Rajim from Chhattisgarh is interviewing Sushila ji from Shama organisation who works on the issue of woemn’s health and rights. Sushila ji tells her that through their trainings they want to make domestic violence a community issue. She says one third women are affected by domestic violence but Govt and society does not do much on it because it is treated as a family or personal issue. We want to help women by making it an issue where community can participate. For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Rajim from Pithora block of Chhattisgarh which is adjacent to Orissa is telling us about how people there have got together as Dalit Adivasi sangathan and helping themselves. She says former MLA was drawing access water from common pond which people asked him not to do after a meeting. People had not got NREGA wages for 3 months but surrounded the local administrative after another meeting and wages were paid within a week. Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Rajim ji from Pithora in Chhattisgarh is talking to an old man who is telling her about Itwari festival where farmers take a day off for 3/4 Sunday’s during monsoon and do not go to work. On this day they worship for the safety of the land and agriculture and also worship Indra the rain God. He says there is an announcement regarding the festival that a person found working on the festival day will be fined. He also talks about bad monsoon this year. For more Rajim ji can be reached at 09424215854

Rajim from Chhattisgarh is talking to an adivasi in Teka village who has got land rights for 3 acre of forest land under Forest Rights Act but the officials of forest department are threatening him and are not allowing him to till the land. Monsoon is half way but the farmer has not tilled the land yet. For more Rajim can be reached at 09907047650

Rajim today is sitting in a village called Teka where they are discussing the issue of Forest Rights Act. She discovers that more than 60% application in FRA has been rejected in these three villages. The head of Forest protection committee who is also sitting in the meeting says people are farming on the land and have also built their houses for which the application has been rejected. He is preparing to file an appeal against it. For more Rajim Ji can be reached at 09907047650