#GoBig will be a social media activity where people will be using different social mediums, slogans and pictures to highlight the injustice and corruption we are facing in Pakistan. Its like giving voice to people, their feelings, what they think is happening. It will not focus on ethnicity, racial or sectarian discrimination. It will be more like what happening around them in their close vicinity, surrounding, comments on the kind of education they are getting is good or not.
Topical focus:
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What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Karachi
Describe the specific population with whom you will be working.
All the college and university students, office people who are familiar with Twitter, facebook, linkedin, blog and Pinterest. People from (Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and Bwp) and my targeted area. They use phones which can immediately take picture or make video of whats happening around them and post it online to make people aware.
Who else will be on your team to help implement the project?
Fatima Jaffery
http://social-issuespk.blogspot.com/
https://twitter.com/FatimahJaffery
Waqas Akram
https://twitter.com/waqas_chauhdry
Aman Shabbir
Kanwal Jaffery
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
People will have a platform to communicate to each other raise voice, whether things happen or not at least they will feel better by uploading the video or picture. The best news, picture, blog or tweet will get the #GoBig shirt.
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established or plan to establish that will contribute to the success of the project.
We all are currently using social media for different reason. The people at work, college and university student use it for like and dislike things all day long. Looking at pictures of their friends etc. we want to give voice and direction of such usage. we will use a very simple topic for everyday and people can post their concerns etc
How many participants do you think will be trained in your project?
We will be using small publicity to make people write/type and upload the pic they have taken. As many will have difficulty in writing due to illiteracy we will ensure that they record their voice or take picture and raise their voice. Many will come forward and spread the word #GoBig through out campaign.
Describe which technologies, tools, and media you will focus on when training participants.
We all are using Social media for reason or another. we will be using Laptops, USBs, Routers, Projectors during workshops/Training. Will be using successful case studies to make it interesting. We have diverse experience in training and presentation. That's not it we will make sure they learn something and use those skills on something new, something their own.
Describe the facilities where you will hold the workshops.
Have laptop , wifi router and mobile phone. Will show them in a group at T2F and Pakistan Society for Training & Development how to use twitter, facebook, pinterest, blogs for better and bigger purpose.
We will have to pay for projector and bigger gathering.
What is your current relationship with the community with whom you plan to work? What makes you the most appropriate individual or organization to implement this project?
I am student and Working full time as well. Therefore I do have pretty good understanding and relationship with community. I am pretty much vocal, a good presenter, people know me outside my circle and follow me.
What specific challenges do you expect to face when planning and implementing your project?
Challenges I foresee is that people might not take this seriously but we can make an impact through this. We live in such a indoctrinated society where things like mugging, killing, corruption, abuse and health issues are overlooked. No one ask question and Government do not feel obliged to give answers.
How will you measure and evaluate the project’s impact, specifically: your primary participants, the wider regional community, or the global digital community?
We will work in cluster and the more daily updates we will receive that will be the success of our project. It will be a wider regional community at first then global digital community will be next level.
If your project were to be selected as a Rising Voices grantee, what would be the general timeline of project activities in 2014?
Its a immediate setup as in like two week time. We will set a calender by using Google drive and drop box for people to use it thematically. what will be our daily targets and outreach. Topics we need to use will be carefully chosen. An administer will monitor the blogs, posts, picture which shouldn't contain anything that may add fuel to any outrage or offend any party.
Detail a specific budget of up to $2,500 USD for operating costs.
2 USB Internet PKR 3500 USD $ 420
2 Tab PKR 15000 USD $300
2 Trainings every 2nd month (4 locations) Rental cost in PKR 15000 USD $ 1800
Total Cost USD $2520
Besides the microgrant funding, what other support can Rising Voices provide for your project to ensure its success?
As you have done this a lot, guide me to improvise my idea, approach and direction. Give us e-learning if you think we require and I believe in everyday learning something new which I haven't tried before.
Contact name
Fatima Jaffery
