May 2015
Shaken Up: Dam Construction Damages School, Scares Children
Pardhiapally Village, Loisingha Block, Bolangir, Odisha | Shankar Imagine being constantly scared that the roof of your school is going to fall on your head. 40 students at this primary school located near the blasting site for a dam face this fear on a daily basis. The construction of the...
No Studies, Only Food And Games at This School
Gajipur Village, Kendujhar District, Odisha | Jayanti “We play, eat the food cooked at school and go home,” says Maini, of her day spent at this primary school. With only one teacher to look after five classes, the children do not spend any time learning. The crumbling infrastructure of the...
Why do these 500 students have just 2 teachers?
Kodahi village, Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh | Ghanshyam “I want more teachers to be appointed in this school so that we can all study,” says Gaurav, a student in the 5th grade of this primary school. In the absence of the required number of teachers, there is complete chaos here....
Impact: Clean and Healthy Food at the School!
Katrasi Village, Jehanabad District, Bihar | Asha Community Correspondent Asha made a video which helped improve the quality of school lunches for over 300 students. This is their story. One afternoon while sitting down to eat lunch at school, Sweety, a student was shocked to find worms floating in her...
School management committee in Action!
Chhilla Village, Lalitpur District, Uttar Pradesh | Shankarlal Raikwar Indifference from school administration, Village Head and the School Management Committee that consists of parents, has resulted in unhygienic food being served at this government primary school. Children often find worms in their food or find that it is rotten. In...
Goats come to School, Children stay home
Dandibedo Pahad Village, Boriyo Block, Jharkhand | Jyoti Malto In this school building the laughter and shouts of children has been replaced by the bleating of goats. Jyoti Malto reports that a school building was constructed but has remained shut for the past 2-3 years. No teacher, no classes, just...
Tribals want access to water
Pokhariya Pahar Village, Boriyo Block, Jharkhand | Jyoti Malto An entire community’s water related needs have fallen on a solitary well in the middle of forest cover; come summer, it dries up forcing women to travel far to fetch water. The tribal residents of this village have been attempting to...
Resuscitating Health Care in Rural Jharkhand
May 7th 2015 | Baskhola Village, Mandro Block, Jharkhand | Jyoti Malto Residents of this village travel as far as 20-30 kilometres in order to get basic healthcare. A sub health care centre was built in the village in 2009 but to this date, its doors have never opened to...