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The hand pump in Ward no. 5 of Jairamnagar in Chhattisgarh, which used to provide water to more than 50 families has not been functional for a year. Community Correspondent Vrinda Azad's friend lives in Jairamnagar. Vrinda has been listening to her trouble's mounting up every time she meets in past 6 months. Committed to help her friend and the community in need, Vrinda made this video. The residents now have to walk at least half a kilometre back and forth everyday to get water. They usually walk up to the railway crossing, navigating trains, to fetch water. When then tap at the tracks run dry, their search takes them further. The community's own efforts to mobilise action on the issue have failed. Will you make sure they have easy access to water? Call to Action : Please call Sanjay Singh, Officer, PHE department, Bilaspur district, Chattisgarh at +91-9424248000 so that the hand pump gets repaired as soona s possible and the community can have their life back.
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Community Voice Is Hard to Define. We’re Trying Anyway.
This piece summarizes the key findings from eight research reports recently published by Video Volunteers exploring how community voice works, where it breaks down, and what it actually produces when it is taken seriously.
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A Call for Research on AI’s Role in Amplifying the Insights of the Systemically Unheard
The article argues that systematically ignoring and silencing the voices of the poor and marginalized worldwide does not serve society or democracy well and must be countered. While new technologies such as AI could provide an opportunity for change, we contend that these technologies need to account more effectively for...