YOUR NAME:   Ljubisa Bojic

TITLE:  journalist

SUPPORT expected from Serbian Journalist Association, BK University and International University of Novi Pazar

WEB SITE: www.ljubisabojic.com

ADDRESS: Kragujevackog oktobra 141/2, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia

PHONE/SKYPE/GTALK: +381631081008

Find out more about the proposal at my blog.

 

AGREEMENTS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROJECT:

 

Based on letter of cooperation tree stakeholders accepted helping this citizen journalism effort. Fallowing steak holders will be noted as contributors to the project, which will be stated at a press conference, to be held in Serbian Journalist Association (scheduled to take part during project's promotional period). Serbian Journalist Association will provide use of its computer lab for all participants. This will be used, of course during the lecture and practice periods, once weekly during whole time of project implementation (two years).

University "Braca Karic" will provide translations of publications and teaching tutorials as well as partial translations of Serbian posts published by bloggers who take part in the project. (http://www.uni-bk.ac.yu/final/eng/index.php)

International University of Novi Pazar will promote the project and attract participants.

Rising Voices will help with online curriculum assets.

As a grant receiver, Ljubisa Bojic will organize, motivate and educate participants so that they can achieve goals of Rising Voices.

 

Why are you seeking Rising Voices funding? How will your project benefit the community you are targeting? (100 words)

I am enthusiastic Global Voices contributor and journalist. Bloging in Serbia is not so popular as it is in the rest of the world. Numerous individuals haven’t ever heard about this term, other people know it is something on the internet, and the small number is aware about the meaning of the word. Those say that bloging is electronic dictionary, but have never seen a blog. There is only small number of those who understand the essence of bloging, and use it from time to time, within few major portals. My previous idea was to found a blogger’s association, in order to improve overall situation. Now, I think, the best way to start is by implementing planned educating sessions, for people in need to have their say. That is why I would like to take part in the project.

 

What kinds of news, stories, information and other content will your project provide? Describe your vision for the content. (250 words)

 

People from Kosovo will be stimulated to share experiences from the past, about the civil war, in order to contribute reconciliation, healing, and to improve relations between Serbs and Albanians. The main task is to show similarities, and bonds, to create a vision of joint future. Thus, their blogs will contain personal stories, confessions, opinions about political situation, etc. Serbs will introduce their history to Albanians, and vice versa.

Who will generate the content? Who is the target audience? How, and how often, will it be distributed? What language(s) will it be available in? (300 words)

I will be targeting people with some computer skills, but those who never heard about bloging, and its value.

 

Most of them, should be individuals who live in Kosovo province, or refugees from that area, but interested labor working in a factories facing corrupt privatization, entrepreneurs, founders of some NGO, or students from areas outside the capital city, may be accepted for the program, as well. All in all, target group is population with a need to get their voice out.

The content will be distributed frequently over two years, and beyond by spreading the network of blogs, and enabling participants to educate their friends.

 

Blogs will be in Serbian and English language.

What kinds of participation and interaction do you expect from the readers/listeners/viewers of your content? How will you encourage participation? (75 words)

 

I am quite experienced in areas of team leadership, and motivation. I have arranged a series of seminars about different issues. Whatever the cause was, the main task has always been to boost creative atmosphere with plenty of interaction empowering participants to take active part in learning and using their skills. At the end of two year period, ten digital cameras will be given to participants as a motivating tool. If there are more participants, gifts will be presented to those with greatest number of activity measured by frequency of posting. This will be noted at our first meeting. Except this small gift, the main point is to focus on creating a coherent team, not a group. That means, We would establish socializing and interacion between participants. They will have fun and meet new interesting people. Everybody needs to be friends, one big happy family. That is essence in making volontary teams. If that special thing works, We shall create a small community.

 

What is your knowledge of your target community? Why are you the best individual/organization to lead this project? Do you have prior experience in citizen media outreach? (100 words)

 

I have many friends from Kosovo province. I took a part in drafting some projects about Kosovo Euro zone, as a way to overcome crisis in the region by integration of all Balkan countries in the European Union. As I mentioned before, I am GV author since October 2006. I have been bloging and making web sites since year of 2000. I have given many seminars across the country. Those were conducted on the topic, how to create a scusesful team.

 

Describe what technologies and tools your project will use to produce the content What kinds of technical skills and expertise do you bring to the project? What are your technical needs? (100 words)

 

During the course of the project one laptop, video camera, and LCD projector, certain number of digital cameras, and desktop computers, will be used.

I bring a skill to use all above mentioned because I have experience in television, photography, giving presentations (Power Point), using all kinds of PC software, and ofcourse, blogging.

 

How will you measure and evaluate your project’s impact – on your main participants? other contributors? on the larger community? How many participants do you expect to be involved in your project? How will you seek and sustain their involvement? (200 words)

There will be few main parameters used to measure impact. First, number of posts published. Second measure is the number of comments made within their blogs. Third, and more important, is quality of the content. When I say quality, I mean the essence of their messages. This will be measured by anonymous marks given by their counterparts. The main question - Is it portraying their problems? Does it stimulate goals stated above, to be fulfilled? Is it producing effect within bloging and wider community? That will be evaluated by press clipping. I expect twenty to thirty people to take part in our workshop, but I am not sure about this, it may be less or more, it all depends from various reasons. The potential participants will be called by media, who will provide information about Serbian Rising Voices Initiative both by publishing announcements and by reporting from a press conference that will take place in Serbian Journalist Association. I will stick information on ads boards at numerous universities. I will sustain their involvement by using my motivation skills, but primarily by pointing out the fact what it means to them to get their voice out.

 

What challenges do you expect to face, and how do you plan to overcome them? (200 words)

 

The main challenge is promotion of this workshop, and placing the right people in the program. Therefore, in order to have a successful project I need to invest a bit of hard work in the beginning to do the promotion in mainstream media.

 

 How do you plan to sustain your project's content after the Rising Voices funding has ended? Detail specific plans. How do you plan to raise revenue to continue your efforts in the future? (300 words)

 

The project will be extended because few of those who took part in it will be selected to spread the word by conducting special sessions with their friends. I will seek sponsorship opportunities to continue the program after the funding finish. I am sure plenty of businessmen will be interest to donate money after they see project results.

 

Detail a specific budget of up to $5,000 for two years of operating costs. Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets for less than the maximum $5,000 as smaller grants allow us to fund more projects. Hosting fees and curriculum resources will be provided by Rising Voices and therefore need not be included as budget expenses. Potential costs might include hardware, internet access, workshop costs, translation, travel, and coordinator expenses.

 

Description of Expenses	Units/Months	Unit Amount	Amount
Video camera	1	1	400
Digital camera	1	10	100*10=1000
Laptop	1	1	1000
Coordinator expenses	24	1	100*24=2400
Total Amount			$4800

 

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