I hope to randomly select 100 girls of 15 to 21years of age from my local community and organize a 1month workshop aimed at creating online presence for them and helping them realize how they can use to internet to reach out and promote their individual native cultures.
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What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
JOS, PLATEAU STATE
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
Plateau state is the most scenic location in Nigeria with rich cultural heritage.I intend to train a maximum of 100 girls in Angwan Rukuba Community of Plateau State Nigeria.I noticed that knowledge of internet is sorely lacking.This is evident because there is no internet cafe in the community.I intend to help these young ladies Internet oriented in order to promote their native cultures internationally by creating a website & using social media
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
With the help of my intended project I hope to introduce 100 girls to the internet and educate them on the use of social networks to advertise their cultural heritage. In the end they will be able to perform basic computer operations and inform them of opportunities on the internet.This will create awareness about their local cultures.At the end of this training they will be known as INTERNET ORIENTED YOUTHS and CULTURAL AMBASSADORS.
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Other tools
COMPUTERS AND MODEMS
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
We have trained over 900 teachers in Plateau state on ICT hence We already have a concrete relationship with the PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD (PSUBEB). We will give the participants an endorsed certificate from PSUBEB.
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
We intend to train 100 Girls of 15 to 21 years of age. We will select them randomly from local secondary schools and 1st year students of the local University.
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
I will like RISING VOICES to do the following:
1. Endorse all certificates that I intend to present to participants.
2. Provide at least 30 computers for the participants.
3. Create International recognition for the participants as CULTURAL AMBASSADORS
Contact name
MICHAEL FELIX JACOB
Organization
CRYPTIC CONCEPTS AND PERCEPTIONS NIGERIA LIMITED