NPDD/Baobáxia/ISOC Community Grants 2013
14 Project Summary
Please write a brief summary of your Project, indicating why the Project is important, whom will benefit, what need is being addressed, how your project is going to address it and how it relates to the Internet Society Strategic objectives.
Project Baobáxia deals with the idealization, development and implementation of a distributed architecture, focused on integrating local networks even in places where the internet link is unstable, slow and also unavailable. Based on experience gained by Rede Mocambos, that works on integrating around two hundred quilombolas and traditional communities in all brazilian regions through appropriation of technologies also to overcome the precariousness of internet access that become an indepement for an effective comunication between these communities and the world. The project starts on concept that we need to develope information and telecommunication technologies that really satisfy society's needings.
15 Project background and justification
State concisely what Community, networking or educational need is being addressed by your project.
16 Resource justification
Why are you (the applicant) the most capable Chapter or individual to address this need?
17 Key Individuals
Please list the name, location and responsibilities/roles of the Project team.
18 Objectives
Along with the goals outlined in the Project summary, detail the specific objectives of the project. Remember objectives should be S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-sensitive).
19 Method
Describe how you will achieve the Project objectives (strategy, methodology, scope and boundaries, evaluation…)
20 Technical requirements
Indicate any specific technologies the project is planning to adopt and why.
21 Risk Analysis/Project Constrains
List factors that could affect the project roll-out and detail the measures you will take to prevent/manage them.
22 Timeline of activities
Please provide a timeline of your Project activities. If you already have a timeline created in a separate file, you may upload it to the Documents area, with a note here for the Committee
23 Beneficiaries
List key stakeholder groups and individuals that will be interested in your Project outputs and/or will be affected by them.
24 Evaluation & Impact
Indicate how you will evaluate the success of the project. How will you know if the project has succeeded in meeting its S.M.A.R.T. goals?
25 Outputs & Dissemination Plan
State what the project will deliver and how the results/information will be shared with stakeholders and the community
26 Sustainability
Describe how the project will continue after ISOC’s funds are done. List the potential project results that might be taken forward, how will you find further financial support to make them sustainable in the long term.
28 Other Sources of Support
Please list all the individuals, organizations , or other Internet Society Chapters that are providing support to your project, in either the form of cash or in-kind donations.
