Aparna Marandi and her 4 year old son Alok Chandra Marandi , Sushila Ekka and Baby Turi and Satish were arrested at Hatia Railway station, Ranchi on Saturday, 8th of December by the Jharkhand Police. (Read details here- http://tinyurl.com/csukwv4) They were taken to the CBI office at Morhabadi in Ranchi. They were interrogated...
Since the evening of 8th December, 2012, community journalist Aparna Marandi and her 4 year old son Alok Chandra have been untraceable since their detention by the Jharkhand Police at Hatiya Railway Station, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Aparna and her son were arrested along with their companions Baby Turi, Headwoman of Jatipur Panchayat,...
An IndiaUnheard Correspondent in rural Gujarat successfully led a successful online campaign to secure immediate treatment for 40 victims of fluorosis in her district and solved crippling water and health issues that afflicted her district. Video Volunteers’ Impact Manager Tania Devaiah writes about her impressions on how she worked with...
IndiaUnheard is the first ever community news service launched by Video Volunteers. This new initiative is constituted of a network of community correspondents who are trained to tell unique stories; stories about their own communities; stories which are otherwise left untold.
TechSoup is a nonprofit that provides other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. As part of that goal, they provide technology products and information geared specifically to the unique challenges faced by nonprofits and libraries. The TechSoup global currently has...
Caste practices have been captured on camera. Local videojournalists have spent the last few weeks documenting untouchability across India and demanding its abolition. They will be releasing their videos on Saturday 14th April, on Ambedkar Jayanthi as part of our new ARTICLE 17 Campaign. Because these men & women are “community...
This is the final post in a 4-part series in which Video Volunteers is sharing what we’ve done over the last year, our experiences, and what we’ve learned. You can read Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. After five years of doing community media in India,...
