“Make every day a Mandela Day”

A vital needs assessment tool that enhances the participatory capacity of individuals through the use of Instant Messaging technology, both computer-based as well as mobile-based.

Connecting poor people and rich through a SMS network in order to supply labour to rich for various community development services like cleaning, road marking, painting, security guards, etc

People will be listening to stories of personal and historical significance as well as maps (digital and physical) of an area that they wouldn't otherwise think about. The video versions of the stories are designed as short films to provide internet viewers a greater sense of where the story takes place. Conversely, the same stories are told in such a way that they direct the listener who calls in to visually follow the narrative as it happened.

The 4 main interfaces/data sources that people will interact with - news from http://daylife.com and http://groundreport.com and SMS/messaging capabilities from Twitter and Flurry mobs.CBC 'Pop Demand' allows users to specify keywords of social change that they want to keep track of. Users can submit these keywords, which are evaluated and added to the social channel taxonomy. Once the request for certain keywords exceeds a certain number, this keyword becomes an official channel. Some examples channels:* Crisis & Conflicts * Education * Energy * Social Sector Finance * Microfinance * Women's Rights * Cultural Rights * Child Rights * Human Trafficking * Poverty * Human Rights * Environment * Health * Community Improvement * Arts & Culture * Public & Social Benefit * Safety & Disaster * Employment Issues * Urban DevelopmentA user can subscribe to one or more channels over SMS. CBC continuously polls the news for these keywords, and notifies the subscribers of the respective channels over SMS or twitter with a summary of news of those keywords. CBC uses twitter to send and receive SMS. Twitter users can send a direct message to the daylife twitter user dlfe, to recommend keywords for subsciption (eg d dlfe tax 'microfinance'). The CBC system saves the keyword and adds it to the channel request list. News messages are also sent to the users as direct messages to their twitter user ids.

My Green Map will welcome people to a fresh green perspective of cities, towns and villages. In a familiar Google Map format, it will enable people of all ages to explore or share comprehensive citywide maps; theme maps, such as cycling routes & resources or social justice sites; mapmaking workshop outcomes and eco-tourism maps. Color-coded universal Green Map Icons will connect people instantly with sustainable living, nature, culture and social sites, helping them make better choices as they shop, dine, commute, work and play. The mapmaker's site description will be openly discussed, updated and translated by the public – they can add a green rating, an image or video and a personal change testimonial that provides evidence of the site's – and the map's – real impacts on community well-being and our common future. Alongside the maps, this will inspire more personal, policy and culture change. Because My Green Map's mashups will be linked to GreenMap.org's multilingual profiles, users will be able to delve into the motivations and methodologies behind this community-media movement, exploring how grassroots, professional and youth Green Mapmakers are empowered by our adaptable full-scale Green Mapmaking resources. These public interactions will expand local project networks, too. From a social change perspective, My Green Map offers tremendous hope to people of all backgrounds and communities everywhere.