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Welcome to Channel 19, the first online channel dedicated exclusively to community-produced media.

Channel 19 showcases the work of six Community Video Units (CVUS) in India, who produce thirty minute ‘Video News Magazines” on a regular basis and screen them on widescreen projectors to thousands of people a month in the slums and villages. This is media that is truly of, for and by communities, and everything you see here is shot, edited and scripted by forty Community Video Producers. The topics of these films are not dictated by development experts but are chosen by local Community Editorial Boards. The videos present solutions to issues these communities want to take action on.

Why 19? We draw inspiration from Article 19 of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states:

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”The model of the Community Video Unit was developed by two community media organizations, Drishti in India and Video Volunteers in the US. In early 2006 they partnered with six leading Indian NGOs who invested in Community Video Units in their own areas—Akshara, Laya, Navsarjan, Saath, Yuvshakti and Yuva. Together, we are working to create a Social Media Network for India and beyond, that is committed to creating sustainable, grassroots media enterprises that provide livelihood and a voice to communities. Our network of Community Video Producers is 25% Muslim, 25% Dalit, 25% Tribal, and 60% women—the CVUs are giving voice to some of the most marginalized and silenced communities in the world. In the last 16 months alone, we have trained 64 Community Video Producers working in 150 village and slums, made over 40 films, and had over 600 screenings seen by 120,000 people.

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Corporations and human rights, Discrimination, Labor unions

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The trials and errs of online media

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Movies Moving Mountains // Current TV

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Caste discrimination, Education, Sustainable development

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Ration Shops and Corruption

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

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Alimentation et santé et développement, Pauvreté

VideoVolunteers

Apr 10 08

Witnessed: 345 times

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Water Contamination and Fluorosis in India

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....

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Alimentation et santé et développement, Assainissement, Eau

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Apr 9 08

Witnessed: 385 times

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Post-Monsoon Living Conditions

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....