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Seekho | Social Design Jam


CHALLENGE PROBLEM STATEMENT

RESEARCH PEOPLE ANALYSIS IDEAS PROTOTYPE TESTING AND IMPLEMENTATION


CHALLENGE


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.


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


PROBLEM STATEMENT


Understanding the scenarioStake Holders, Environment, Administration System, Seekho, Existing System


StakeholdersVillagers+ 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

Panchayat- Not Very helpful- Not so bothered about the changemakers- Ego issues

Seekho+ Pilot of changemakers+ Open to spending efforts, time and money


EnvironmentCommunity80% MuslimPatriarchalEconomically backward

HabitatTwo districts in Bihar, 30 Panchayats near Nepal borderMajor problems due to floodsNo draught


Existing systems and struturesFor solving social, economic, and environmental problems the villagers can approach Panchayat, or travel to the district level supervision.


HOW MIGHT WE IDENTIFY AND SELECT VILLAGE VISIONARIES

FOR SEEKHO WHO EXHIBIT THE C-CHANGE QUALITIES


RESEARCH


why

Untapped potential within commUnity to initiate change

panchayat and district level sitUations

one visionary per panchayat

need for empowered change agents within the commUnity

local commUnity like kishanganj

who

what

where

how mUch


PEOPLE


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.


Abodh,Project leader at Seekho, is looking for passionate individuals to become empowered as Village Visionaries.


Zubin,Founder of Seekho, who is trying hard to find honest and committed individuals as change agents in villages like Kishanganj


Suryaprakash Loonker,Founder of iConnect India, is a part of selecting Gram Shilpis in villages from existing change-making networks in the villages.


ANALYSIS


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


IDEAS


1. SURVIVOR, WEEKEND INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING2. HACKATHON/CHALLENGE-BASED ACTIVITY3. EK DIN BADLAV KA


EK DIN BADLAV KAIDENTIFY > EMPOWER > DO DO > EMPOWER > IDENTIFY


EK DIN BADLAV KA - PROCESSSEEKHO TEAM/ VISIONARIES

1. moBilising seekho team2. 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 initiative6. condUct one-one diallogUe


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


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


ASSUMPTIONSseekho 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.

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


AWARERESOURCEFULINNOVATIVEENTHUSIASTIC LEARNERPERSEVERANTHONESTY

60 POINT RUBRIC - WITH SUB-PARAMETERS


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