Tag: poverty
Microcredit Empowers Our CC
VV Community Correspondent Rohini takes microloan, buys a computer to improve her livelihood through IndiaUnheard.
Education – A Risky Business
Rural students in India’s Chattisgarh risk their lives everyday by crossing rain-swollen river in narrow boats to attend school.
Gender Bias In Wages
Women farm workers in rural India labour hard, but are paid only half of what men are. This video captures the bias in Maharashtra state
School Is Here, Where Is Education?
The growing number of school going children hasn’t improved the standard of education. Here is an image of that from rural Orissa, India
Can Uniform AloneEnsure Education?
Rajasthan introduces common uniform code for students of private and government schools. ‘Focus on standard of education’, say parents.
Govt DestroysTribals’ Livelihood
Indiscriminate felling of trees by government robs poor tribals in India’s Chattisgarh of their sole livelihood: Collecting ‘Tendu’ leaves