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Demanding Fair Price For Forest Produce, Khudaguda, Odisha

 
/ December 12, 2014

This video is made by a Video Volunteers Community Correspondent Dasarathi Behera to get fair price for Khudaguda villagers. CALL TO ACTION : To support his efforts and the villagers call District Forest Officer, Baikuntha Bihari Mishra at +91 6641 226 444. Community Correspondents come from marginalised communities in India...

Extending Rights

 
/ December 10, 2014

Community Correspondent Rekha Bhangre brings an inspiring story from Madhya Pradesh. Durga, who was recently elected Village head has overcome many barriers in her way. While increasingly women tend to hold prominent posts in their village, the empowerment seems to be a token one as they still have to depend...

Failures of NREGA loom large in UP

 
/ December 2, 2014

Dharupur village of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh is just one amongst the many areas experiencing the failure of the NREGA to fulfil its obligations. Our Community Correspondent, Anita Bharati, reports. CALL TO ACTION: Call the Block Development Officer for Dhaurupur village, on +91-9415639747, and demand that the scheme is...

Lasting effects of a storm in Jabalpur

 
/ December 2, 2014

Earlier this year in April, in Maghwan village, a storm destroyed a poultry farm that inhibited about 140 fowls, almost all of which died too. Jagannath Chaudhary, owner of the farm, has pleaded the District Officer and the Veterinary department for assistance but to no avail. VV-PACS Community Correspondent Saroj...

Missing Anganwadi centre, parents in despair

 
/ December 1, 2014

It is hard to find arguments against the value of an Anganwadi centre in a village, which is why it’s surprising when a village lacks this most essential institution. New Maniyar Chak village of Munger district in Bihar is one example. Home to over a dozen families, most of whom...

SUCCESS: Ration Cards at Fair Price

 
/ November 28, 2014

Earlier this year, VV-PACS Community Correspondent Reena Devi reported on how the residents of Bihar’s Katihar district were being sold ration cards at an unfair price. In this report, she documents how she was able to make an impact by rallying against the administration with the help of community members....

No water in school since 2008

 
/ November 28, 2014

Our Community Correspondent, Sanjay Kumar, reports from the pre-middle school of Hardi Dali Village in Mahrajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, which has 213 students but no hand-pump to supply water to students and staff. CALL TO ACTION: You can call the District Collector of Maharajganj district, on 05522222206, and demand...

An entire community kept in the dark

 
/ November 27, 2014

Ansara village, in Jahanabad district of Bihar, hasn’t had electricity for decades. In this report, Community Correspondent Asha Devi captures the lives of thousands of people who have lived their life in darkness. CALL TO ACTION: Call Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Varma, Block Development Officer of Makhdumpur Block, on +91-843118078, and...