Video Volunteers' flagship Community Video Unit program sets up locally owned and managed media services in which communities produce and view community-specific news and documentaries in areas that have never received relevant information from the mainstream media. The Community Video Units, which are set up in partnership with many of the leading NGOs in India, have inspired thousands of people in slums and villages to organize and take action on issues such as health, sanitation and women's rights, and in the process they have halted corruption, exposed human rights violations, increased understanding between communities in conflict, enabled women to speak out and created permanent platforms for community dialog and discussion.