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CEASPA Panama Project – A Great Success
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:18

OMPT has partnered with CEASPA (Center for Panamanian Social Studies and Action), an NGO based in Panama that educates indigenous peoples and promotes equity, economic growth, democratic...

Two Action Research Partners
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:17

OMPT's Action Research projects' aim is to gather evidence in the field on the effectiveness of education through videos shown via pico projectors. With these Action Research projects and by...

New Potential Partner in Nepal
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:14

Recently, we were contacted by the Sunrise Education Foundation in Kathmandu, Nepal. This foundation works to improve the quality and effectiveness of community schools throughout the country....

Donate to One Media Player per Teacher
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 22:54

Your Tax-Deductible Contribution Goes Directly Towards Equipping Instructors Working in the Poorest Places on Earth. Their future is in your hands.

OMPT Asks Advice from Non-Profit Expert about Partnering with Guatemalan NGOs
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:24

OMPT spoke with Andy Lieberman; the former executive director of a Guatemalan non-governmental organization called Ajb'atz' Enlace Quiche. Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has...

Organizations in Zambia Seeks Assistance from OMPT
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:22

Impact Network is a NPO that builds sustainable schools in rural Africa. They have built two community schools in Zambia so far and are now working on their...

OMPT Looks for a Pilot Project in Ghana
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:21

OMPT had an opportunity to correspond with Kwame K. Ohene-Adu, a native of Ghana. He has been working in the field of IT, especially software development....

Assisting Digital Green with Pico Projectors
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:37

Digital Green, an India based non-profit organization, aims to teach agricultural practices by using videos in remote areas in India. OMPT has supported Digital Green through providing audio/...

Literacy Bridge Finds New Use for Talking Book
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:34

Literacy Bridge is an U.S. non-profit organization which focuses on the empowerment of children and adults through literacy education and knowledge sharing. They work together with rural...

Matt York Speaks via MP3 at Internews' Asia Managers' Meeting
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:25

Internews is an international media development organization located in Northern California. Its mission is to empower local media around the world so that people can get information they need and...

Submitted by msmith on Mon, 2011-01-31 23:11
Project Name (Full name): 
Video Volunteers
Country: 
India
Project Dates: 
2003-present
Subject: 

Video Volunteers' mission is to empower the world's poorest citizens with the media information they need. Their goal is to provide disadvantaged communities with the journalistic, critical thinking and creative skills that are necessary for their future improvements. As a result, the poor will be able to share their perspectives and take action on the issues that matter to them.

Target Audience: 

Disadvantaged communities, currently focused on India.

Year Produced: 
2003-present
Links to Content: 

http://www.videovolunteers.org/

http://www.ch19.org/

Technology Solution: 

Community Video Units (CVUs) create platforms for communities to dialog and find solutions, and empower people to take action on local issues. CVUs are local production entities, created by Video Volunteers in partnership with different NGOs, that are run by up to 10 community members trained in all aspects of video production and distribution.

IndiaUnheard is a network of more than 31 Community Correspondents  from 24 states and union territories across India. These Community Correspondents represent India’s most marginalized communities, such as Dalits, tribal people, religious, lingual and sexual minorities.

Based in Brazil, out of Sao Paulo, VCU.br is a Video Volunteers’ project whose main focus is on the livelihoods and building of entrepreneurial skills for Brazilian youth from slums by training them on how to make a living through videos.

Results: 

Video Volunteers has intiated and sustained a global community media movement, which has empowered people by giving them a voice, training them to use it, and enabled them to take action towards social change.