Hello Everyone,
I hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe, healthy, and filled with hope as we begin 2025.
This new year is starting with profoundly important reminders of the human impact of a changing climate around the world — from tragic wildfires impacting hundreds of thousands of community members in Southern California to the terrible flooding that is impacting Tamil Nadu, India. So it is fitting that we take the opportunity to highlight some of our work in disaster prevention, relief, and recovery in this newsletter.
As we explore the work Goonj does every day across India, it seems important to note that everything we do at Goonj is rooted in a 3-pronged approach (The Goonj Way) that each of you can follow yourselves. Right now. In the communities in which each of us lives.
The three prongs are beautifully simple but incredibly powerful:
Remind people that they possess valuable talents and wisdom the world needs;
Encourage people to embrace the incredible resources they already have in their communities;
Inspire people to get to work — together — as equal stakeholders, doing whatever the situation calls for.
Everyone has something to contribute to (re)building their communities and the world, including — even especially — those that have all too easily been labeled as “victims” or “beneficiaries.”
What if 2025 was the year we each committed to the three simple steps of The Goonj Way? The mere thought of such an idea should put a smile on all our faces, and stir each of us to step-up and step-in to the challenges faced in our communities and around the world.
I wish you and yours a very happy new year and eagerly look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments about this possibility..
Warmly,
Anshu
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