Download - Rural Whistle
Hari Krishnan B, Mitsu Shah & Vikas Johiya
Whistle as Metaphor
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India1.21 billion people spread over an area of 2.97 million sq km at a population density of 408 people per sq km
69% of population is rural
Only 8.4% of people use Internet in India
692 mobile phones per 1000 people
Source : Internet
Generic Model for Growth
GROWTH
RESULT
AIM/GOAL
SUPPORT & STRENGTH
Awareness
Collective e�ort
Breaking taboos
Self-realisation
Accessibility Sustainability
Cooperation
Empowerment
Widening perspectives
Learning
To be heard
Keywords from the brainstorming sessions
Person in an inaccessible/backward area
His/her immediate surroundings
The world outside which he/she can bene�t from
Rural Whistle
The rural whistle is a service which enables and fastens critical information exchange between people in inaccessible/backward areas and the world outside, thereby reducing the e�ect of “growth restricting forces” around her/him.
Information Exchange
Growth Restricting Forces in Rural India
Village-1
Volunteer
Volunteer’s Collective
Village-2
Village-3 Village-4Activists
Activists
Activists
Activists
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Background:Sexually abused by her uncle since the age of 3 year. Thought it was a�ection only to realise at age of 14 year, that it was sexual abuse.
Anjana 15 years
Rural India Female
Father: dead, Mother, 2 younger sisters, Uncle, Aunt,
Cousin brother
Poor, lives with uncle and dependent on him.
Good at drawing, craft and cooking.
Likes to cook, drawing things around and decorates
the house.
To get a voice without any adverse e�ect.
* A secure; trusted way of communication.
* To make sure the same is not happening to her sisters.
* To break free.
Stays to herself, house work, helps her aunt at work, takes care of sisters. Tries to educate herself through her cousin brother’s books
Persona-1
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Background:Sexually abused by his father’s friends when he was younger. Thinks that’s the way of life and that he has to become a homosexual.Now he is abuses (sexually) youger boys in his village and threaten them to not tell anyone.
Sunil Kumar 16 years
Modasa, Rural part of Rajasthan Male
Father, Mother and Grandmother. Father works in the
wine shop on the highway. Mother is a housewife.
Poor, father is only bread earner in the family.
Woodcraft, dancing.
Sports, making objects by hand and lazing around.
To settle down in city.
* To �gure out himself.
Very outgoing, gang leader of sorts, bully.
Persona-2
Name: Age:____________________________
Gender:Where:
Family Context:
Financial Situation:
Skills:
Personality:
Likes:
Wants:
Needs:
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Background:High case of domestic violence at home. Father often beats up the mother and then her. Father harasses her in all such events.
Sapna 10 years
Kaya, Rural part of UP, India. Female
Father works as a daily labour, alcohol addict.
Mother is works as a labour in the farm.
Poor.
Singing and dancing.
Likes to cook, drawing things around and decorates
the house.
Wants to sing and dance freely and make new friends.
* Needs to know her phobias.
* Needs guidance.
Cheerful, play with kids around but becomes quite and scared with nightfall. Scared of strangers.
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