Al Modmyeh is city locted south-west Dmscus, in Syri. It is fcing post-conflict sitution, fter yers of siege nd displcement of its inhbitnts. Now, the popultion is coming bck, s lso new incomers. Therefore, there is need for reconstruction, resettlement nd re-stbiliztion of citizen s life, even if still under n unstble scenrio. We re urbnism students in Grenoble, 2,913.788 km distnt from Al Modmyeh. We hve our professionl knowledge, nd the wish to cooperte. How could we help by distnce? WORKSHOP FOR SYRIA Urbn-plnning Institute of Grenoble // Sofi Robbe Bender, Puline Dums A SHORT TERM PROJECT A Collbortive Mp proposl Al Modmyeh, Syri
Syrin people hve their body, phone nd wifi connexion. Wht do we hve in common is the ccess to internet, mobile or computer to connect ourselves to the world, nd bsic knowledge to do tht. Bsed on these ssumptions, we re proposing tool to connect us nd provide some help from this prt of the world.
After nlyzing the current sitution, we understnd tht, t first, people must hve the provision of the bsic needs: pproprite shelter, food nd wter, nd helth. Therefore, considered s recovering phse fter n emergency context, there is the need for some immedite interventions, s lso long-term plns. Besides bsic needs, this popultion is lso in need of new opportunities nd ides to restrt nd to survive this uncommon sitution, thus, shring knowledge is importnt. Our objective, therefore, is to provide pltform tht people cn shre knowledge nd experiences, exchnge informtion, mnifest their needs, encourge prticiption, empower the community, nd connect to the world. The tool for doing tht is n online collbortive mp, which is bsed in six min principles: Consult, Inform, Collborte, Involve, Connect, Empower. The concept nd the use of this kind of prticiptive mp is spreding round the world, minly due to the possibility of users to edit the severl contents of the web site. This cn be seen s tool to empower citizens, wy to express themselves, nd to reclim their needs to the improvement of their lives in their communities nd cities. The ppliction of this tool in the context of Al Modmyeh pursuits to help locl popultion to hve ccess to their bsic needs nd to the shring of knowledge not only between them, but with nyone in the world. Our proposl is bsed on generl strtegies of recovering in post-conflict sitution, nd follows the min items ddressed shelter, food nd prticiption. This is trnsltion of these strtegies into prcticl ppliction nd immedite intervention. A collbortive mp is n online tool, consisted by web mp nd users content, which llows informtion shring nd feedbcks from stkeholders.
Therefore, we developed concepts for two mps: the Surviving Mp nd the Helping Mp. The first hs four min topics, which consist in the bsic needs of popultion - shelter/lnd, bsic services, popultion dt nd worth to known - nd it is bsed on the principles of Inform, Consult, nd Collborte. Ech topic hs its own subtopics. As n exmple, the shelter - dmged/destroyed subtopic enbles people to loclize buildings nd inform its grde of dmge. Also, with the popultion neighborhood subtopic, nyone cn locte itself on the mp nd shre bsic informtion such s ge nd min skills, which cn be used to collborte with community s ctivities. The second consists in mp to shre ctivities, needs nd knowledge, nd is bsed on Involve, Connect nd Empower principles. It is lso divided into four min topics - I wnt to help, I wnt to et, I wnt to lern, nd I wnt to sleep nd correspondent s subtopics. This mens tht someone cn describe n ctivity tht is going to tke plce, point wht is needed for tht, nd whoever is interested to prticipte mnifests yourself. Helping mp Surviving mp
The homepge of the website : The inhbitnt hs the choice between both collbortive mps. At ny moment, he cn find to sk questions, or meet him on site in cse of problem. There s possibility to shre informtions on twitter or fcebook. ةيمضعملا AL MUADAMYA ةيمضعمCOMMUNITY A COLLECTIVE MAP TO HELP YOU BEING SELF-SUFFICIENT AND POWERFUL AS A Helping mp Surviving mp
The homepge of the website : The inhbitnt hs the choice between both collbortive mps. At ny moment, he cn find to sk questions, or meet him on site in cse of problem. There s possibility to shre informtions on twitter or fcebook. TO HELP TO EAT TO LEARN TO SLEEP ةيمضعملاMAP HELPING
The homepge of the website : Ech section hs drop-down menu. For instnce, into the section I WANT TO HELP, people cn help to cook, build, tret, tech, spek or plnt. TO HELP TO EAT TO LEARN TO SLEEP ةيمضعملاMAP HELPING TO COOK TO BUILD TO TREAT TO TEACH TO SPEAK TO PLANT EMERGENCY
