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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.

Empowering Community Voices in Assam

 
/ September 20, 2011

Community Video brings growth and happiness to lives in the tea garden.

All Set to Roll: The Third IU Training Camp

 
/ September 19, 2011

With monsoon receding and the sun eking its way out, the Third IndiaUnheard Training Camp is all set to roll out in Goa on the 26th of September, 2011. A housewife from rural Rajasthan, a college student from the slums of Mumbai, a dalit teenager from remote Jharkhand, a grassroots...

Apple Fields Forever, Kashmir

 
/ August 26, 2011

New technology brings new hope to Apple Farmers in Kashmir.

Mobile Users Hassled By Security Measures

 
/ May 12, 2011

In the name of national security, mobile phone users in Assam were forced to re-submit their identity documents.

Closing the IndiaUnheard training camp with a powerful sharing session

 
/ March 13, 2011

It is the last day of the training, and everyone is given an opportunity to share what they learned from the training. The Community Correspondents (CCs) now all have excellent journalistic skills, they are able to report unheard stories and to handle videos. For many, what they have learned goes...

IndiaUnheard Training : from discussing practical details to debating environmental issues

 
/ March 13, 2011

The morning session usually balances technical advices and larger debates, on the themes covered by the Community Correspondents (CCs). Video Volunteers is not merely training good filmmakers, but attempting to raise awareness among  its CCs on issues crucial in contemporary India.   The IndiaUnheard process Stalin starts the day with...