+254 GIFT is a project with and aim to Promote Share and Showcase Creativity, Cultural diversity, Talents and Gifts to the world and other communities in Kenya (+254). Through the social platforms Art/Dance, Stories, Poetry, Music, Nature walks will be recorded and photos taken to share to the world and Kenyan communities via a Blog, a Facebook page, Twitter Handle etc. This will be accomplished by training and mentoring youths on photo taking, video recording and writting blogs at workshops, camps, youth group meetings etc. At the end of it all Talents will be identified, natured and mostly share around the globe.
With that the +254Gift given as a package
What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
My vision is to see the community grow and gifts showcased to the world, where this will be done by the participants for the participants.
The participants will create a citizen media where they will record their performances take photos and write online, their activities and learn more about social networks and how they can use them to share the experience or gifts to other communities and the world. This will be done through proper mentoring and followups.
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.
Having worked with Digital Opportunity Trust an NGO that trains on I.C.T Business and Livelihood skill, i have networked with youths, women and men groups that will help in seeing the project become a success.
Other partnerships are Nakuru Pamojaa a group that organises social event with an aim to promote unity and co existance. Hero Radio wil be a future partner who wil help in mobilising.
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
Around 20 to 30 participants per month will be trained. I will sustain their participation by making the training open, friendly and free to interact, share and discuss.
More so giving refreshments and assignments will help to.
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
Play a part and be involved in mentoring and training and also be there for the moral support to ensure the project attracts more participants.
Make sure that the underrepresented online group get represented and share in their blogs the activities and gifts showcased in +254 GIFTS
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