Asia del Sur

Sunita and Anita, HIV+ women in India tell their story

Breakthrough — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:18:52 -0700

HIV+ woman in India tell their story of discrimination.

Due Process and Human Rights for ALL Immigrants

Unfair Trials for Afghans Released from Guantanamo, Bagram

HRFNYC — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:34:28 -0700

The United States government contributes to violations of fair trial standards in Afghanistan by failing to provide sufficient evidence in the prosecution of former Bagram and Guantánamo detainees now being tried in Afghan courts, despite its substantial investment in an international effort directing the reform of Afghanistan's justice sector, a new report finds. http://www.humanrightsfirst.org

Ration Shops and Corruption

VideoVolunteers — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:59:37 -0700

The inefficency and corruption in the Public Distribution System is exposed through this film, made by the residents of ghettos of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Water Contamination and Fluorosis in India

VideoVolunteers — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:52:54 -0700

An expose on a chemical plant in a village, reveals the hideous truth that the village's water source is being poisoned leading to the rampant spread of fluorosis. Through this film, the villagers demanded a water treatment plant and due to the action taken, 600 villages received safe drinking water.

Sunita

Breakthrough — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:27:56 -0700

Sunita, an HIV+ woman living in India, was infected by her husband. She shares how her has husband destroyed her life at the hands of this disease.

Due Process and Human Rights for ALL Immigrants

Post-Monsoon Living Conditions

VideoVolunteers — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:03:09 -0700

During the monsoons, the roads wash out for weeks at a time and the electricity goes out. In this video villagers learn who is responsible for fixing these problems. We also see the government taking action and fixing broken roads because they were 'exposed' on camera.

Where are our doctors?

VideoVolunteers — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:26:39 -0700

The government doctors in the villages where Sakshi Media works were hardly ever present in the Public Health Centers. In this video, the Producers explained to villagers that the law mandates that the doctors be present on a regular basis. As a result of the screenings, the doctors started coming on time in four villages.

Slum Conditions and Government Programs in India

VideoVolunteers — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:15:44 -0700

Slumdwellers learn about a government program in which they can get inexpensive basic amenities like toilets and roads. Because of this film, Saath was able to expand the program into an area where residents had previously been confused and resistant about the program.

Malaria

VideoVolunteers — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:02:26 -0700

This film helped villagers understand, after years of bad health care, why their malaria samples came back from the doctor 'negative' when they were all clearly infected. It was because they were not being processed in time! Armed with this new information, the villagers protested at the local government offices and now understand how to hold health officials accountable.

Lets make our neighborhoods cleaner!

VideoVolunteers — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:37:39 -0700

Filth and garbage are huge problems in the slums, with rotting waste piling up in the roads and hardly any municipal system for collecting waste. The Community Producers request their neighbors to take more responsibility and to stop dumping their garbage right outside their doors. The video takes slum dwellers on a visual journey with a piece of garbage, showing them the huge and unsustainable landfills where their garbage ends up, and introduces them to a hard-working woman who makes her living as a rag-picker in those landfills.