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...
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...
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...
After Community Correspondent Mukesh Rajak exposed the medical negligence Aamna Bibi faced at the Sub Divisional Hospital in November 2013, more people living in and around Madhupur have come forward with their own similar experiences. The following is 12 year old Kundan Das’ story who passed away on 5th January 2014. Kundan Das...
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....
“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...