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To Empower and Protect Somali American Girls in MinneapolisSafe Space
Process BookTania Schueller
Web Design 1 W. Stanley Conrad Spring 2013
Table of Contents
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Introduction
Website & Resource Comparison
Proposal
Images & Inspiration
Typography & Color Study
Thumbnails
Rough Sketches
Site Map
Wireframe
PrototypeHomepage and URLScreen Shots
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Families were torn apart during their escape from Somalia, and girls’ mother figures could be an aunt, cousin or other relative. Many of these girls are having a difficult time handling cultural pressures and in result may drop out of school, run away from home, and in worst-case scenari-os, become victims of gangs and forced into prostitution.
Identities in the Somali commu-nity are changing rapidly. Many young people in the Somali
American community are in the midst of an identity crisis, feeling lost in the mix of surrounding cultures resulting in feelings of isolation.
Younger Somalis are in a strug-gle with the older generation on how much to adopt and adapt to American culture. Young people already belong to two cultures are trying to figure out which one they identify more with: their par-ents and rich traditional culture, or pop culture of America.
There’s a lack of connection between the parents and the children, and that the children are expressing that, but the parents are not yet getting it. Not that they don’t care but they have a lot of other things to deal with like survival issues, trying to bring clothing and food and shelter.
This confusion and isolation can leave kids feeling vulnerable. They’re just lost in the mix of all these cultures that they happen to be surrounded by. That may be what’s leaving them open to influences like gangs or the ter-rorist group Al Shabaab (www.pri.org).
Somali society is clan based, with clan leaders often wielding greater authority than the nation-al government.
The Somali clans trace their roots back to the 12th century, with conversion to Islam taking place around the same time. At the end of the 19th century, Soma-lia fell under the control of four colonial powers England, France, Italy, and Ethiopia until 1949 when the nation became a U.N. trust territory. In 1960, the Somali Republic was granted indepen-dence as a democratic state.
The United States became in-volved in Somalia in the late 70s to counter communist influence in the region. A variety of internal conflicts led to the outbreak of civil war in 1990, and the nation slipped into anarchy. It was at this time that many Somali ref-ugees fled to the U.S. War and unrest have continued up to the present day.
Minnesota is home to an estimated 70,000 Somalis; the largest Somali concentration in the country. As many as 40 percent of
this population are 18 years or younger. Somali American girls often face pressures to observe traditional cultural identities and to uphold their families’ reputations.
Introduction
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Purpose >The purpose of Safe Space is to empower and protect Somali-American girls living in Minneapolis. The website will promote community cohesion within diverse, urban neigh-borhoods. It will also serve as a positive resource for Somali American girls; a place to connect with peers and develop relationships with mentors, as well as an avenue for finding information about safe places to hang out or stay over night. It will provide a social networking space where Somali girls can not only safely address needs and concerns relating to health, family, school and cultural barriers, but also discuss hobbies, school, or extra-curricular interests.
Audience >The intended audience of Safe Space is Somali American girls in Minneapolis as well as health care practitioners, non-profit organizations, educators, and community members who wish to build and support solidarity within the Minneapolis community.
Goals >Goals for this website are to pro-vide safe spaces and resources for Somali-American girls in Min-neapolis and serve as a social networking website to empower and develop as individuals and members of their communities.
Vision >The tone of the Safe Space website will be informative yet cheerful, optimistic, and empowering. Ideally, the audi-ence of the website will view this resource as their own space to develop skills, relationships, personal development, a sense of community belonging and a sense of security.
Proposal
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Stratis HealthSomalis in Minnesotawww.culturecareconnection.org
Somali American Parent Associationwww.mnsapa.org
Somali Women inMinneapoliswww.ethniccommunities.org
Minneapolis YouthCoordinating Boardwww.ycb.org
Website & Resource Comparison
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Images & Inspiration
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Typography & Color Study
HeaderOptima
HeaderCentury Gothic
Subheader & TextHelvetica
Subheader & TextCorbel
Thumbnails
Font theme 2
Color Palette
Font theme 1
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Rough Sketches
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Site Map
Home Page
Be Active Be Healthy Be Safe Connect Be You
This Week Resources
Blog
Goals Find Friends
Resources Peer Support
Culture Workshop
Mentor ConnectionThis Month
Groups and Clubs
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Wire FrameHome Page
Subpage - Be Active Subpage - Be Healthy
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Prototypes
Connect with friends Learn New Skills Be You In Minneapolis
Home Be Active
Be Healthy
Be Safe
ConnectAbout
Safe For Somal i American Gi rl s .
> S a f e S p a c e was created to
provide Somali American girls a
space to connect, be active, and be
heard. From connecting with peers,
developing a relationship with an
adult mentor, learning about healthy
choices to seeing what’s going on in
your neighborhood, this space has a
lot of knowledge and fun to offer.
> You have a vo ice. Let’s hear it!
What’s going on in your world?
Safe Space All Rights Reserved | Conditions of Use | Privacy Policy | Site Map
SpaceMinneapolis
...Be You
Connect with friends Learn New Skills Be You In Minneapolis
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Homepage & URL
http://tschueller.studio.mcad.edu/webdesign1/finalProject/SafeSpace/index.html
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Screenshots
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