allybite

Inequality Track

Ananya Vohra, Cathy Wang, Sherry Hu

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About Us

Ananya Vohra

Class of ‘21

Cathy Wang

Sherry Hu

Class of ‘22

Class of ‘21

Problem & Needs

Sustaining the BLM Movement

How can allies stay engaged in anti-racist education if social media and the news is no longer constantly reminding them?

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Anti-racism Resource Overload

With all the different types of resources, how do I know where to start?

Activism Fatigue

~ ½ of social justice activists who report activism burnout left their movements for good.

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Source:

Burnout in Social Justice and Human Rights Activists: Symptoms, Causes and Implications

by C. Chen and P. Gorski

Solutions:

Sustaining the BLM Movement

Long-term schedules to prolong engagement. An app dedicated to BLM so you won’t forget about it.

Anti-racism Resource Overload

Pre-curated content to make it easy to get started.

Activism Fatigue

Schedule to help allies pace themselves, preventing them from burning out.

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The Schedule

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Demo:

A scheduled anti-racist education plan, split over 6 weeks.

Non-Profit Directory

• Categories page: allows user to narrow down an organization of interest
• Redirects to list of organizations
• Clicking on an organization will lead to a page with info/donation link
• Photo gallery for organization with 4-5 pictures

Technology Used

Figma (for designs)

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Android Studio

(for building the UI)

Challenges/Limitations

Technical:

• Limited experience in mobile development
• Didn’t have enough time to code a working prototype in full

Logistical:

• Time zone difference
• 2 Members in CST, 1 in IST

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Future Extensions

1. Social interactions and community building

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• Direct payment to organization via ‘Pay’ button

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• Notifications for daily reminders

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• News feed

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• Inspiration Board

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Future Extension: Inspiration Board

• Quote bank where users can add quotes and words that inspire them

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• Users can choose the background color, font and text color

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Thank You!