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Resilience in the Himalayas

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Sejuti‘s film focuses on the experiences of Himalayan youth and the community members in disaster preparedness. The youth members are part of ‘Disaster Response Teams’ trained by NGO Pragya as part of a programme ‘DMS Himalaya’. The local youth work with local communities and the government on participatory disaster management in remote mountain villages.

They are responsible for: weather and geological data monitoring and reporting; assisting the community members in evacuations; acting as first responders in an emergency, and post-disaster needs assessments and assisting in the distribution of emergency aid.

Sejuti’s words have been lightly edited for clarity

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Credits

  • Script, editing, narration and overall coordination: Sejuti Basu
  • Photographs and video: Sejuti Basu, Hersh Vijayvargiya
  • Ideation: Sejuti Basu, Hersh Vijayvargiya, Yatin Dawra
  • Site selection, logistics and field coordination: Sejuti Basu, Swayang Bikash Jena

All the members mentioned above are staff of Pragya NGO.

  • Sejuti Basu

    I have worked with Pragya and Himalayan communities as a researcher for 15 years. We designed and implemented the disaster management initiative working closely with the communities and local youth. The engagement and motivation of Varsha, Tajwar, Vikram and many other Himalayan youths and their ability to work with the people tirelessly with a lot of patience and empathy, have always fascinated me. When I saw the opportunity for creating a short film, I wanted to share their stories. Together with my colleagues Hersh and Yatin, I developed the idea and filmed interviews and work done by the youths. We visited their villages to film footage in the last week of April 2022 - completed on schedule despite bouts of heavy rains, insufficient light, and heavy wind disturbance. We have only created videos using image slideshows in the past for use in social media posts. This is our first experience with filmmaking

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