Tag: covid 19
Hit By Dual Lockdowns, Kashmiri Hawkers In A State of Crisis
India’s Kashmir valley has been in a state of lockdown, much before the COVID-19 imposed lockdown in the rest of India, since August 5, 2019. It has hit street vendors, hawkers and daily wagers the hardest. 27 year old Suhail Ahmad, a resident of Shopian used to sell different commodities...
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Bihar Labourers Walking Back Home From West Bengal
A group of migrant labourers working in West Bengal have decided to walk their way to home in Bihar.
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Video Volunteers Correspondent Facilitates Job Cards for Uttar Pradesh MNREGA Workers
VV correspondent Anil Kumar intervened to facilitate MNREGA job cards for villagers in Uttar Pradesh
Migrant from Mumbai Forced to Live in the Open | COVID 19
The ongoing lockdown has compelled thousands of people to return to their villages. However, in the absence of public transport, many are forced to arrange for their own vehicles or walk on foot, several hundred kilometres along with their whole family. Video Volunteers community correspondent Amol Lalzare brings to us...
Women Receive Sanitary Napkins in Rajasthan Under Govt Scheme | Covid 19
Video Volunteers’ community correspondent Sunita Kasera spoke to the women of Jamoora, a village in Rajasthan’s Karauli district, on the inconveniences faced by them due to the lockdown. Since markets remain shut, women of this village are unable to buy sanitary pads for their personal hygiene. Police personnel shoo them...
Uttar Pradesh Daily Wagers Rely on Activists For Essentials | COVID 19
Lockdown enforced by the Government of India to prevent the infection of Covid-19 epidemic has left a lot of daily wagers and marginalised communities without money or food. The government has announced relief measures but it doesn’t seem to be enough for everyone. One of the primary reasons for this...
VV Correspondent Works to Arrange Safety Gear for Gujarat’s Sanitation Workers | COVID 19
Yashodhara, a community correspondent with Video Volunteers ensured that sanitation workers no longer have to work while risking their lives.
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Families Without Ration Card Rely on NGOs for Food | COVID 19 | Odisha
Nitu Chakia is doing this humanitarian work with the support of an NGO called Holy Spirit. Nitu Chakia, our community correspondent from Bhubaneswar, is involved in relief work since the lockdown was imposed all over the country. Nitu is one amongst 100 community correspondents involved in relief work across 17...