The excellent Video Volunteers is launching a new initiative called VIVIDH which aims to create a network of community journalists in India – ‘a Reuters from the slums and rural areas‘ if you like. The programme will give a one year, full time fellowship to 60 local activists across the country and train them in video journalism. The end goal is to create a news agency that provides stories on social and rights issues to the main stream media.
Video Volunteers is asking for help in identifying individuals for the programme, who must fulfill the following criteria;
- Associated with social movements, human rights campaigns and/or NGO’s
- Belong to a disadvantaged background
- Strong interest in communicating local stories to the world
- Basic knowledge of computers desirable
- Willingness to work full-time on this project for at least one year
- Can communicate in Hindi or English
The deadline for applications is 7 January 2010. For more information go here.