The importnt point here is to indicte the dy of the work, the hour nd the dress. The hs to explin the tsk nd how mny workers he needs. On the side, we could provide the people who suscribed, the mteril provision, nd cht for citizens. TO HELP TO EAT TO LEARN TO SLEEP ةيمضعملا AL MUADAMYA TO COOK TO BUILD TO TREAT TODAY, AT 2:00 PM ةيم rehbilittion of the windows // Mosque Al Modmyeh ةيمضعWORKERS WE NEED 10 People who suscribed TO TEACH TO SPEAK the dress Mterils provision Interntionl Building Orgnistion Chrity Orgnistion for Wter... CHAT for citizens TO PLANT EMERGENCY
The SURVIVING MAP : The sections re divided in 4. We focus on the min needs for popultion. Our gol is to crete coopertion, exchnges nd community spirit. SHELTERS BASIC SERVICES POPULATION WORTH TO KNOW NEIGHBORHOOD ةيمضعمل ةيمضعملاMAP SURVIVING
The first section : Shelters SHELTERS TENURE BASIC SERVICES POPULATION WORTH TO KNOW NEIGHBORHOOD ةيمضعمل ةيمضعملاMAP SURVIVING TEMPORARY DAMAGED DESTROYED EMPTY LAND
The second section : Bsic services SHELTERS BASIC SERVICES POPULATION WORTH TO KNOW NEIGHBORHOOD ةيمضعمل ةيمضعملFOOD ةيمضعملWATER ةيمضعملاMAP SURVIVING HEALTH ةيمضعمل SECURITY ةيمضعمENERGY SANITATION ةيمضعملWASTE EDUCATION GREEN AREAS PUBLIC SPACES
The third section : Popultion neighborhood SHELTERS BASIC SERVICES POPULATION NEIGHBORHOOD ةيمضعمل WORTH TO KNOW ةيمضعملاMAP SURVIVING ةيمضعمRAWDA AL ةيمضعمBHSAS AL AL BARAKEH AL ZAYTONY AL MADARES AL NAZEHEYN THE EASTERN
The forth section : Worth to know SHELTERS BASIC SERVICES POPULATION NEIGHBORHOOD ةيمضعمل WORTH TO KNOW CONFLICTS ةيمضعمALERT ةيمضعملاMAP SURVIVING ةيمضعAREAS RISKY ةيمضعمHELP ةيمضعمSPORT ةيمضCULTURE ةيمضعمWORKSHOP ةيمضعMEETINGS ةيمضAGRICULTURE
As n ppliction exmple, someone points tht is deling with debris in order to clen n re nd is lso selecting the ones which cn be reused. Thus, people in need of construction mterils hve n opportunity to find it. As result, there is debris clernce, less debris re sent to wste nd people hve free mteril from reuse to rebuild. Finlly, both mps lso llow people to discuss bout ech topic nd dd photos of the discussed loction. SHELTERS BASIC SERVICES POPULATION WORTH TO KNOW ةيمضعملاMAP SURVIVING TENURE TEMPORARY DAMAGED DESTROYED EMPTY LAND ةيمضعDAMAGED 44 % ةيمض housing PICTURES CHAT FOR CITIZENS
The min beneficiries re, clerly, the locl popultion, which will hve n opportunity to shre informtion, s lso sk for help/ support from outside their community. This cn be n dvice, n innovtive cooking receipt, knowledge such s how to plnt vegetbles, or even psychologicl support - s chnce to express their feelings nd fers. Furthermore, s secondry beneficiries, locl government, NGOs, interntionl nd humnitrin gencies cn use the mp s source of informtion, since it stores dt such s the conditions of buildings, where people wnt more green res, how mny need helth ssistnce, were do these people come from nd which re their skills. Even s n informl dtbse, it is further step to identify, to understnd nd to relize the popultions bsic needs nd demnds for more qulified life, nd therefore, to collborte with city plnning nd mngement. The exclusivity of this proposl is tht, unlike other socil medi nd online communiction chnnels, this web site is designed specificlly for exchnges nd collbortion, orgnized for esy ccess to informtion, through the division of discussion topics in different lyers. In order to implement this project, the prticiption of Al Modmyeh popultion is essentil. Furthermore, some s (locl nd interntionl) re necessry to orgnize nd coordinte the website. Finlly, everyone who is interested in help, or t lest better understnd the sitution of Syrin popultion, cn ccess the web site, prticipte on discussions nd give some support. To mke it possible, people must know bout it. Shring the mp on fcebook nd other socil medi is therefore first step public disclosure. Furthermore, interntionl nd id gencies cn spred the informtion when willing to support the ide. Of course, tht re risks for the opertion of this ide, such s the lck of internet ccess, no computer or mobile vilble, no energy to chrge btteries. In this cse, humnitrin id cn help to provide computers with ccess to internet. Web site ttcks by hckers nd people who re ginst this ide is lso risk, since this collbortive mp is tool to empower popultion, which cn be seen s chllenge to the control nd power of other leders. The identifiction of people s loction nd ctivities to be developed cn hve two sides: to help people to meet, but lso to be identified by the enemy. In n unstble sitution, this cn be security risk. Finlly, if there is no popultion involvement nd enggement, there is no web site! In generl, the proposed collbortive mp is tool to shre informtion nd opportunities online, s n immedite ction to contribute to survivl. It is lso wy to get the world to know more bout the current sitution nd to give chnce to nyone in ny prt of the world give some support to the ones in need in Al Modmyeh.