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Harsh Realities of Dalits in India
64 years of freedom and dalits remain captive.
World Food Day – October 16, 2011
Video Volunteers and the Red Cross Help Communities across India Testify to Vast Problem of Hunger NEW YORK – October 14, 2011 – On the eve of World Food Day – October 16 – Video Volunteers is releasing 12 documentary videos created by people living in slums and villages across India whose...
Video Volunteers Trainings: The Adivasis of Songadh, Gujarat
“Even in the age of information overload, it is surprising that so little information is available on the tribals. So many histories- personal, political, oral, visual, gastronomic, medical, linguistic, are tucked away in little pockets of the country. During the Songadh trainings, I realized that these pockets are not the...
Life saving equipment a dream for sewage workers
Imagine walking around on a hot, humid summer day. You feel sweaty, tired, and dehydrated. Now imagine if you were unblocking sewers full of human excrement with your bare hands in such heat. Sewer cleaners in Walhe village of Maharashtra continue to work with human waste, refuse, and toxic fumes...
All Set to Roll: The Third IU Training Camp
With monsoon receding and the sun eking its way out, the Third IndiaUnheard Training Camp is all set to roll out in Goa on the 26th of September, 2011. A housewife from rural Rajasthan, a college student from the slums of Mumbai, a dalit teenager from remote Jharkhand, a grassroots...
Slums Affected By Rampant Corruption
Corruption in kerosene distribution is widespread in Mumbai slums, cutting down rations considerably.
Arrested For Saying No to Mining
In Raigarh, Chattisgarh, the community protests the arrest of two non-violent environmental activists.
Education Speaks A Different Language
Semi-english medium schools in Maharashtra look towards a brighter future for all.