Results for: jharkhand education
Community Learns Filmmaking to demand essential healthcare for children
Targa Panchayat, Ranidih Village, Dhanbad District, Jharkhand | Bharti Kumari Despite having 62 children between the ages of 3-5 there is not a single anganwadi centre in this village. The residents of the community can feel the affect of this on their children who do not get access to services...
Goats come to School, Children stay home
Dandibedo Pahad Village, Boriyo Block, Jharkhand | Jyoti Malto In this school building the laughter and shouts of children has been replaced by the bleating of goats. Jyoti Malto reports that a school building was constructed but has remained shut for the past 2-3 years. No teacher, no classes, just...
Tribals want access to water
Pokhariya Pahar Village, Boriyo Block, Jharkhand | Jyoti Malto An entire community’s water related needs have fallen on a solitary well in the middle of forest cover; come summer, it dries up forcing women to travel far to fetch water. The tribal residents of this village have been attempting to...
Resuscitating Health Care in Rural Jharkhand
May 7th 2015 | Baskhola Village, Mandro Block, Jharkhand | Jyoti Malto Residents of this village travel as far as 20-30 kilometres in order to get basic healthcare. A sub health care centre was built in the village in 2009 but to this date, its doors have never opened to...
A Poem to the Panchayat: a plea for old age pension
May 5th 2015 | Jharkhand, Dhanbad District, Baghmara block, Chatrutand Panchayat, Murlidih Village | Halima Ejaz More than a dozen beneficiaries of Old Age Pension have not received any money in a decade. They have tried all possible routes to avail their entitlement but each of their pleas have been...
The wait for the elusive ration card
Baskobedo Pahar Village, Mundro Block, Jharkhand | Sanju Malto Ration Cards are vital for communities that live below the poverty line to get food grains at subsidised rates. In this community 13 people are yet to get the elusive piece of paper. Community Correspondent Sanju Malto reports on how they...
Scheme After Scheme Fails the Electricity Dream
Salgadih Village, Khunti District, Jharkhand | Amita Tuti A majority of Jharkhand, the coal centre of India, comes to a standstill each evening as the sun fades away. Most villages and cities see electricity for only about 5-6 hours a day. There are still other villages where there is no...