Siriya (99300 24462)

HARBOUR LINE

CHEMBUR : G1 – 303, Shankara Colony, Off Mankhurd Link Road, Opp. Indian Oil, Near RBK International School, PL Lokhande Marg, Chembur – 43. Tel.- 99207 07971 Contact- Ms. Surekha

MANKHURD: 16, Zarina Park, Opp. Anushakti Nagar Main Gate, Mankhurd, Mumbai. Tel.- 022 25566582 Contact – Ms. Sushma Chopra

NAVI MUMBAI:

VASHI: Row House – II, B-6, Sector – 7, Opp. Sector – 6 Market/ Win Win Restaurant, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.
Tel.- 022-2782 5594, Cont.- Ms. Sujata Damawale

PANVEL: Plot 53, M C H Society, Near Dr. Purohit Hospital, Panvel, Raigad – 410 206. Tel.– 022 – 2745 2090 / 2745 1190. Cont.- Ms. Radha Srinivasan

THANE:

THANE (W): A/502 Rosewood Apartments, Prestige Residency Complex, Wagh Bill Naka, GB Road , Thane (W) Tel.- 9819556337 Cont- Ms. Namitha Subash

THANE (W): Appt# 1202, 12th Floor, Ascona Bldg., ‘B’ Wing, Raheja   Garden, Off LBS Road, Thane (W)- 400064.  Tel.- 98201 73624, Cont.- Mrs. Arun Balaji. (Only on evenings of weekdays)

THANE (W): 6/178, Satyam, Vartak Nagar, Thane(W)-400606. Tel.- 9969444164, Cont.- Mr. Anand M Namjoshi

THANE (W): Bldg.No/2, Flat No. 15 & 16, Vijaynagari, Ghodbunder Road, Thane (W). Tel.- 9819823996 Contact- Dr. Shubhangi Datar

DOMBIVLI (E): RH/H-6, F-G-H Row house society, Chandresh Villa, Lodha heaven, Kalyan Shill road, Nilje – Dombivli East – 421204 Cont.- Mrs Vijaya Dinesh Bajpai Tel.- 9987647608, 9004037532 ( Please drop the material only after 6 p.m. or on Sundays)

THANE (W): 4/601, Shree Swamikrupa, Behind Dhokali naka MSEB office, Kolshet Road, Dhokali, Thane (w) – 400607 Landmark : Next to silverline (Syntel call center) or Behind Dhokali Naka bus stop.  Tel.- 9869333488,  Cont. – Suyog Marathe ( kindly drop material after 8.00 p.m. from Monday- Saturday or anytime on Sunday)

Pune

NOTE: Pune is a part-time center, which opens once/twice every month. Please contact Mr. Krishna (08767434353/ 94201 05911) for details.

Office Address (1): Sahyadri Warehousing Ltd., Block H1, Gat # 1420, Wagholi, Near Wagheshwara Temple, Pune-Nagar Road, Pune. Contact – Mr. Krishna (08767434353/ 94201 05911)

Contact: Mr. Krishna (94201 05911)  Office Address(2): Flat # 3, Tata Motors Bldg., Opp. Telephone Exchange, Karve Road, Pune

Email- mail@goonj.org