Visit to Goonj
The visit was organized by the HR society (Parivartan) of VSBS, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies. Total 47 students participated in the visit under the guidance of two faculty members namely, Dr. Poonam Khurana (Convener HR Society) and Dr. Nikita Agrawal (Co-Convener HR Society).
Goonj is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Delhi, India which undertakes disaster relief, humanitarian aid, and community development in parts of 23 states across India. Goonj focuses on clothing as a basic but unaddressed need. It was founded in 1999 by Mr. Anshu Gupta. Goonj as an organization grows as an idea across regions, economies, and countries using urban discards as a tool to alleviate poverty and enhance the dignity of the poor in the world. It has built a network of communities from urban to village areas, channelizing material as a tool to address crucial gaps in rural infrastructure, water, environment, livelihood, education, health, disaster relief and rehabilitation.
Learning from the Visit
It visit was a great learning experience. Goonj Processing Centres are the first point where all material collected from the cities goes through a rigorous process of sorting, segregating, repairing and packaging before dispatching it to the remotest villages of India. The process material because they give more importance to the receiver’s respect than the dignity of the giver. They use the under-utilized and excess urban household material as a tool for rural development. The conversation and discussion at the center helped the students understand a great life lesson that true happiness lies in giving and not receiving. What really matters is giving and sharing and treating everyone with equity. Students had the privilege to acquaint themselves with people who have devoted their whole lives for the betterment of society; with no self-gain or greedy motive behind. The volunteers were very creative and enthusiastic. Their processing mechanism was designed in such a manner that they used every bit of the material received in one way or another. Another great concept introduced by Goonj was “Goonj ki Gullak” which is given free of cost to the visitors. The motive is to fill the Gullak not for yourself but for others.
List of Participants
| Utsav | BCOM 5B |
| Himanshi | BCOM 3A |
| Richa | BCOM 3B |
| Pragati | BCOM 3B |
| Malika | BCOM 3B |
| Naman | BCOM 3B |
| Mehek | BCOM 3B |
| Riya | BCOM 3B |
| Sakshi Jain | BCOM 3C |
| Manav Sharma | BCOM 1B |
| Ruchir | BCOM 1B |
| Manav | BCOM 1B |
| Mithali | BCOM 1B |
| Parteek | BCOM 1B |
| Keshav | BCOM 1B |
| Nitin | BCOM 1B |
| Rajat | BCOM 1B |
| Mohini | BCOM 1B |
| Manav Jindal | BCOM 1B |
| Param | BCOM 1B |
| Manan | BCOM 1B |
| Kanishk | BCOM 1B |
| Nakul | BCOM 1B |
| Vanshika Gossain | BCOM 1C |
| Shashank | BCOM 3C |
| Shruti | BCOM 3C |
| Vikrant | BCOM 3C |
| Shubham Jain | BCOM 1C |
| Vibhas Mishra | BCOM 1C |
| Shivanshu Mital | BCOM 1C |
| Yashu Jindal | BCOM 3C |
| Tushar | BCOM 1C |
| Shruti | BCOM 1C |
| Ridhi | BCOM 3B |
| Prishti | BCOM 3B |
| Kashish | BCOM 3B |
| Shub | BCOM 3C |
| Ritika Jain | BCOM 3C |
| Vanshika Jain | BCOM 3C |
| Mansha Jain | BCOM 3C |
| Dhairya | BCOM 3C |
| Kushagra | BCOM 3D |
| Gargi Bose | BCOM 3D |
| Aman Gupta | BCOM 3D |
Faculty Coordinators
Dr. Poonam Khurana (Convener HR Society)
Dr. Nikita Agrawal (Co – Convener HR Society)