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Goonj Podcast Goonj
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Goonj, a 22-year-old social enterprise headquartered in New Delhi, India, utilizes urban surplus materials as a tool for rural development. Present in 27 states/UTs, our major works comprise poverty alleviation, menstrual hygiene & awareness, disaster management, rural infrastructure management, education etc. In this podcast, we discuss about stories of doers, actions, efforts & ideas across economies and regions.
To know more about our work, please visit our website www.goonj.org
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Women in Disasters
Goonj’s perception of menstruation as a human issue and not just a woman’s issue incorporates the 3 As- Awareness, Accessibility, and Affordability- in addressing this taboo through our ‘Not Just a Piece of Cloth’ initiative.
On Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021, we spoke to Dr. Veenu, MD, (Obstetrics and Gynecology) from Miracle Apollo Cradle and Children Hospital, Gurgaon, who shared her thoughts and experiences while busting menstrual myths, as a seasoned professional with 15 years of experience under her belt. Hope you enjoy this episode of our podcast!
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Civil Society Initiatives to Address the Current Learning Challenges
Three leaders in the development sector - Anshu Gupta (Founder, Goonj), Osama Manzar (Founder-Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation) and Venkat Krishnan (Mentor, Social Entrepreneur, Founder, GiveIndia) sits for a conversation on development, ongoing issues caused by the pandemic and how we can work on it.
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Being a Goonj Fellow
Goonj came up with its Fellowship programme in 2018. An experimental space where the youth are given scope to ideate and work on solutions for real world issues, the Fellowship gives on-ground experience of both urban & rural India. In this episode, listen to our first-batch Fellows talk about their life experience of a year.
To know about the program, www.goonj.org/fellowship