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Proactive grannies need your Proactive Support
Robbed of their pensions. Government negligence. Old and left with no other option but to work the land. Shame. Imagine your grandmother breaking her back in the fields so she can feed herself. Disgraceful shame. “In the time of sowing seeds in the farms we work in the Munda...
Displacement- Pretend Promises, Damaged Dreams
“They said so many things before uprooting us, but did not fulfill their promises.” This is the case for residents of Turitola village, who were uprooted from their homes in the name of development but not given adequate compensation. Call to Action:Help them now! Prakash Chanda, General...
Meet 85 yr old Kanduri Barik who was robbed of her house
“They had sanctioned a house in my husbands name earlier. But they took away the total amount of money illegally. Now they are telling me, ‘You have received it.’” This is the sad story of 85 year old Kanduri Barik from Potanai village who was meant to receive a...
Drowning to cross the river
Villagers living near the Bokaro River are drowning trying to cross the bridgeless river. When monsoon comes the river becomes ferocious preventing school children from getting to school. The authorities don’t seem to care. Raja Soren, a resident of Kasiadih village, paints a vivid image, “In 2003, Chotka Besra...
420 students 2 teachers
420 students 2 teachers. Only Maths and English taught 2 hours a day. Students do the jobs of teachers and have to teach themselves at home. This is the reality for Kanku Bai National High School students. Call to Action: You can help change this. Call the number below...
Abundance in Nature
“There is peace and tranquility in nature and it cannot be replaced by the riches of mansions.” VV-Correspondent Basanti Soren reports from Bansbunwa village, Jharkhand. Bansbunwa meaning bamboo forest is the perfect name for this bamboo haven. People from nearby villages like Raouta, Lukaiya, Ulhara, Pindra come to pluck bamboo...
Hybrid Seeds Fail
Hybrid seeds in the local village of Galakhajuri have caused more misery then happiness. Farmers were led to believe that due to scientific technology the hybrid seeds would produce higher yields of superior quality. However, to their disappointment the hybrid variety completely failed to provide produce. VV-Correspondent Argen Karketa...
“If we don’t tie her, she runs away.”
Father, “If we don’t tie her, she runs away.”This is the sad reality of Parvati Oriya, the disabled girl who is tied up to a post at home day in day out. The Government of India has failed yet again to provide her with disability benefits or support. Call...