Press and Resources

Read, see, and hear what’s been said about Video Volunteers and the CVU Network Partners:

	Femina, June, 2010: Might of the movies “the underprivileged and marginalised communities lacked an authentic voice… Video Volunteers was born out of this need “
	Indian Express, May, 2010: Ear to the ground “Community Correspondents report on various issues…”
	Oman Tribune, May, 2010: Voice of the poor gets a global platform “Army of rural ‘journos’ can trigger a news revolution in India…”
	Deccan Chronicle, May, 2010: NGO’s online initiative gives voice to the poor “…the NGO launched IndiaUnheard, a nation-wide community-based news agency dedicated to help the country’s most marginalised communities tell their own news…”
	Ahmedabad Mirror, March 2010: “Tauba tera Jalwa” “Abhay, the brand ambassador of Video Volunteers visited Dalit Shakti Kendra at Nani Devti village to interact with the first batch of community correspondents and exchanged ideas on how to use news videos as a tool to bring about change….”
	Busienss Standard, March 2010: “Abhay Deol to Launch ‘IndiaUnheard’ Community News Services “An ambassador of Ahmedabad-based NGO Video Volunteers, film actor Abhay Deol will launch India Unheard, a Community News Service…”
	Hindustan Times, January 2010: Slum dwellers use TV to bring about change “Every six weeks they create a video on a subject of interest for the community…”
	Times of India, January 2010: In Stalingrad Lennon Rules “His address is as impossible as his mission. To meet Stalin K., you have to tramp through a small jungle and huff up several steep steps to reach his den on an invisible hill, off the beach sprawl of Baga in Goa…”
	MidDay, January 2010: “Imtiaz Ali and Abhay Deol at video volunteers event” Pictures of actor Abhay Deol who became the brand ambassador for video volunteers.
	Hindustan Times, February 2010: “Change starts now with Abhay Deol’ “Things just happened. “I met Jessica (of Video Volunteers) at a conference in Mysore. Both of us were speakers there; I was to talk on the power of stories. Jessica explained the concept of Video Volunteers, post the conference and I found that to be a very challenging task,” says Abhay…”
	Navhind Times, August 2009: Community Video Camp to be held in Goa “Goa will witness the first ever community video camp where champions and makers of community video will come together for the first time.”
	Times of India, August 2009: Activism in Goa to get boost through community video “What happens when the poorest one billion people in the world have their own media industry?…”
	Times of India, May, 2008: 4 out of 4 international film awards go to Gujarat “A boy and girl look at each other from across the classroom, smile and the communal boundaries separating them melt away. This two minute film without dialogues, shot on a mobile phone, touched thousands of hearts across the world recently.”
	Express India, May, 2008: 22-year-old’s mobile film chosen for Pangea Day “Noor’s film, shot through a Nokia N 95 mobile phone, was chosen from over 2,500 films and telecast across the world on Saturday, as part of the Pangea Day film festival that connects amateur filmmakers and audiences across the globe.”
	Pune Newsline, July 2007: Caste Away “With his powerful documentary on the genesis and growth of caste system in india, Stalin K provokes you to ponder over your own attitudes…”
	CNN-IBN, Jan 2007: Mumbai’s slum youth says cut it “Who says our youth is indifferent? A group of five youngsters living in the slums of Mumbai have proven otherwise. They have filmed a video magazine that aims to push a Mumbaikar to the polling booth on February 1. (ApnaTV, a Community Video Unit in collaboration with the NGO Akshara)”
	Chronicle of Philanthropy, May 2006: The Face of Philanthropy: Picturing Progress “In some of India’s poorest villages, videos examining subjects that are often taboo—child brides, HIV, hunger, land rights, or the status of the country’s dalit, or “untouchable” caste—are drawing big crowds….”
	Ode Magazine, June 2006: Barefoot Filmmakers “How often do you see women from India hosting documentaries? That’s the mission of a new organization—to give poor and forgotten people the opportunity to tell their stories to the world and, more important, to themselves…”
	Jessica Mayberry on Wisconsin Public Radio, October 2005: Video Volunteerism “In parts of the world where literacy rates are low, an organization called Video Volunteers is helping people tell their stories to the world through video production. This hour on Here on Earth, join Jean Feraca for a conversation with Jessica Mayberry, founder of Video Volunteers.”
	Clamor Magazine, October 2005: Ready. Aim. Shoot. Learning Video for Social Change in Gujarat, India “…Apart from the heat, I would normally find this type of situation exhilarating. But, right now, I’m disturbed by the awkward quiet of my fellow passengers. After about 20 minutes, I finally break the silence. “So, what did he say?”…”