www.nagorikkontho.

org

PROJECT
Strengthening Public Services through Citizen Journalism

GOAL

Enhance the quality of marginal peoples living

standard by improving the public services quality.

OBJECTIVES To mobilize local citizen to create awareness on various charters of public services; To make an effective network between service providers and service recipients; To raise citizens voice on their rights and give feedback through citizens reporting; To turn on the NK web portal to attain policy makers attention

OBJECTIVES
To establish an effective linkage with mainstream media To empower a broad spectrum of citizens to provide feedback to service providers and policy makers To raise awareness among citizens on freedom of expression To motivate service providers and decision makers towards prioritized intervention based on citizens feedback

SERVICE AREAS
Rajshahi

Panchagarh
Barishal Mymensingh

Dinuzpur

SERVICE AREAS
Khulna

Jhinadah
Chittagong Sylhet

Kishorgong

KEY ACTIVITIES
Continuation of interactive citizens web platform Formulation of civil society platform and youth volunteer groups Awareness campaign on citizens rights, charter and laws (e.g. Constitution, Right to Information Act, BHRC) Raise awareness, motivate and build capacity of civil society to act as social activists and volunteers as citizens journalists Partnership with other likeminded right based and community based organizations

KEY ACTIVITIES
Development of citizens report card Sensitization workshops with TV, Radio and newspaper

Dialogue sessions with the local government representatives, civil society and service providing agencies
Awareness campaign on usage and benefits of citizens report card Educational visits to other countries with similar innovations

ACHIEVEMENTS
Developed project module for conceptual clarification Globally launched Nagorikkontho web portal for mass people More than One Hundred and fifty volunteers are working

ACHIEVEMENTS
They send repot on Govt. services quality to the web portal regularly Awareness are increasing day by day to get civil right if dispossess. Technological skill of the youth generation are increasing simultaneously. Partnership with ATN NEWS, D-Net, Shomokal & bdnews24.com

ACHIEVEMENTS
Social responsibilities have been accelerated towards the mass people. Conscious people of the project area are organizing to work together for ensuring the better quality of the Govt. services The relationship among mass people and the Govt. service provider are consolidating properly. The concept of citizen journalism are in the mind of the volunteers

STRENGTHS
First of its kind online platform in Bangladesh Citizen to Citizen (C2C) Appropriate Technology Choice Integrates a variety of technologies for content submission Hybrid model open source and proprietary Display of aggregated data on sophisticated platform (integration of Google maps and graphical display)

OPPORTUNITIES
Encourage service providers to improve services through citizens' voicing demands Integration of new, low cost technologies for inclusiveness - reach to remote areas and marginalized populations Participation of citizens in democratic process increased Lower costing media revolution

VIDEO, PICTURE & AUDIO ALSO AVAILABLE WITH WRITTEN REPORT

THROUGH

PUBLIC

MODERATION
PANEL

VOLUNTEERS

LOCAL OFFICE

JOURNALIST

AFTER MODERATION OPEN FOR THE MASS PEOPLE.

GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE

PROPER INITIATIVE

PROCESS FLOW OF STAKEHOLDERS

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

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THANK YOU FOR

BEING WITH US