Goonj

This was formed in 1999 by Anshu Gupta, together with his friends. They have built a network of communities from urban to village India to help out children, women by providing them the basic needs like education, sanitation, livelihood, etc. They have offices in Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Rishikesh and Patna. So, how does it work if you want to donate? You can either go to their regional offices or can go to their dropping centres (access their website). Once, the donation is made. The material goes to the processing center in that city. They are sorted and packed according to various criteria like, age, gender, wearable, un-wearable, woolen. Then based on the requirement expressed by the rural partner groups the material goes to different parts of the country by transportation trucks. Also, they have a detailed feedback system, where you know even details like which village, which person got what clothes.