Observation:
Poverty is not visible to those who do not want to see it. People get comfortable with their lives, with multi-lakh pay packages, and forget about those whose income is barely sufficient for only one meal a day. Such people struggle to survive every day. For them, it is not a question of getting the best of education, or the best of clothes, but just the ability to read and write and clothe themselves. In this fast paced world, we forget about such people who are struggling for each day of their lives. An organization that is trying to keep alive this feeling of helping the poor is GOONJ.
Poverty is not visible to those who do not want to see it. People get comfortable with their lives, with multi-lakh pay packages, and forget about those whose income is barely sufficient for only one meal a day. Such people struggle to survive every day. For them, it is not a question of getting the best of education, or the best of clothes, but just the ability to read and write and clothe themselves. In this fast paced world, we forget about such people who are struggling for each day of their lives. An organization that is trying to keep alive this feeling of helping the poor is GOONJ.
Suggestion:
GOONJ is a voluntary organization working towards making cloth a matter of concern. The organization channelises the vast stocks of everyday necessities-form clothes, utensils to medicines-lying as idle surplus in the urban homes, as a substantial economic resource for the poor in the far flung village of India.
GOONJ is a voluntary organization working towards making cloth a matter of concern. The organization channelises the vast stocks of everyday necessities-form clothes, utensils to medicines-lying as idle surplus in the urban homes, as a substantial economic resource for the poor in the far flung village of India.
GOONJ Started with just 67 clothes in 1998, and subsequently , its work has spread to 21 states with more than 40,000 kgs of material being channelised every month. The credit for this success goes to the many RWAs, corporates, schools and a force of over 300 enthusiastic and inspired volunteers. GOONJ looks after all the logistics of the collection camp right from providing the communication material to managing the camp and transportation of material. It would be nice if residents of sectors / societies could take initiatives, and organize collection drives in their locality, for the noble cause.
As a resident of a sector 33 of NOIDA, I have volunteered to conduct a drive like this. The camp coincides with the Independence day celebrations. I don't know how much of feeling I would be able to stir up in people to encourage them to give few surplus material to the needy, but am glad I made this effort. Irrespective of the response that I may get for this, I can sleep with the satisfaction that I tried and did whatever I could to help the poor.
