Project Title :

Wide Women’s Portal

PROPONENTS:

    1. Ching Bejeno

    2. Verwena Bibar

    3. Joma Masiglat

    4. Kikay Azurin

GOALS:

Long-Term:

  1. To be able to develop a network of gender activists; women’s organization and other like oriented groups using the development of a women’s internet portal.

Short Term:

  1. To initiate the development of web presence for women’s organizations by providing them with web development support and putting up the web portal.

  2. To be able to organize a consortium of women’s organizations that will provide the content for the portal and facilitate data and information transfer, networking and promotion of women’s organizations.

USER EXPERIENCE:

  1. Primary Audience

    2. NGO’s and PO’s who are into gender and development work.

  2. Mass Audience

Media, academe, LGU’s, religious groups/organizations

SCENARIO:

  1. Kababaihan, a Manila based NGO focusing on women organized a National Women’s Forum primarily to document and consolidate the efforts made by women organizations in the regional level and at the same time formulate a 3-year Action Plan to even more strengthen the initiatives in promoting gender and development. The participants, who were all representatives of women organizations in the provinces successfully came out with a very workable Action Plan. Trina, in-charge of the Women’s Desk of Kababaihan was tasked to monitor the progress of the efforts made in the regional level. With the absence of a systematic feedback mechanism, Trina had a difficult time tracking down and documenting the works done in promoting the cause of women in the countryside. With the development of a Women’s Portal, women’s organizations will be linked together, in terms of data sharing, networking and information facilitation. In this light, it will be easier for Trina to do her monitoring task.

    2. And in the long run, information technology will be maximized to support the growth and multiplication of women’s organization and women’s initiative in the country.

  2. Jane is a battered wife. She was advised by her colleagues to report the matter to the police. Jane refused knowing the capability of the PNP personnel in-charge of handling such cases. An office mate of Jane who happened to access the Wide Women’s Portal told Jane that the web site offers information that might help her in her plight. Jane decided to visit the site and there she discovered the presence of some NGOs and women’s organizations that she can turn to. With the help of www.wwp.org, Jane found a friend to lean on.

SITE CONTENT:

  1. About Us

  1. Events

  2. Statistical Data

  3. Entertainment

  1. Role of Women in various sector (discursive)

  1. Link to member NGO’s (represented by a Map)

  2. Chat (where they can meet, can also be an avenue for counseling session)

  3. Registration (for more NGO’s or individuals who want to contribute and be part of the portal)

  4. Photo Documentary

  1. Publications

 

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

GENERAL SITE FEATURES

Mahilaweb

NCRFW

Design

  • readable

  • logo relevant

  • dull, not attractive

  • User friendly (flashing, three dimensional

  • Colorful

  • Artistic

  • Has an attractive background

    • Navigation

    • Search Engine: not functional

    • Should be placed at the top or at the side so it can be easily seen

    • Too crowded

  • easy and fast to access

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    Content

    • About Us merely listing of NGO members and their addresses, other info not provided

    • Data : Extensive discussion but taken from a macro-perspective

    • Case Studies : well written, very specific and descriptive; written in investigative form

  • Issue based

  • Categories of information/topic are well organized

  • Focuses on presentation of facts and figures, no discourse