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1 Hand Pump / 2000 Residents : Water Scarcity

 
/ March 18, 2015

18th March | Jalamkata Village, Nuapada District, Odisha | Abhishek Kumar Dash 2000 people living in this village are dependant on a single hand pump for water. A resident Sunaphula Naik explains how women queue up for hours on end waiting their turn, “Our children may be asking for food...

Dirty Water Takes Lives every monsoon

 
/ March 17, 2015

17th March 2015 | Chitrapur, Latehar District, Jharkhand | Anastasiya Tigga 12 families from Chitrapur village are face the threat of serious water-borne diseases because of a broken well. The water in the only well in the village becomes unusable each monsoon. The torrents of rain wash down the dirt...

Unique Wedding Celebrations!

 
/ March 10, 2015

10th March 2015| Jangjir-Champa, Chhattisgarh| Vrinda Azad This video documents a unique cultural practice where young children are married-off in a community ceremony. The ritual has particular importance for young girls as they are supposed to participate in this ceremony before puberty. Community Correspondent Vrinda Azad, who is from Chhattisgarh...

On the World Social Justice Day, help build a better tomorrow

 
/ February 20, 2015

February 20; Sunderpur, Varanasi On the World Social Justice Day, in line with the theme of ending poverty, human trafficking and forced labour Community Correspondent Shabnam tells an awe-inspiring story of a woman, who is trying to give education to slum kids in Varanasi. When Pratibha Singh followed a bunch...

Villages Health Centre in Jharkhand closed for a year

 
/ February 17, 2015

February 17 2015 | Rampur, Jharkhand | Shanti Baraik The Village Health Centre in Jamidh has been closed for a year, and the doctor only visits occasionally. Residents of Jamidh have to go as far as 60 kilometres for medical attention. “The doctor only comes during child deliveries, he doesn’t...

Malnutrition in Jharkhand, Anganwadi dysfunctional

 
/ February 17, 2015

February 17; Koderma, Jharkhand An Anganwadi centre has been in Behradih village block for 10 years now, but no women or children in the village have ever received any benefits that such a centre should accord for. Babita Devi, a dalit resident, lost her 2-year-old daughter because of malnutrition. The...

One Billion Rising: The inimitable spirit of Asha Kumbharkar

 
/ February 11, 2015

February 11; Vanpuri, Maharashtra Community Correspondent Rohini Pawar reports on the life of Asha Kumbharkar; a woman who is battling the chronic ailment of HIV while still earning livelihood for her kids. “Whenever I see a woman who is losing hope after a severe diagnosis, I show her my own...

11 Hand-pumps but no water

 
/ February 4, 2015

February 4; Khunti, Jharkhand Residents of Tarub village are facing a severe crisis of drinkable water. “We have nothing to drink but dirty water,” one resident told Community Correspondent Amita Tuti. Villagers are forced to rely on the water that comes out of the well, since the handpumps don’t work....