Over 20,000 people — from schools, offices and communities — have already contributed. 10,000 students have received books. 1,000 tribal children have been reached. And we're just getting started.
These notebooks give old pages a second life, and new opportunities to children in need. By choosing this, you help turn waste into knowledge.
Every school, every office, every community drives our collective impact.
Students, parents and teachers all contributing. Across 20 school partners, that's 20,000 people giving their old books a second life.
Offices bringing in employees' old books and stationery. Every corporate collection point adds hundreds of contributors to the movement.
Recycled and redistributed to 10,000 students — including 1,000 tribal children reached for the very first time.
Think about your old notebooks from last year. What happened to them? Here's what's happening everywhere — and why it doesn't have to.
Unused notebooks, half-full exercise books, last year's textbooks — thrown away even when they still have lots of life left in them.
Nothing. A child's potential — infinite — held back by something we simply throw away. Including 1,000 tribal children now reached for the first time.
Simple for you. Life-changing for someone else. Here's the complete journey — from your collection box to a child's desk.
For students — as simple as 1, 2, 3
At your school: Each school brings together around 1,000 contributors — students, parents and teachers — dropping their old notebooks and textbooks in the collection box.
At your office: Each corporate collection point brings in around 200 contributors. We collect, sort and recycle everything.
Drop Box (coming soon): We are working with delivery partners so you can send old stationery directly to us from anywhere.
Old notebooks and textbooks are pulped through a 7-step process into brand new notebooks.
10,000 students — including 1,000 tribal children — have received brand new notebooks. Every book distributed is tracked. Every child counted.
The full recycling journey — as shown on every Made@gain notebook
Made@gain is constantly designing products that add value. Here are some of our innovations built into every notebook.
Designed a bookmark that also works as a ruler — functional and zero-waste.
The back explains the recycling journey, so every child who receives a notebook understands the care behind it.
Scan to find out more about Made@gain, donate stationery, or become a school partner — right from the printed books.
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Anyone can pledge — students, parents, teachers, professionals. One promise. Real change.
"I pledge to conserve and recycle — to give the resources I use a second life, and to reduce what I wastefully discard. I believe that small actions, taken together, create lasting change."
Your name will appear on our pledge wall — joining everyone who has already committed.
Everyone who has made the pledge
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Grade 9th students of a leading school in Bangalore included Made@gain as their official CBSE SEWA project — joining a movement of 20,000+ contributors across 20 schools and multiple corporates, reaching 10,000 students and 1,000 tribal children.
Community service through meaningful action
Taking responsibility for sustainability
Collaborating towards a shared goal
Owning tasks, roles and real outcomes
CBSE grading — Made@gain qualifies for:
A — Outstanding
Built-in documentation, real leadership, and measurable social impact. Reports submitted by mid-July in Health & Physical Education (HPE). Assessment based on participation, effort, teamwork, and learning experience.
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Before their classroom visits: ambassadors got permission from their teacher, ensured boxes were placed, rehearsed their talk, and brought energy — they were the role models younger students will remember.
Inspire your school leadership to make your school a Made@gain collection point. Schools bring around 1,000 contributors each. We'll train you on how to run the collection — then come and pick it up!
Run a drive at your school and join the green initiative. What you get:
Fill in your details and we'll be in touch to get you started.
From students who donated to those who ran drives — here's the change in their own words.
"I had fourteen notebooks left from last year. Dropping them in the Made@gain box took two minutes. Knowing they became part of 10,000 books reaching children who had none — that's something."
"Our office collected over 200 books in a single week. People brought in things from home too. It became a moment for the whole team — not just a box in a corridor."
"The tribal children who received these notebooks had never owned a brand new book before. Made@gain tracked every one of the 1,000 children we reached. The numbers are real."
Every school brings ~1,000 contributors. Every corporate brings ~200. Together, 20,000+ people have already given their books a second life.
10,000 students have received books — including 1,000 tribal children reached for the first time. Every distribution is tracked, photographed and reported.
20 schools and multiple corporates have already joined. Each school brings ~1,000 contributors. Each office brings ~200. Together we've collected 20,000 tonnes of books and reached 10,000 students — including 1,000 tribal children.
Co-branded collection drives that engage students, staff, and parents
Transparent impact reports — kg recycled, children reached, school count
Visibility on the Made@gain website and social channels
NGO certifications and measurable CSR reporting built in