Deena Ganvir is an Adivasi rights activist and Community Correspondent form Kawardha, Chhattisgarh. Ganvir was apprehensive of failure when she started out at Video Volunteers, she felt that it was impossible for her to hold a phone, let alone a camera. She was certain that her low level of education would create barriers in the work. She felt that working through the medium of videos was just not meant for her. But over time, her apprehensions left her and she developed the interest and the acumen for video journalism. She credits her motivation to the support of her mentors who…
At Nunmatti village in Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh, people were drinking spring water as the only hand pump in the village was broken. Deena Ganwer contacted the designated authority and showed him the video which documented the issue. The hand pump was fixed in next two days.
Community Correspondent Deena Ganwer reports from Chhattisgarh for IndiaUnheard
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