Geeta Tudu is from Hazaribagh district, a land scarred by coal mining. The coalmines are now the main sources of livelihood for the residents of this district and also often the bane of their lives. The mining has reduced forest cover and along with that income earning opportunities for the once primarily agricultural community. This has thrown up issues such as child labour, child trafficking and illiteracy. With no parents to watch her back, Geeta dropped out of school and sustained herself by selling coal found near the CCL Coalfield. Finding out about Video Volunteers through a fellow Correspondent, Chunnu Hansda was Geeta’s shot at actively working to highlight the issues of her community, many that she faces herself.