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Impact | Teachers Appointed in Bihar School after Seven Years
Three years ago, Md Shehnavaz, a 12-year-old student of Dhanaila Primary School had never seen only two teachers. His classes would happen once in a few days, but it was a new problem. The school was completed in 2007 and catered to over 350 students, mostly from Maha Dalit community,...
Community-led Data Gathering Project
Surveys for Action is a new initiative of Video Volunteers attempting to close the data gap in rural India. We do this by harnessing the skills of VV’s large national network of community changemakers and researchers who are located in the remotest parts of the country. INFOGRAPHICS SUMMARISE THE RESULTS...
Dalits denied the right to build house
A crime is committed against a Dalit every 18 minutes, according to a 2010 report by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the prevention of atrocities against Scheduled Castes. This is probably the reason why 50 residents of Rajwara village in Bihar are forced to live in thatched huts even...
Live Wire burns 250 houses in Bihar
A fire broke out in a sleepy hamlet of Dumari, Bihar in the middle of an April afternoon when a live electrical wire snapped, burning 250 makeshift houses down to the ground, leaving its poor residents homeless. “I’ve lost everything in the fire; there is no place to live and nothing to...
Impact Story
Are 70% Indians free?
Independence Day is over. We have posted #HappyIndependenceday hashtags, heard patriotic songs and saluted the tri-colour proudly yesterday. We remembered Nehru’s famous independence speech the ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and were inspired yet again by the ancient words. As we discover that the Prime Minister’s speech on Independence Day wrongly claimed...
Are we truly Independent?
Independence Day is over. We have posted #HappyIndependenceday hashtags, heard patriotic songs and saluted the tri-colour proudly yesterday. We remembered Nehru’s famous independence speech the ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and were inspired yet again by the ancient words. As we discover that the Prime Minister’s speech on Independence Day wrongly claimed...
HR Coordinator
Video Volunteers is a media and human rights NGO that is growing and changing together with the media and social change space in India. Human Resource Coordinator, Goa, India. Skills & Education required : 0-4 years of experience as an HR generalist, Interest in the social sector, Ability to multitask...
Social Media Manager
The role of the social media Manager is to create and execute a social media strategy, increasing awareness of Video Volunteers’ brand and managing all of VV’s online content.