To what extent will the Indian state go to cover up human rights violations that take place in order to facilitate foreign industries in India? This is a question that has been worrying me as well as several other human rights activists in light of the recent events in the...
Three years into starting and expanding a network of community correspondents spread across the length and breadth of India, we’ve entered into one of our most exciting partnerships yet. With the Poorest Areas Civil Society Programme, VV is expanding into new territories, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, some of...
With all the resources being pumped into creating job opportunities and economic growth for a burgeoning young population, did India forget about its elderly people? In March 2013, the government of India made an unprecedented move in announcing its plans to extend the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme...
80 videos on the lack of education facilities in India and counting. Here’s why VV thinks a campaign to invigorate the Right to Education Act is necessary As he studied at a night school in Mumbai, Amol Lalzare also juggled several odd jobs during the day tosupport his family. His lifelong dream...
Amit began his project looking at the wider effects of drinking on his community in Jharkhand. However, after his father had an accident – as a result of drinking – Amit started to focus his photography on his own family: “I realised that my father’s drinking was affecting the whole...
“Many photographers have looked at government schemes in rural India, and yet with Reena’s work there’s a sensitivity that is clearly difficult to capture. Reena spent a lot of time with the woman and children at the Anganwadi centre, and this paid off in the final series that she produced.”...
The Beginnings of the project: In November 2012 Video Volunteers and the Magnum Foundation joined forces to set up a participatory photography project for Community Correspondents at Video Volunteers. To view all of the photo essays created by the CC’s, click here. The genesis of the project was a meeting...
VV’s Founding Director Jessica Mayberry recently received a fellowship form Ashoka Foundation. Read her profile here . More than 30 years ago, Ashoka’s founder coined the term ‘social entrepreneur.’ The award VV’s Jessica has won is one of the most distinguished awards someone in the social sector can receive. Ashoka describes...
