Seekho | Social Design Jam
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CHALLENGE
PROBLEM STATEMENT
RESEARCH
PEOPLE
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ANALYSIS
IDEAS
PROTOTYPE
TESTING AND IMPLEMENTATION
CHALLENGE
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Identify new change agents within villages. Consider villages have a number of issues that can be solved by these change agents who will be trained and equipped with the resources needed to succeed.
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Identify new change agents within villages. 18-25 year olds who exhibit seven particular qualities C-Change: Curiosity, Collaboration, Honesty, Action-Oriented, New Ideas, Gritty, Empathy
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
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Understanding the scenario Stake Holders, Environment, Administration System, Seekho, Existing System
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Stakeholders Villagers
+ Self Interest - No belief in change - No belief in NGOs - Occupied by helplessness - Low association with community
VVs
+ Impact Oriented Changemakers + Determined - Dropouts
Potential VVs
+ Inspired and aware - Lack resources + Hope and Will - Challenging status quo, for the kind of society
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Panchayat
- Not Very helpful - Not so bothered about the changemakers - Ego issues
Seekho
+ Pilot of changemakers + Open to spending efforts, time and money
Environment Community
80% Muslim Patriarchal Economically backward
Habitat
Two districts in Bihar, 30 Panchayats near Nepal border Major problems due to floods No draught
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Existing systems and strutures For solving social, economic, and environmental problems the villagers can approach Panchayat, or travel to the district level supervision.
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HOW MIGHT WE IDENTIFY AND SELECT VILLAGE VISIONARIES FOR SEEKHO WHO EXHIBIT THE C-CHANGE QUALITIES
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HOW MIGHT WE IDENTIFY AND SELECT VILLAGE VISIONARIES FOR SEEKHO WHO EXHIBIT THE C-CHANGE QUALITIES
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HOW MIGHT WE IDENTIFY AND SELECT VILLAGE VISIONARIES FOR SEEKHO WHO EXHIBIT THE C-CHANGE QUALITIES
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HOW MIGHT WE IDENTIFY AND SELECT VILLAGE VISIONARIES FOR SEEKHO WHO EXHIBIT THE C-CHANGE QUALITIES
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RESEARCH
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why Untapped potential within community to initiate change
who Local community like kishanganj
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where
what need for empowered change agents within the community
Panchayat and district level situations
how much one visionary per panchayat
PEOPLE
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Razia, 20 year old pilot batch Village Visionary, first sibbling graduating, who is impact oriented, determined, and an ideal candidate for being a Village Visionary.
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Abodh, Project leader at Seekho, is looking for passionate individuals to become empowered as Village Visionaries.
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Zubin, Founder of Seekho, who is trying hard to find honest and committed individuals as change agents in villages like Kishanganj
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Suryaprakash Loonker, Founder of iConnect India, is a part of selecting Gram Shilpis in villages from existing change-making networks in the villages.
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ANALYSIS
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Need for selection process/activity to identify committed and passionate people as changemakers The process must account for the context (ie.unorganised sector) Experential process that tests C-Change qualities that Seekho looks for
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IDEAS
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1. SURVIVOR, WEEKEND INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING 2. HACKATHON/CHALLENGE-BASED ACTIVITY 3. EK DIN BADLAV KA #socialdesignjam @iSeekho #ekdinbadlavka
EK DIN BADLAV KA IDENTIFY > EMPOWER > DO DO > EMPOWER > IDENTIFY
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EK DIN BADLAV KA IDENTIFY > EMPOWER > DO DO > EMPOWER > IDENTIFY
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EK DIN BADLAV KA - PROCESS SEEKHO TEAM/ VISIONARIES 1. MOBILISING SEEKHO TEAM 2. INTERACTION WITH VILLAGERS (EG. STREETPLAYS AND INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS) 3. REIDENTIFY VILLAGE (IF REQUIRED) 4. DO - PICK A MINI-PROBLEM AND START ACTING ON IT 5. SHORTLIST CANDIDATES WHO PARTICIPATE WHO TAKE THE INITIATIVE 6. CONDUCT ONE-ONE DIALLOGUE
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EK DIN BADLAV KA -
DO - PICK A MINI-PROBLEM AND START ACTING ON IT THE IDEA IS TO DO A 2-4 DAY PROJECT IN THE TARGETTED VILLAGE SEEKHO VOLUNTEERS WILL FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION IDEA AND CONTINUOSLY EVALUATE CANDIDATES BASED ON GIVEN PARAMETERS
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EK DIN BADLAV KA -
SHORTLIST CANDIDATES WHO PARTICIPATE WHO TAKE THE INITIATIVE A 60 ASSESSMENT SHEET, TO BE FILLED BY SEEKHO VOLUNTEERS. CANDIDATES WITH MORE THAN 30 POINTS GET SELECTED FOR INTERVIEW
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ASSUMPTIONS Seekho can visit the 30 villages from where they want to select Village Visionairies Each of the 30 villages has some problem or faces a situation that requires improvement. Each of the 30 villages has at least one mini-problem that will take 1 week-6 months to solve. Using seekho’s existing philosophy, these problems form the basis of strengthening a community and mobilizing people. People will come to watch the street play that seekho enacts. Watching the street play will inspire villagers. Especially those who have an ‘activist’ spark in them. There is some amount of brain drain in the village, which is a population we would like to tap into, because those who have had this exposure feel the need to give back. People have more time on weekends so the programmes will take place then.
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Each Seekho team member is equipped to lead a project in a village. Otherwise selection cannot happen simultaneously. Seekho spends at least 2 days in a village. The problem may or may not get resolved, but this will provide enough time to empower/ observe people and thus select for the interview stage Outreach efforts will translate to enrollment. i.e. people will show up for the community project being organized after watching the street play. Those who possess a strong desire to do something are ‘willing to let go’ and thus give up their time and effort to come and join the project. The seekho team member + village community will be able to identify a mini-issue to work on Villagers for the most part are okay with seekho coming in and helping the community take charge of their problems (no issue of ‘invasion’) Target population can read and write the local language.
TESTING AND IMPLEMENTATION
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60 POINT RUBRIC - WITH SUB-PARAMETERS AWARE RESOURCEFUL INNOVATIVE ENTHUSIASTIC LEARNER PERSEVERANT HONESTY
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THANK YOU
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