Community Correspondents
Videos from Manju
Pension Schemes Fail Village Elderly
An elderly woman in Jharkhand is forced to pick leaves and weave baskets for a measly income, despite being entitled to a monthly payment under the Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme.
Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan fails physically-challenged persons
In an unfortunate accident two years ago left Dinesh Bhuiyan of Jharkhand with one amputated leg and a paralysed hand. “While one leg was amputated, the other leg has limited movement. Since then, I have been unable to earn for my family,” tells Dinesh to Manju Kisku, our Correspondent in...
61 families suffer due to lack of Anganwadi facilities
An Anganwadi centre in a village is an essential institution in a rural setting to ensure a healthy, educated and aware child and mother. However, this village in Bisungarh district of Jharkhand, home to over at least 61 mothers worry that their children are denied the benefits of anganwadi such as...
SUCCESS: Students get their due scholarships
Within a month of making a video on problems faced by children who hadn’t received their scholarship in two years, the money was received and distributed to the students at Rajkiya Ucch Vidyalay in Dumbar village, Churchu block. Ekta Marandi, one of the students at the school had not received...
How Corruption, Negligence Lead to Infant Mortality
Malpractices plagues Anganwadis in Ramgarh, District, Jharkhand
Corruption Steals Homes, Victim Fights Back
22 families left homeless by corruption in Ramgarh, Jharkhand