| Project Name | Rural Community and Household Development |
| Amount Utilized (INR) | 899198 |
| Project Description | Community Mobilization – A time-tested strength of Goonj, a tool through which decision-making is put into the hands of the communities. Each year thousands of community development projects are being taken up and communities are encouraged to work on their local issues on water, community hygiene, sanitation, access, local infra, water, plantations, kitchen gardens, etc. As sustainable solutions for livelihood, communities are engaged in development activities in the non-farm activity days and receive daily utility materials such as clothing, toys, footwear and other household essentials in the form of Family Kits as a reward for their labour.
Cloth for Work: With its time-tested model of involving communities to address their issues, Goonj initiated its Cloth for Work initiative in the Ranchi, Dhanbad & Bokaro districts of Jharkhand. Here, people work on improving their local ecosystem and in turn receive the family kits with dignity, instead of receiving help in the form of charitable activity. The issues of the communities have mostly revolved around environment, water, sanitation, etc. |
| Locations | Bokaro > Jharkhand (JH),Dhanbad > Jharkhand (JH),Ranchi > Jharkhand (JH) |
| Causes | Environment > Water Conservation,Environment > Waste management &Clean up ,Health > Sanitation & hygiene,Health > Nutrition |
| Beneficiary Group | Persons with Disabilities,Tribal community,Others |
| Beneficiary Description | We reached out to more than 1000 households (Approx 5000 people) of various villages of Ranch, Dhanbad & Bokaro districts of Jharkhand.
These are resource-deprived communities in rural India, which include daily wagers, tribal communities, persons with disabilities etc. |
| Impact | − Improvement or creation of community infrastructure resulting in the building of natural capital such as ponds, check dams, kitchen gardens, wells, farms, etc.
− Better quality of life and economic condition - with basic needs material at no monetary costs rural families save their meager resources for other urgent needs like health, food, debt-related issues etc. thus, impacting migration and earning opportunities.
− Self-sustainable model, fostering sustained employability, entrepreneurship and revitalizing of Rural Economy
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Activities Conducted
| No | Activity / Item / Beneficiaries | Quantity / Number, if applicable |
| 1 |
Nutrition garden was made by the locals (tribal community) of Pungi Village, District Ranchi to have regular access to fresh vegetables and to generate the additional source of income. The participants were rewarded with Family kit for their hard work. |
44 Participants |
| 2 |
In Banakati Village, District Dhanbad, community (leprosy inflicted) came together to take up sanitation activity to reduce the dangers of vector-borne diseases in the area. They cleaned surroundings of water body, well, which was in bad condition. The participants received the Family kits post the activity. |
31 Participants |
| 3 |
Since the locals (Daily wagers/tribal community)of Chilgo Village, District Bokaro were facing the water shortage, they came together to make a check dam on a small river. This will ensure the availability of water for a longer duration and gradual increase in the water table as well. The hard work of villagers was rewarded with Family kits. |
21 Participants |
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