Community Participation

What started as a simple experiment on one farm is now helping thousands escape drought. With pits dug by hand and powered by rain, farmers are growing more, earning better, and living without tankers. The method is so simple—it’s changing entire villages without a single drop wasted.

City-based environmentalist, Vimlendu Jha, and his team, Swechha India, turned a neglected piece of land into a mini-forest over a period of ten years

One of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) registered programmes in Kerala for June 5, the drive witnessed large scale planting of trees, cleaning of the nearby catchment area and forested stretch as well as a collection of about 15 sacks of plastic waste.

Working their way out of an impossible situation, Kanjikuzhi’s story of organic farming is an amazing example of community empowerment fuelled by local administration.

From building a better future for kids to literally lighting up lives, Swapnil Tembe has gone above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of many!

For these villagers, these actions aren’t anything to boast about but simply a way of life which adheres to the 'Punjabiyat' spirit.

Any story about the Kashmir valley is incomplete without the mention of Dal Lake, God’s own artwork. Read how 200 plus villagers came together to clean up and save this water body from dying.

Kalitala in Sunderbans was devastated after Cyclone Aila. Under the 'cloth for work' initiative by Goonj, the villagers did not only work to build a crucial road link but also planted mangrove saplings to help preserve the ecology of the area.