Friday, September 9, 2011

Visualizing the proposed system



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My Academic Guide Mr. Rupesh Vyas advised me to visualize the anatomy of my proposed project. After several tries and retries, I finally drew up the above chart. I would like to hereby explain with the above chart, the system which establishes the background for my design intervention.

The key-stakeholders identified here are Corporates & Institutions, Municipal Dog Control Department, Animal Welfare NGOs, and Citizens. NGOs serve as the central facilitating bodies for their respective divisions. Funds are derived from Corporates, Institutions and citizens' donations. Logistical Support would be taken from Municipal Corporation, Citizen Volunteers and Institutional Volunteers.

The Online Platform will be the focus of this Project. This platform will have, as a base, the Dog-Map of the city. The Dog Map would be moderated by a Chief Co-ordinator in consultation with the respective NGO of each division. Data would be contributed by Citizens and Citizen-Volunteers through telecom as well as online media, and then cross-referenced and screened by NGO Volunteers and Municipal Dog Control Personnel.

The data would be organised into a data-base of stray dogs for the city. This data would be used to effect and monitor vaccination and sterilization of stray dogs. The records would be analysed from time to time by the respective NGO for each division to publish studies and research to be used for evaluation and improvement of the program.


The red dots mark the points where graphic design intervention is needed for communication:
1. Visual Identity for the Program
2. Appeal for Funds / Sponsorship'
3. Appeal for Volunteer-ship
4. Sensitizing citizens to the issue (children, youth)
5. Ground media to spread awareness (local)
6. Program Training Toolkit for NGO and Municipal Dog Control Department
7. An Online 'Dog Map' and Monitoring Device

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