social media for change - sm4c - douala cameroon - 8 nov 2014
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Social Media for Change (SM4C) trains and unites bloggers and social media activists to strengthen positive social change in Cameroon. This presentation was used in the workshop in Douala - Cameroon on 8 Nov 2014TRANSCRIPT
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Social Media for Social Change Change, change agents and social media for Cameroon
Victor van Reijswoud - [email protected]
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Outline
1. What is change?
2. The role of Social Media
3. Social media in Cameroon
4. Your own role
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Change
1. Emergent changes
2. Transformative changes
3. Projectable changes
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Emerging changes
They occur as our life unfolds every day. They are adaptive and irregular processes based on experiential learning, and occur as the result of the unexpected and/or non-planned changes that emerge from the dynamics called Life.
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Transformative changes
Crisis and stagnation prepare the ground for change. This type of change is based on un-learning and liberating oneself from those mindsets, relations, identities, formal and non-formal institutions, etc. which hinder and delay the probability of enacting new realities that are more just and fair in economic, social and political terms.
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Projectable changes
Changes based on complicated or simple problems that can be resolved by means of specific projects and actions planned from a linear logic.
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The role of social media for change
1. First, social media played a central role in shaping political debates
2. Second, a spike in online conversations often preceded major events on the ground
3. Third, social media helped spread ideas and events across international borders easily
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What different with social media?
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Access to internet is crucial
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Africa goes mobile
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Where are we on Facebook?
562,480 FB users (Dec. 31, 2012)#101 in the ranking of all Facebook statistics by Country
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We like LinkedIn!
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Douala in Top
10 Twitter towns
in Africa
Research: http://www.portland-communications.com/publications/how-africa-tweets-2014/
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Who are the influencers?
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Blogs in Cameroon
➔ Hard to get a clear image➔ Limited number of active blogs that discuss
the situation in Cameroon ➔ French vs English ➔ Level of organisation improving
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It’s not an easy route
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Link and connect - you’re not alone
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Engage and select the right tools
1. Social media participation
2. Low cost - high impact
3. Mobile solutions
4. Explore new online tools a. Online petitions
b. Participatory (crowd) mapping / sourcing
c. Etc
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Make money
ROI - Return on Investment
Develop business models that provide bloggers and social media players a financial incentive to sustain their activities
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Challenge 4 - keep going when needed
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Have a strategy and have a plan
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Be prepared to invest time and energy
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What are we doing
A platform to host people that engage in social change - Support and educate- Together we’re stronger Where can you find us: - Web- FB- Twitter - etc
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Next ….
Next training in Douala in NovDigital security training planned in December
Analysis of new tools
What else do YOU want?
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