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  • W of Woman = Will.
Issue: Living Conditions
CVU: Apna TV
NGO Partner: Akshara
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Description: Most of the people living in slums blame the BMC (Bombay Municipal Corporation) or their fate for their plight, rather than acting upon their situation. In this community which has lost hope, one woman stands up and shows extraordinary leadership. She refuses to compromise with the facilities available and demands toilets and basic facilities for women. The woman shown in this video repeatedly approached the BMC - the municipal corporation of greater Mumbai (the richest municipal corporation in India). Each time, she was assured of services but nothing ever happened. She spoke to everyone from peon to Executive Engineer. Frustrated, she gathered local support of 200 woman and headed to the BMC office. This time she was heard, and after over a year of the fight, she brought proper sanitary toilets to her village. Kudos to her!
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  • The Bucket
Issue: Living Conditions
CVU: Apna TV
NGO Partner: Akshara
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Description: Duration: 0:58 mins // Location: Mumbai , India
Its very common to see men-women-children with buckets going in search of a place to relieve themselves early in the morning. Children are the luckiest, as they can sit anywhere. Men have it easy as they can find space to urinate or go to the toilet on the railway tracks or in any open corner. But for women, it is a problem of privacy and safety. Where do they go ?  This video reflects on the safety measures of women living in slums. It is important to note that the absence of proper sanitation conditions, which is one's basic right as a human being, causes trauma of eve teasing and in some cases rape among women living in slums. One lady from the slums tells us a case of a rape incident and how women must time their bowel movements to ensure safety! So the question is, when and where are women safe in situations like these?
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  • Demolishing Slums of India!
Issue: Living Conditions
CVU: Hamari Awaaz
NGO Partner: Yuva
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Description: Slum Demolition is a common practice that has been taking place in India in the name of development. This video was made recently about the event which took place on January 24th 2009, in which 2000 people have been displaced in the Mumbai district called Nagar Mankhurd in Maharashtra state. Please take action now and contact info@videovolunteers.org to learn how!
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  • Human Chain in Mumbai
Issue: Peace And Terrorism
CVU: Hamari Awaaz
NGO Partner: Yuva
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Description: The Citizens of Mumbai umbrella group mobilized communities of Mumbai to build a human chain to peacefully protest the terrorist attacks. In a world steeped in violence, the people here dare to affirm non-violence as the highest value. When mainstream media is emphasising on high selling violent images, Hamari Awaz comes up with images of people wanting peace.
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