Garima Girls

Till Now...

Inshot

To push girls towards multimedia mediums and storytelling. Through video and narration, it has been leading to a creator’s movement.

A Team effort by girls

Reflections

Inshot

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1. We just asked them to Install but 3 girls already explored by themselves and made short videos too. So it was accepted very well.
2. When we tried to explain multiple features on same day then girl's said not to introduce more features, we will forget it. It gave us important feedback.
3. Girls came up with queries to learn more about inshot
4. They have made many good videos with relevant photos, audios and bits of interview.

Syncthing

To push girls towards different connotations of sharing with the mentors and community as well.

Installation screen record

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Reflections

Syncthing

1. We asked girls to join the meeting from laptop, they were not as comfortable to use laptops.
2. Following many instructions for installation was hard for girls.
3. They were happy when they saw files appearing directly in the internal storage of their mobile but navigating in internal storage wasn’t easy for them.
4. With time they are going good with it

Kolibri

To push girls towards different mediums of learning. And be comfortable with using laptops (and Pi).

Reflections

Kolibri

1. Girls were still not very comfortable with navigating laptop and folder structures.
2. Connecting hotspot to laptop and debugging errors was little frustrating for girls
3. Whoever installed it successfully, they were excited to go through the content on kolibri
4. Later on, we can also lead them to make their own content in their own context.

Village Diaries

To push girls towards storytelling and introducing their life to anyone. The prompts were related to their lifestyle, festivals, near-by places, cultural stories, temples and their work. Find some videos here.

Reflections

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1. Girls commented on how they’ll now be able to think and talk about their village to outsiders.
2. Interesting for girls to interact with each other and see commonalities and differences amongst them.
3. Girls also said after making videos they can upload and then search it on internet.

5w1h

What-Where-When-Who-Why-How?

A research framework to ask the right kind of questions and explore any topic in depth. Inculcating a critical point of view in girls. To arrive at the right questions.

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Reflections

5W1H

1. We took different case studies around the topics of pollution, education.
2. The girls arrived at deep questions around the topic like how do you educate blind? These can in turn serve as starting inquiries.

Interviewing

The girls can use these tips to learn about any person or subject that interests them. Also, to push them to create more audio content.

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Reflections

Interviewing

1. Girls were familiar about how to ask questions and what questions to ask.
2. They also reflected on how to handle difference of opinions and the importance of not reacting immediately.

In-Between

To connect with girls and clear their doubts. These sessions are light sessions to have breaks in between.

Reflections

In-Between

1. We did activities like navigating phone folders
2. Girls said, they wanted to learn online recharge, knowing different video calling apps, presenting screens, online recharges, online form filling.

Sneak Peaks

Phase 2: Humare Sapne

To connect girls to their ideal village, what do they expect out of it and what are their collective aspirations. Tried to keep the pestel framework in mind while exploring their dreams.

Sapne Document

HumarA Gameplan

How do we proceed towards our dreams? Using the 5w1h frameworks tried to realise their collective dreams. Two case studies were taken up. Waste management system and digital literacy center.

Gameplan Document

Towards the plan

Provide more tools at their disposal to widen their worldviews, we had some guest lectures from our team.

Website designing

Feedback on audio recordings

Mind Mapping

What to look in a Fb Page?

Marketing & Advertising

One step ahead since some girls have a shop, they were introduced to graphic designing through Canva to take their ambitions further.

Setting up the Pi

Pi’s were introduced to the girls to try their hands on it and make it their community device.

Recording

Challenges with the pi

Setting up the internet, finding stable internet speeds, guiding them online, Debugging issues.

Jingles

Since the girls enjoy the starting jingle so much, we introduced them to audio editing (Super Sound) and they could make their own jingles. Also, another ways to claim the device as their own.

Reflections

Phase 2

• Girls had really strong opinions about their dreams and what they could do.
• They were able to use previous frameworks to work out the nitigrities.
• They accepted Canva very well and explored many different aspects of it like making wedding cards, logos.
• The challenges with the internet and attending classes in group.