Visit to NGO
On Friday 4th November 2011 3,4 and 5 went to a trip and the place was called Goonj. Goonj is a place which helps poor children without parents. People give stuff that they do not need like books, clothes etc. Those things are sorted and remade and are then given to the poor children.
Anhad Viswanath
Form 5
My Trip to Goonj
We went through school bus. We all were excited and curious to know about Goonj. Ev ryone was busy chatting, playing games and as usual teachers were busy talking. We were accompanied by Ms.Aruna, Ms.Vandana, Ms.Megha and Ms.Nagma. As we reached we were excited to see how Goonj actually looked. We were surprised as our teachers took us through a gully to another where 2 men and 1 woman were standing. Goonj was first started by Mr .Anshu Gupta only with his 67 old clothes. Nowadays Goonj
sends around 70 ton of cloth. We first went to the cloth sorting area where they sort clothes and put them in bags so they can give it to the needy people later. Goonj can’t give these things to people for free they will have to do something for the committee only then they will be given. Only if something like a natural disaster happens then they can’t ask people to do something so they give it in free. They were many questions raised as children were exploring the life of the children who all couldn’t afford education and a life like ours. It was a pleasure seeing in a world like ours still some people cared for the poor.
But a big shame seeing how much we waste and how are they using all this to make such beautiful things. Our guide was very kind to us and was answering even silly questions. We were amazed to see that they collect and sell the staples that they get from the paper pieces. They even make purses from jeans. I wish we had more time so we could get to know more about how they work in a team which will be a lesson for student council.
I felt very guilty about how
they work. I think that they should get a prize from our school from the
student council’s hand. I have learnt a lesson that we should reuse reduce and recycle. They have got
many awards and I wish they keep getting more. It was a good experience
learning about the life of unprivillaged people and how they earn their lives. Around
70 – 90 people were working there.
Here is something you can
type on youtube and see the video “Anshu
Gupta of Goonj talks about the importance of clothing”
Dhruv
Sahni
Form 5
Something new that surprised us:
What surprised me was how organized they were. Each box and each room had a label.
It also surprised me how they used their scraps for making something or the other. Eg Pieces of T-shirts and sari’s were made into skipping ropes. If there was an unusable Electronic they would take it apart and sell all of the pieces.
What we Learnt: I learnt about how we need to and can reuse things to make really cool stuff. I also learnt that we should help those in need and not just think about what we want or what we need.
We should be thankful for what we have and keep the needy ones in mind.
Anjali Peterson
Form 5
