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The Job that Made Him Untouchable | Article 17

 
/ January 7, 2014

A man is treated like an untouchable because he earns a living by disposing carcasses of dead animals. About the Partnership: The Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) Programme and Video Volunteers have come together to create the Community Correspondents Network. The videos generated by the network will be able to...

Divided by Caste While Thanking God | Article 17

 
/ January 7, 2014

People from the lower Chamar Caste perform their rituals of the Chhat celebrations away from people of the upper castes. The Chhat prayers are to thank the sun god for sustaining life. About the Partnership: The Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) Programme and Video Volunteers have come together to create...

Discrimination During Festival | ARTICLE 17

 
/ January 7, 2014

VV-PACS Community Correspondent Gyanti Kumari from Siwan district, Bihar reports on the often unseen and mostly unreported untouchability practiced during the Chhath Puja in Bihar. ‘Chhath’ in Bihar is celebrated with a lot of fervor & excitement. But the age old practice of untouchability plays a spoiler for many. “We...

An Anganwadi Which Needs Proper Nurturing

 
/ January 6, 2014

The Anganwadi centre in Jagdishpur village of Varanasi district lacks an authorized building and run in a rented accomodation. VV-PACS Community Correspondent Shabnam Begum from Varanasi district reports on the gross irregularities at this Anganwadi centre. “We have only one room where we cook and teach the children. The person...

Children Denied Care by Government

 
/ January 6, 2014

VV-PACS Correspondent Sanjay Kumar reports from Uttar Pradesh on the break down of the government run Integrated Child Development Scheme The children of Hardidali village in Uttar Pradesh do not have access to a proper Anganwadi (child care centre) building nor to a toilet or drinking water on the premises....

Pushing for Better Maternal Health Facilities

 
/ December 27, 2013

“When I was about deliver my son, I had to hire a private car to take me and bring me back from the hospital. The same situation occurred when my daughter was about to be born. This time I paid Rs.800 for the car. The ambulance didn’t come”, says a...