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Polluted Water for Villages

 
/ September 28, 2011

In Gairsair village, Uttarakhand, a lack of clean drinking water continues to be a problem for villagers.

3rd IU Camp, Day 2: Impact, Dissecting Power and above all, Integrity

 
/ September 28, 2011

Your tools are your voice, your camera, your video, your ideas and your passion. Your stage is your community. Now, how do you get the people and their concerns past apathy, past barriers, past their fears, all the way across the tipping point, into action? Sarwat Naqvi, Community Correspondent from...

Life saving equipment a dream for sewage workers

 
/ September 27, 2011

Imagine walking around on a hot, humid summer day. You feel sweaty, tired, and dehydrated. Now imagine if you were unblocking sewers full of human excrement with your bare hands in such heat. Sewer cleaners in Walhe village of Maharashtra continue to work with human waste, refuse, and toxic fumes...

3rd IU Training Camp, Day 1: Video + Activism

 
/ September 26, 2011

“When I joined the IndiaUnheard program, I was a wanderer. My house and community was anywhere where I pursued my activism, where I choose to lay my head for a good night’s sleep,” says community correspondent Ajeet Bahadur. “I used to make my IndiaUnheard videos while travelling from one place...

Unfixed Light Endanger Lives

 
/ September 26, 2011

In Valmiki Nagar, Haryana, a solar light installed at a dangerous intersection lies broken.

Lost Houses of Sajwal

 
/ September 23, 2011

In Sajwal, Maharashtra, people are still waiting for promised housing grants.

Easy Access to Banned Drug

 
/ September 22, 2011

In Karauli, Rajasthan, Oxytocin is used freely despite its ban by the government.

Locals in Tourist Destination Threatened

 
/ September 21, 2011

Residents of Doodhpathri, Kashmir face poverty and displacement due to contradictory govt. policies.