ENSURED - GOOD-TO-GO website is under development. Registrations will begin shortly.
Fun, Adventure and Travel, to enable Environmentally Sustainable Urban and Rural Economic Development
Who does not? But why is everyone not able to do that? Is it cost, or how to commute, or available time, or comfort of living, or purpose, that deters you from fulfilling your wish? Well, if all of these are taken care of by someone, would you still be able to resist the fun of Travel and Adventure to unwind?
GOOD-TO-GO brings to you Fun and Travel with a Purpose. Visiting the hinterlands of rural India, walking among stretches of farmland, enjoying landscapes, forest trekking with tribes, camping overnight in Tents and Campervans, having local recipes, enjoying campfire stories with villagers, all at almost no cost. WHAT???
While modern civilisation has been the prime driver behind climate change, all are now facing the impacts of it, with chemically poisoned water, infertile soil, and weather changes driving crop failures, leading to a food and potable water crisis, natural resource exploitation, large scale migration, inflation, global recession, job losses, and impending pandemics.
The question is not, when it will hit us, but who gets hit first. People already hovering around the lowest economic strata of our society, are the first ones to face the brunt, as without any economic protection, hope or skill to anchor to, they are the first ones to get swept by the Tsunami. And this comprises 70% of our population, who’s primary livelihood is farming.
Although Governments and Organisations are working on it, their pace is not able to match the growing enormity of the situation. On one hand where they find it difficult to garner professionals from all streams, the potential and skill power of 36 crore citizens (30% of our population), has never been utilised for this. Still disconnected with the menacing reality, the breed of greed is killing the need to feed.
If you are a working / non-working Professional of any age from any Industry, and have the heart and wish to reach out and help underprivileged sections of society, by sharing your skills and knowledge with them, and get that ultimate satisfaction of seeing some smiles on weary faces, hopes in hopeless eyes, food in empty stomachs and a new zeal to live in given-up situations, you are good to go.
ENSURED - GOOD-TO-GO is an open source, co-owned, citizen based initiative, easily replicable anywhere, blended with regional and cultural practices, creating a web of collaborating citizens from all walks of life, across the country.
It does so, by creating a meaningful engagement between those who have their shining skills to share, and those who need the skills to come out of deep poverty and dependency, without any ego or expectations.
ENSURED - GOOD-TO-GO is trying to bring the modern society that has participated directly or indirectly in creating climate change, to come out and save those on the fringes, who are forced to face the first impact of its deeds?
You (a G-Pro) register online with GOOD-TO-GO, offering your volunteering time and skills and current location. Your nearest Facilitating organisation (Go-Green) matches your skills with the skill requirements of the Grassroot NGOs (Go-Red), and shares the match-making details with both. Dates are mutually agreed upon between You, the Grassroot NGO (Go-Red), and the Go-Green.
You reach the mutually decided location on the said date, from where a local vehicle with a Driver (from the Go-Green) picks you up, and drives you to the Grassroot NGO (Go-Red). You might also get a co-traveller Go-Pro, visiting the same place on the same dates. You spend the agreed days with the Grassroot NGO teaching the skills you know with the youth there, and helping them start their livelihoods with it. The Grassroot NGO might also learn technical/management/marketing skills from you.
While you work with the Grassroot NGO, they take care of your comfortable stay, nutritional food and all logistics, to make your stay in the rural landscape comfortable.
The Villagers also take you on early mornings treks, ending evenings with campfire, story telling, etc. Upon completion of your agreed dates, the vehicle drives you back to your pick up / drop point.
Upon return, you share your experience online. The Go-Green, Go-Red, some Beneficiaries and the Driver, also evaluate your service and conduct, and submit them online, awarding you Social Credits and a performance rating.
If you are among the highest Social Credit accumulators in the year, you get a recognition and opportunity to share your experience in an Annual Award ceremony held in your city. You can also use your social credits to buy village artisan made handicrafts later.