Launched in Bihar’s Katihar district, focusing on informal education and vocational training.
Hosted for video making, photography, and computer skills for disadvantaged children, enhancing employment opportunities.
Collaborated with Gramodaya Sansthan in Kanpur, Banda, and Chitrakoot to free child laborers.
Initiated campaigns to integrate manual scavengers into mainstream society and highlighted the lives of Vrindavan’s widows through documentaries.
Conceptualized and showcased at the United Nations in New York City, USA.
Organized conclaves, seminars, workshops, poetry sessions, and music festivals in cities like Kanpur, Patna, Forbesganj, and Delhi.
Fostered dialogue and raised awareness on critical social issues, with a commitment to continue hosting similar programs to spark social consciousness.
Collaborated with esteemed organizations like UNICEF, Red Barnet, Ford Foundation partners, Sulabh International, and Prakriti.
Worked in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda and Chitrakoot districts to combat child labour.
Empowered families of child laborers through awareness campaigns and published the Hindi magazine Bachpan (Childhood).
Expanded into women’s literacy and vocational training to foster financial independence.
Addressed malnutrition and promoted maternal and child health in vulnerable communities.
Mass Education and Development in Asia (MEDIA) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 to uplift marginalized communities through informal education, cultural initiatives, and media advocacy. Over the past three decades, MEDIA has grown significantly, partnering with leading institutions and producing over 50 documentaries on critical social issues. Its core focus areas include health, hygiene, education, women’s empowerment, training and capacity building, and fostering dialogue— all with a commitment to promoting inclusive development and the dignified integration of marginalized groups into mainstream society.