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Goonj Launches Climate + Circularity
Hub in NYC, Introducing Global
Framework SARRD
OUR BUREAU opment?” said Bill Drayton, Found-
er, Chair & CEO of Ashoka.
New York, NY
At the hub, Goonj will present its
s climate emergencies inten- SARRD framework — Societal Alli-
sify worldwide, Goonj — an ance for Resilience and Response
AIndia-based organization with to Disasters — a model to reimag-
26 years of pioneering work across ine disaster response and resilience
South Asia in circular development through community ownership, dig-
and disaster resilience — is launch- nity, and circularity. Goonj aims to
ing the Goonj Climate + Circulari- build out its SARRD framework
ty Hub (C+C Hub) during Climate alongside peer organisations across
Week in New York City. The C+C Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
Hub responds to a deep gap in glob- “The biggest resource in any disaster
al climate dialogue: the absence of is human potential. Yet, too often,
frontline voices and lived wisdom communities are reduced to recipi-
from communities most impacted by ents of aid rather than recognized as
disasters. Located in the Lower East experts in their own resilience. The
Side’s Satellite Gallery (Sept 23–27), Climate + Circularity Hub and SAR-
the Climate + Circularity Hub will RD are about changing that para-
feature workshops, performances, Dignity, opened up in a new par- that sparks and enables thousands to digm,” said Anshu Gupta, Goonj
screenings, and dialogues designed to ticipatory format. As Bill Drayton, dream and become community-re- Founder.
invite co-creation from climate lead- Founder, Chair & CEO of Ashoka, defining change makers. How many Through this hub, Goonj invites
ers, media, and the public. remarked in Goonj’s 100 Stories of people in the world do you know who practitioners, funders, artists, and in-
The Hub will also host Goonj Change book, “Anshu is one of the have created a new currency or who stitutions to rethink resilience — and
founder Anshu Gupta’s travelling world’s best social entrepreneurs. He have opened up a framework-chang- to join in building coalitions that ex-
photo exhibition, Of Disaster And has created a simple, powerful engine ing redefinition of essentials of devel- tend far beyond Climate Week.
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