Click Rights

Click Rights

1. Basic Idea

   • To bring a privileged audience closer to a reality that they would not otherwise have confronted in their daily lives. To educate and inform through the documentation of situations otherwise unacknowledged to stir the conscience of those who are comfortable within their own realities to take action for change

2. Journey

   • Started as a contest-panel discussion-award ceremony (2007).
     • Training a handful of volunteers by experts for transforming their mindset using photography as a tool. Workshop-exposure visits-exhibition. (2008-2011: Fellowship Mode )
       • Public share images of CR violations using online platform-online and on ground exhibitions-submission of photographs and other relevant reports to duty bearers. (2011-2013: Campaign Mode)

3. The Hits

   • Hits: Participation by the public -clicking and uploading photographs
     • Popularity in the social media space (high rate of ‘likes’, ‘shares’ and number of volunteer queries reach its peak)
       • Contribution from eminent photographers
         • Media traction

4. Questions

   • How do we strengthen the advocacy focus of Click Rights
     • Having children as the subject…practical difficulties of taking consent (photographs taken while on the move…) and issues related to ethics

5. Click Rights Phase III

   • Basic Idea
     • Using photography to evaluate outcomes of a child related legislation, policy or programme.
       • BY
         • children (directly affected by the issue)
         • privileged citizens
         • eminent photographers
     • juxtapose images that depict an insider’s (children's version) and outsider’s (public) version
       • Citizens get a glimpse of the real issues at the ground level and are moved to take action (volunteer and/or donate)
     • Direct interface between citizens, children and duty bearers to discuss status (by sharing photos as evidence )
       • Round table where ‘Status of Children’ Photobook (photos taken by children, volunteers, eminent photographers) is released (can become an annual feature).
       • Discussions on how to bring about changes in policy and implementation.
   • Design
     • Expert/Advisory Panel
       • WHO
         • photographer, duty bearer, CRY, media
       • WHY
         • Credibility, positioning, get expert opinion and guidance
       • EXPECTED OUTCOME
         • Atleast 2-3 representative join the Click Rights Round Table
         • photographer panelist helps design and deliver training workshop for interns.
         • Panelsist serve on the advisory board for the Photobook
         • Join the ROUND TABLE
     • PHOTOVOICES
       • Click Rights - created from Mind Map

6. The Misses

   • Change in perspective
     • example:child labour being more stark and visible is still regarded as the key problem behind children not going to school…the fact that many children get into labour because schools are poor quality or not accessible we have not been successful in driving home
     • Focus on context setting and dialogue with participants
       • Engagement = Click and Upload as our focus became the number of people who upload photos.  
       • Insiders’ view
         • Childhood, barriers and enablers as seen through the eyes of the affected. Which not only lends more credibility, but also offers the opportunity to juxtapose reality as seen by some one affected directly and vice versa.