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ChangeChitra
ChangeChitra was a year-long mentoring program in which 60 young novice filmmakers produced 15 high-quality documentary films on social issues. Participants in this immersive programme were provided professional equipment and learnt filmmaking and editing techniques at three residential workshops of six days each, all led by leading filmmakers. In between...
Change Chitra is a year-long mentoring program in which 60 young novice filmmakers produced 15 high-quality documentary films on social issues. Participants in this immersive programme were provided professional equipment and learnt filmmaking and editing techniques at three residential workshops of six days each. In between the workshops, participants worked...
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Slum Rehabilitation Authority’s Dream Homes in Chembur, Mumbai Crumbles in no Time.
Under The Slum Rehabilitation Scheme, dwellers were moved to Chembur’s apartment complexes where water is dripping and lacks basic facilities.
Acid attack survivor get 2 lakh compensation | Varsha reports for IndiaUnheard
Chanchal and her sister suffered an acid attack by 4 men on 21st October 2012 in Chitnawa village of Maner block in Bihar. They attacked them because they tried fending off their sexual harassment approaches. As per the rules, the victims are supposed to be compensated by the state. However,...
Displaced in 2007, Waiting for Compensation in 2015: A Bihar Story
The 2007 Bihar flood was described by the United Nations as the worst flood in the history of Bihar. The flood affected 2.3 million people in the Northern part of Bihar. Each monsoon, the rivers eat away people’s land while the government eats away their psyche by not providing compensation...
ACID FLUNG AT 15-YEAR OLD : NO COMPENSATION OR TIMELY TREATMENT
On 13 September 2015, Mohammed Gyas Khan and his family were at home in Pachrukhi village, Bihar when two men forcibly barged in and flung acid at his 15-year old daughter. In the tussle with the intruders, who have been identified as Mohammed Ehsaan and Mohammad Belal, Khan, his wife...
The Tide is Changing: Victories on the Road to Ending Untouchability
Untouchability. You may think that this horrendous practice has disappeared in 21st century India, an India that is running towards socio-economic development; you may think that caste identities no longer govern people’s lives. Look around you, caste based discrimination carries on in the most insidious ways possible—in matrimonial ads; when...
HIGHLIGHT TRIP: Work with Video Volunteers in India
MISSION.tv is a digital platform about making a difference in the world. They are a dynamic website about social action and travel for a purpose, home to videos, blogs, photo galleries and more. They are a social network, a collaborative community of activists, travelers and creative contributors, all of us...