Thanks to Panos, I am now seen and heard
12/06/2012
Bhan Sahu, Indian social activist describes how her blogs for Panos have inspired her son to help stop migration from her village.
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Gender equality starts at home
09/04/2012
What’s the best way to engage young people in social movements and politics? Bhan Sahu explains the small steps helping to create a new generation of leaders who want to change the system from the bottom upwards.
The village women who dare to bring change
08/22/2012
Bhan believes you can’t wait for the government to change society – change needs to start with individuals. She tells us about three ordinary women who are challenging traditions in their villages.
‘Land and natural resources must belong to the people’
07/18/2012
In her latest blog Bhan Sahu tells us about a non-violent civil resistance movement, inspired by Gandhi, which aims to bring about social and land reform in India.
Change comes when we break the silence
05/16/2012
Citizen journalism and knowledge-sharing can make an impact, and Bhan’s work shows it. She blogs about how she helps people in remote conflict areas, who often can’t read or write, use the internet and mobile phones to make themselves heard.
Our government has chosen power plants over paddy
04/30/2012
Bhan Sahu blogs about a new campaign she is organising, helping those who are being displaced from fertile farmland to make room for 34 thermal power plants.
Right to live: a community-led campaign in the making
03/02/2012
When many people are being forced to migrate into cities to find work, Bhan Sahu has been helping rural Indian communities work together to challenge corruption and make the most of government employment schemes in their own villages.
Fight for justice pays off for girl injured in crossfire
02/06/2012
Bhan Sahu tells us about community relations and how she keeps in contact with the people in surrounding villages. By keeping good relationships, she sometimes hears of impact stories that she was previously unaware of.
The biggest challenge is apathy
01/23/2012
Bhan returns with a blog for us about social change in rural India and how this can come about by claiming ownership over community affairs.
I am being followed because of my videos
01/13/2012
“It is the second time in six months that I had been called to the police station. The last time it happened, my landlord asked me to vacate the house immediately, saying he didn’t want any trouble. In the police station they asked me if I knew any Maoists.”
