We are happy to announce the 20 shortlisted best ideas of the iVoice innovative idea competition selected by the independent panel of judges.
The 20 shortlisted competitors will participate in the final round of the competition on 20 and 21 September in Colombo. With the assistance of iVoice team, Sri Lanka Development Journalists' Forum (SDJF), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), UN Resident Coordinator of Sri Lanka and independent mentors, they will develop their concepts into formal project ideas. On 21 September, they will present their ideas to the judges more formally and the 10 finalists will be awarded. They will be offered Rs. 100,000 each to implement their projects. Mentoring and further assistance will be provided by SDJF and UNFPA.
Following is the shortlist with brief introduction to their idea, gender of the competitor and the district the competitor is representing.
Piyahasie Sangabo Dias (female / Colombo) | Compiling a book on grammar of sign language |
Chamal Malintha Gunasinghe (male / Kalutara) | Communicating socially important messages using LED panels in a remote town |
Dinithi Prathibha Kaluarachchi (female / Rathnapura) | Workshop on how mis-using Facebook can lead to exploitation of youth |
Damith Chandana (male / Kandy) | Producing a video to raise awareness on sexual harassement against women in public transport |
Chamali Priyatharshani (female / Hambanthota) | Study of the reasons for ethnic enmities in a pluralistic society through social media |
Sandali Nithma (female / Kalutara) | First step to be an inventor |
Rifak Ahmed (male / Galle) | Establishing household bio-gas unit using waste |
Sandaradura lakmee nilanka de silva (female / Matara) | Integrated education for children with special needs |
Sivalingam Vimalraj (male / Jaffna) | Producing an awareness video about why students drop out from school |
Nishan kumara (male / Galle) | Establishing a school library and awareness |
Nalinda priyanjith silva (male / Colombo) | Producing a mosquito trap for dengue control |
Nalaka Wehalla (male / Hambanthota) | Preventing accidents through participatory communication |
Arzath Areeff (male / Ampara) | Developing a mobile application for garbage collection |
Mohamed Arshad (male / Kegalle) | A poster campaign on drug usage |
Madhusha Pannigalagamage (female / Colombo) | Making the dreams of expatriate mothers about their families a reality |
Aminda Madumal Abeyshinghe (male / Galle) | Directing 350 future-teachers (present teacher-trainees) to work against violence in schools |
Jestin Peter (male / Nuwaraeliya) | Conduct seminars in specific schools for parents on psycological effects |
Lositha Dissanayake (male / Kandy) | Create a 'monkey cafe' in Denuwara |
Sujith Samarasingha (male / Kalutara) | Produce an awareness video to reduce number of young men involved in fatal motorcycle accidents |
Fathima Sakeena (female / Galle) | Support Sinhala teachers to teach Tamil language |
iVoice Idea Competition
iVoice is an online platform that encourages youth to discuss social issues and to drive innovative solutions. The platform features stories relating to social issues in Sri Lanka, which are submitted by iVoice contributors and the general public.
The objective of the iVoice Idea Competition is to encourage youth to play a participatory role in solving social issues. After reading a story featured on iVoice, youth can submit their ‘idea’ to help to address the social issue that is highlighted in the story. The ten best ideas will receive seed capital of Rs. 100,000/- each, and mentoring, to support in implementing their ideas.
The majority of articles featured on iVoice relate to a social issue. These stories have a ‘Submit Your Idea’ button at the end of the article, inviting youth to share their innovative ideas on how to address these social issues.
Submitted ideas must be innovative and unique. The ideas must also be practical and implementable by 31 December 2017.
The deadline for submitting an idea is 3 September 2017.
To submit an idea, the following details must be provided through the online form:
Note: Participants can submit any number of ideas; however, only one idea per article is permitted.
Ideas will be evaluated through a competitive process.
03 Sept 2017: Closing of submissions at 23:59 on 3 September 2017
06 Sept 2017: Shortlisting of 20 ideas
13 Sept 2017: Shortlisted applicants to present their ideas in further detail to the judging panel
21 Sept 2017: The ten winning ideas will be announced at the Award Ceremony at which Rs. 100,000/- seed capital will be granted to each of the winning applicants
Evaluation criteria includes creativity of the proposed idea to address the given social issue, and feasibility of implementation within the stipulated budget and timeframe.
The number of votes received per idea will not be a deciding factor.
The judging panel’s decision will be final.
iVoice Idea Competition
iVoice is an online platform that encourages youth to discuss social issues and to drive innovative solutions. The platform features stories relating to social issues in Sri Lanka, which are submitted by iVoice contributors and the general public.
The objective of the iVoice Idea Competition is to encourage youth to play a participatory role in solving social issues. After reading a story featured on iVoice, youth can submit their ‘idea’ to help to address the social issue that is highlighted in the story. The ten best ideas will receive seed capital of Rs. 100,000/- each, and mentoring, to support in implementing their ideas.
The majority of articles featured on iVoice relate to a social issue. These stories have a ‘Submit Your Idea’ button at the end of the article, inviting youth to share their innovative ideas on how to address these social issues.
Submitted ideas must be innovative and unique. The ideas must also be practical and implementable by 31 December 2017.
The deadline for submitting an idea is 3 September 2017.
To submit an idea, the following details must be provided through the online form:
Note: Participants can submit any number of ideas; however, only one idea per article is permitted.
Ideas will be evaluated through a competitive process.
03 Sept 2017: Closing of submissions at 23:59 on 3 September 2017
06 Sept 2017: Shortlisting of 20 ideas
13 Sept 2017: Shortlisted applicants to present their ideas in further detail to the judging panel
21 Sept 2017: The ten winning ideas will be announced at the Award Ceremony at which Rs. 100,000/- seed capital will be granted to each of the winning applicants
Evaluation criteria includes creativity of the proposed idea to address the given social issue, and feasibility of implementation within the stipulated budget and timeframe.
The number of votes received per idea will not be a deciding factor.
The judging panel’s decision will be final.
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