Bharti Kumari

21-year-old Bharti is from Dhanbad, the coal capital of India. Before joining Video Volunteers, she was working as a teacher at a sewing centre run by an NGO. Her inclination towards social work and fighting for community rights came early. At a young age, she joined protests against Koleri mines that came up near her village. Having seen the areas in and around Dhanbad up close, Bharti wants to expose the underbelly of India's development story, and especially the story of her community. She also feels that government employment schemes have not delivered all that they have promised and wants…

Targa Panchayat, Ranidih Village, Dhanbad District, Jharkhand | Bharti Kumari

Despite having 62 children between the ages of 3-5 there is not a single anganwadi centre in this village. The residents of the community can feel the affect of this on their children who do not get access to services like mid-day meals and primary education.

This video is one of the first participatory videos our Community Correspondents in Jharkhand have facilitated. Correspondent Bharti trained four young girls from the village to make this video, taking VV’s community video techniques to a new level. The young girls making the video have faced this problem as children and now want to secure a better future for the new generation.