Rising voice is a rare Initiative that recognizes the growing participation gap in digital media and journalism. It’s goal to bring new voices from new communities and languages to the ‘Conversational web’ aligns with women laboureres’ fundamental objectives are: to empower women laboureres socio – economically underprivileged women laboureres living In Matharai, Usilampatti villages as Dinamalar Journalists who will write and disseminate.
What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Madura District, Tamilnadu state, India
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
59% of Indians are small and marginal farmers and landless labourers who depend on agriculture. Two – thirds of agricultural labourers are women. The various women labourers living India are mispresented and sensationalized. Through women labourers Diaries, rural women will voice local stories through personal perspectives disrupting stereotypically representations of such workers content of women laboureres will include:Women labourers’ news
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
Ten youth authors from each village will be facilitated through the writing and blogging process through a series of Dinamalar journalism workshops facilitated by EDUCATR educators. These workshops will take place on a weekly basis for 2 hours In a 6 month period in each village. The workshops will include components on narrative wiring, photojournalism, and web literacy. For women who are lacking reading / writing literacy they will participated
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
Women labour blogs will promote dialogue between village authors and diverse readers around the world. Interactive comments and on – line Interaction with others will be a crucial aspect of women labour. We will encourage Interactive participation primarily among underprivileged women through starting women labour In tow different villages simultaneously through concurrent pilot blogs, women authors will be able to read and engage.
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
Rising Voice can provide support in circulating and publishing WLR blogs in the blogsphere. Rising voices global reach can connect EDUCATR Educators with other Dinamalar Journalisms, researchers and teachers doing similar work around blog mobilization. Also, Rising voices can support WLR trough Implementing systematic evaluation protocol, which will help EDUCATR monitor WLR's progress. Furthermore, Rising voices can offer technical expertised.
Contact name
R. Ponnuram, Project Officer
Organization
Education, Communication and Development Trust (EDUCATR)
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