May 2010
Experiencing community media with Video Volunteers
– Séverine Lenglet “We don’t write to delight or to blame people but to put the pen inside and reveal the lives of others”, said Albert Londres. This famous French writer left his foot print on the 20th Century travelling the world while pioneering the field of investigative journalism. When...
No Justice for Juveniles
The Juvenile Justice Act provides for the establishment of separate facilities
One Room Schooling
In Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, there are many schools where education takes place only in a single room.
Interning with Video Volunteers – a Guyanese student’s experience
– “TJ” Rampersaud Through a scholarship program, I, “TJ” Rampersaud, migrated for two years from the Land of Many Waters (Guyana, South America) to the City of Pearls (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia) – almost half way around the world. Now, I am at Video Volunteers’ office as an intern...
On the road, but not at the end of it
— Stella Paul That Bhagwanpura village is just 100 km away from Ahmedabad – capital of the largest and supposedly the richest Indian state is hard to believe. For reason one, there is no running water, no toilets and no tar road. The only mode of transport for common people...
Tradition Limits Development
In India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya tradition in West Garo Hills dictates the Gaonbura
Artisans Seek Local Market
Mukesh Rajak tells the story of bamboo artisans who lack a proper market to sell their goods.