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News TrendsAn in-depth analysis of reports from the field. Video Volunteers’ correspondents provide community perspectives on the big issues in the media and the pressing issues in India no one else is talking about.

Correspondents Take Charge In Making Video Volunteers Into A Community Media Movement

 
/ February 9, 2021

Ever since the formation of Video Volunteers (VV), we always wanted to create an organization that was run by our most important stakeholders – the Community Correspondents (CC). We aimed for a structure that was non-hierarchical and where every CC played a role in shaping and transforming VV into a...

In West Bengal, One Woman Is Reviving A Centuries Old Tradition of Women Working As...

 
/ January 27, 2021

In modern India, it is unheard that a woman officiated as the priest of a religious event.

Folks From 18 Villages Cross This River Everyday, Yet There is No Bridge

 
/ January 22, 2021

Many applications later, hundreds of people continue to suffer.

Pregnant Women Deliver on Floor As Jharkhand Sub-Centre Has No Beds

 
/ January 21, 2021

Formal applications to get new beds have been sent thrice to the local administration. But the situation hasn't changed.

Pollution, Large Scale Mining Bringing Death To A Major River In North India

 
/ January 20, 2021

Ken river in Bundelkhand is one of the several rivers in India dying a slow death.

Bihar Farmers Know Why The Farm Laws Are Against Them | Farmers Protest

 
/ January 11, 2021

Often being accused of being a toy in the hands of the political opposition, farmers from Bihar show their understanding and knowledge of the farm laws.

Rebuffed by Panchayat, Village Boys Collect 1 Lakh ($1400) to Make Their Own Cricket Ground

 
/ January 8, 2021

Youngsters of Rajasthan showed the way towards solving your problems with your own community's help.

Primary Health Centre ‘Running’ For Months Without Any Doctors!

 
/ January 6, 2021

No water, no electricity and no doctors in this primary health centre in Jharkhand.