I prepared this slide to give presentation for junior students who had formed a new community, that is, Acme Open Source Community.

1. Spandan Pradhan
Acme Engineering College
Acme Open Source Club
Founder of Meroudayapur.com
Founder of Aagaman Foundation
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2.  On 9th September 9, 2012 an event FOSS Ka Kura was
organized in Acme Engineering College.
 http://spandan.com.np/blog/foss-ka-kura-in-acme-engineering-col
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4.  Integrate
 Listen and Engage
 Build
 Activate
 Never bias
 Sportmanship
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5.  Everyone
 Experts
 Beginners
 Developers
 Non-developers
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6.  Increased ownership, support and responsibility
 More likelihood of, and sustainability
 More cost-effective way of learning
 Better response to community needs and concerns
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7.  More culturally appropriate strategies and messages
 Increased coverage and access to information and services
 Be seen, Be heard.
 Increased success (results and sustainability)
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8.  What is Community Mobilization?
 A capacity-building process through
which individuals, groups,
or organizations plan, carry out,
and evaluate activities
on a participatory and sustained basis to improve their
needs, either on their own initiative or stimulated by
others.
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9.  What are some of the challenges or difficulties in community
participation?
 So much to LEARN
So much to KNOW
TECHNOLOGY I care
PASSION my dare
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10.  Time and cost
 Differing priorities
 Members disagree
 Community volunteer motivation
 Community skills and capacity
 Selection of community participants may be biased
 Need to plan for sustainability from beginning
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11. FOSS Nepal OKFN Wikipedia Nepal Open DRI Nepal(OSM)
OASC IOSC KCC FOSS NOSK
NRICTS Biruwa Ventures GDG-Kathmandu Robotics Association
Nepal
StartUp Weekend Mozilla Nepal Karkhana Microsoft Student Partners
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12. • Email : spandanheartbeats@gmail.com
:spandanlovesu@hotmail.com
:info@spandan.com.np
• Website : www.spandan.com.np
:www.meroudayapur.com
• Blogs : www.technetnepal.net/blogs/spandanp
: www.spandan.com.np/blog
: spandanpradhan.wordpress.com
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