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Pregnant women of Jharkhand village walk 16 kms for check-up and delivery
Mahamuda Bibi writhes in pain from the labour contractions that have started, but she has to stay strong till she reaches the hospital. However, unlike most urban women, who are driven there in an ambulance, or a vehicle, Mahamuda will have to walk 16 km from her village, Faridpur Pakurdiar...
Braveheart who risked his life in fire, yet to be compensated in Bihar
A fire broke out in a sleepy hamlet of Bihar in the middle of the night, awakening village residents from their deep slumber. Six houses of the village, all belonging to poor farmers, were burnt to ashes along with the yearly ration, stored produce and all household items. Had it...
The day PM Narendra Modi visited Kashmir, a young man was shot in head
It was a hopeful winter day for youth in 2015 in Srinagar, Kashmir as Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, spoke about the welfare of J&K youth, amidst an ordered shut down. The house of Nazirs was filled with laughter and happiness on that day, while the youngest son...
West Bengal: Water scarcity forces people to ration drinking water
Annapurna Kumari has been drinking a little water in the past few years, and whatever water she drinks is polluted and unhygienic. Just like her, the 200 other residents of Darikuri Dolashal village, West Bengal, are falling sick in the face of acute water scarcity. So severe is the problem,...
Publications & Research on VV
Research and Studies on VV’s Work & Methodology Social Brokerage: Accountability and the Social Iife of Information In Comparative Political Studies Dr. Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner of the University of Virginia | May 2022 State–Society Synergy at COVID-19’s Invisible Front Lines Dyuti Saunik | Avani Kapur | Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner | Jessica Mayberry...
Video Volunteers’ Impact – Jharkhand school gets necessary basic amenities
Water, sanitation and hygiene – the basic amenities are necessary to produce a healthy school environment. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has emphasised on the availability of these necessities with national campaigns like Swachh Bharat: Swachh Vidyalaya, ‘Clean India: Clean Schools’. The campaign document even provides design guidelines...
We will be her voice – Solidarity group stands by Handwara Survivor
Handwara was an irrelevant small town in Kupwara district of Kashmir until April 12th, 2016. A 16-year old schoolgirl had alleged that an Indian Army jawan had attempted to sexually molest her in a public toilet. The incidents shook the Kashmiri youth, and the rest of India into action, crying...
Dalit students discriminated in a school from Gujarat
Discrimination against Dalits is in the educational system is a widespread problem across Indian states. The students are often alienated socially in their classrooms. They are victims of physical abuse by classmates and educators, from primary education to university. A glaring example of this discrimination was captured in Gujarat’s Surendranagar...