Tag: PACS

Missing veterinary facilities in Madhya Pradesh

 
/ January 29, 2015

January 29; Dindori, Madhya Pradesh Community Correspondent, Surjiya, reports on the lack of a veterinary hospital in Bhilai Ryt Village.  There are 3 villages in the surrounding region and many of the residents are dependent on animal husbandry for their livelihoods. There hasn’t ever been a veterinary center in the area,...

Few teachers and no toilets in middle school

 
/ December 29, 2014

“We want to be taught properly in our class and we want there to be discipline in our school,” says Meena, a student of the only middle school in all of Gaunaha Block, Bihar. VV-PACS Community Correspondent Tanju Devi reports on the woeful infrastructure of this school that serves the...

IU Impact: Clogged Drains, Caste Discrimination – dismissed by Camera & Community.

 
/ December 18, 2014

A survey conducted in India indicates that over 200,000 people died of malaria in 2012. In this interview VV-PACS Community Correspondent Satyendra speaks from Mau, Uttar Pradesh, describing how clogged drains were causing sickness & ill health in his village. With this video, Satyendra & his community successfully challenged caste constraints...

Extending Rights

 
/ December 10, 2014

Community Correspondent Rekha Bhangre brings an inspiring story from Madhya Pradesh. Durga, who was recently elected Village head has overcome many barriers in her way. While increasingly women tend to hold prominent posts in their village, the empowerment seems to be a token one as they still have to depend...

Lasting effects of a storm in Jabalpur

 
/ December 2, 2014

Earlier this year in April, in Maghwan village, a storm destroyed a poultry farm that inhibited about 140 fowls, almost all of which died too. Jagannath Chaudhary, owner of the farm, has pleaded the District Officer and the Veterinary department for assistance but to no avail. VV-PACS Community Correspondent Saroj...

Missing Anganwadi centre, parents in despair

 
/ December 1, 2014

It is hard to find arguments against the value of an Anganwadi centre in a village, which is why it’s surprising when a village lacks this most essential institution. New Maniyar Chak village of Munger district in Bihar is one example. Home to over a dozen families, most of whom...

No water in school since 2008

 
/ November 28, 2014

Our Community Correspondent, Sanjay Kumar, reports from the pre-middle school of Hardi Dali Village in Mahrajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, which has 213 students but no hand-pump to supply water to students and staff. CALL TO ACTION: You can call the District Collector of Maharajganj district, on 05522222206, and demand...

An entire community kept in the dark

 
/ November 27, 2014

Ansara village, in Jahanabad district of Bihar, hasn’t had electricity for decades. In this report, Community Correspondent Asha Devi captures the lives of thousands of people who have lived their life in darkness. CALL TO ACTION: Call Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Varma, Block Development Officer of Makhdumpur Block, on +91-843118078, and...