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Women Suffer Anaemia
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Despite being the city of apples, women in Himachal Pradesh suffer from Anaemia.
Welcoming Turns Violent
Ap eaceful home welcoming turned violent leading to around 70 people injured most of them women.
Devdasi or Temple Slave
Devdasi is the institutionalized practice of exploiting women by religious organizations and temples.
Corrupt Cops Ignore Rape
Jai Kumar, Community Correspondent from Punjab, documents the failure of local police to properly investigate crimes.
Laboring with Hand Tools Alone
In Nagaland’s Wokha district and elsewhere women still engage in back-breaking labor with nothing but manual tools to till the soil.
Making it Happen Locally: interview with Jessica Mayberry
Posted by Morgan Currie, VV Volunteer. I volunteered with VV for three months this year, February to April, primarily videotaping VV’s work in Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. I witnessed first-hand VV’s innovative training models, in particular the Community Video Units, and also saw the stirrings of new programs. In May,...
Is a CNN For the Base of the Pyramid Possible?
When we and our NGO partners initiate community members–young men and women from the slums and villages of India–into their new full-time jobs as ‘Community Video Producers,’ we often start the training sessions by drawing a triangle on the board. ‘This pyramid,’ the Video Trainer says, ‘represents the global media.’...