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Anshu Gupta
Anshu Gupta, popularly known as the Clothing Man is the Founder of an Indian based nonprofit – Goonj. One of India’s leading social entrepreneurs Anshu brings to the table an instinctive empathy and connect with people, moving the focus from the conventional - giver’s pride to the unconventional - receiver’s dignity. Asia’s Noble, the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award 2015, conferred to Show More
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Goonj.. is turning the discarded and underutilized material of cities into a tool to bring ignored issues to light, to talk about basic needs, and to convert it into a resource for rural development bring communities together, make them aware of their own power, increase people’s participation, change mindsets and change the present rural infrastructure. It is not about collecting and distributing material, it is about We are not just in the business of collecting and distributing old clothes/material. In the cities Goonj is turning the age old tradition of giving old material as a charity into a regular & dignified giving. Started with 67 clothes now Goonj deals with over 1500 tonnes of material every year .
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Awards & Recognition
- July'16:CNBC TV18 Young Turks Change Agent awardto Anshu Gupta.
- July'15:Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015 to Anshu Gupta.
- Nov'14:Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award.
- July'14:Goonj is in the'The Purpose Economy 100 Asia' list.
- July'14: Chosen am.
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Goonj’s annual winter campaign
2017-10-01
Every year Goonj makes and reaches out winter kits in massive quantities to some of the most neglected populations like homeless people, landless village communities, migrant labourers etc. In cities we reach out to urban communities; individuals, corporats, institutions, schools colleges etc to generate this basic. Each winter kit consists of woollens, blankets, dari, socks and shoes for the family. The demand and need for these kits far outnumbers the supply we are able to generate from the cities even though many of us hold extra unworn woollens in our almirahs not knowing who to give it to.
School to School
2017-04-01
Goonj’s award winning School to School initiative is addressing the educational needs of thousands of remote & resource starved village/ slum schools by channelizing under-utilised material of city’s affluent schools not as a thing to distribute but as a tool to bring about comprehensive behaviour change in the recipients and the contributors!
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