Digital Aircraft: Engaging CitizensA Game Changer For Development

What is Citizen Engagement Citizen engagement refers to the ways in

which citizens participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions for others or to help shape the community's future.

BE INOVATIVE

BE INVOLVED

Benefits of Citizen’s Engagement

Better decision making Builds Community Compliance with legislation Enhances democratic credibility Responsive Environment Speedier Development Sustainability Satisfying public demands More appreciate results

Principles of Community Engagement

Involve all sections of community Accept different agendas Agree rules and boundaries Avoid Jargons Be transparent Communicate Local ownership Flexibility Visualize Quality not Quantity Use facilitators

Project Area

Mughalpura is located along Shalimar link road, Lahore. Shalimar Town is one of the oldest towns in Lahore; Pakistan It is located on the Grand Trunk Road. Shalimar town is a semi-commercial area with all major banks located within the residential while vicinity. The south west part of the town is the rest is commercial and industrial

Major Problems Poor Street Condition

Lack of Street Furniture

Poor Waste Management

Lack of Parks

Methods Involved For Project Community Profiling

Art workshop

Briefing workshop

Community Profiling Community profiling involves building up a picture

of the nature, needs and resources of a community, with the active participation of that community.

These are the facts that will be observed while community profiling

Household livelihood analysis Informal Walks Semi Structured Interviews of Households

Art Workshop Art workshops allow local people to help design and construct

artworks to improve their environment. Art workshop is held among young people of the society for

solutions of the problem.

Playground Design Cleanliness Tree Plantation

Briefing Workshop

Briefing workshops are simple, easy-to-organize working sessions held to establish a project agenda or brief.

The main steps to be involved in the workshop: Individual brainstorm on Post-it notes or cards Categorizing in small groups sitting round a table or on the

floor Presenting the results Discussing implementation framework

Briefing Workshop

Project Proposals Implemented Street Plantation

Plants and small trees will be planted along the streets and main roads to ensure and cleaner and greener environment. One person one plant policy will be used to encourage community for the better environment.

Project Proposals Implemented Street Furniture Street Furniture including street lights, benches

at appropriate places, speed breakers, fences will be introduced. Street benches will be ensured so that elderly citizens could be able to sit in the evening and for the travelers to take rest.

Project Proposals Implemented Introduction of Dustbins Many people do not consider the consequences

of their actions, but when rubbish is thrown on the ground it can harm animals in the area. Thus introducing dustbins will ensure a neat and clean environment free from germs and diseases.

Project Proposals Implemented Awareness Campaign Different awareness campaigns will be run

through representatives, stake holders and students in order to eradicate any hurdles in the path. Different methods such as posters, brochures , newspaper supplement and award scheme will be used for the purpose.