MUSHIN MAKE-OVER
PROJECT DOCUMENTATION
This seeks to answer the following core questions:
• What are we doing?
CONCEPT OVERVIEW:
The Area Makeover is a 1-DAY community development face-lift program which will bring about the physical beautification of selected areas of cities by the efforts of up to 5,000 volunteers from within and outside the community.
This specifically involves painting of buildings and roadside curbs along the most noticeable and eye-catching parts of the selected streets in an area over a duration of 8 hours NON-STOP.
ABOUT MUSHIN MAKEOVER:
With the Mushin Makeover project, our mission is to mobilize the donation of painting materials and buckets of paint (in many beautiful and bright colors) as well as raise 5,000 volunteers across Lagos state, all over Nigeria and even beyond, who will dedicate their time and energy towards the goal of beautifying as many streets as possible in the Mushin local government area IN JUST 1-DAY.
The driving objective of this project is to get people to believe that they can make a positive change to their environment, particularly in M.U.S.H.I.N, which, as far as we are concerned, is the place for “Making Unique Stars and Heroes In Nigeria” (MUSHIN) and ultimately raising a Generation that is Empowered, Motivated and Stirred To Operate with Natural Excellence. (GEMSTONE). A generation with the capacity to build Nigeria into the most desirable nation to live in by December 31, 2025.
• How are we going to do it?
IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURE: (Our Strategic Intent). The methodology for the execution process involves the following:
Our Strategic Intent
In a bid to successfully facilitate this community initiative, we have identified 10 Ms,
1. Manpower: To effectively facilitate a successful event, we have identified the following teams as key manpower on this project:
i. CORE PLANNING AND DESIGN
ii. SECURITY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
iii. STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION
iv. MOBILIZATION AND REGISTRATION OF VOLUNTEERS
v. LOGISTICS AND CORDINATION (SOUND, MOVEMENT, PARKING, SET-UPS)
vi. PARTNERSHIP AND SPONSORSHIP DRIVE
vii. COLLECTION AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
viii. MEDIA COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICITY
ix. DUE DILIGENCE, AUDIT AND CONTROL
x. TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ADVISORY
We will seek team membership from the volunteer force. To further mobilize more people, we will also liaise with groups, youth organizations, churches and mosques around and within the environment where the makeover project is taking place.
2. Media: We will seek various media partnership to publicize this project ahead and be available to cover every aspect of it, as well as broadcast it after the event. This will showcase the enormous powers of our volunteer force in changing our society. Proposed stakeholders under media publicity are:
i. Silver bird TV
ii. BBC
iii. CNN
iv. Eko FM
v. New Naija club blog site
vi. RISE network
vii. ACES,
viii. Guardian
ix. This Day
x. Vanguard
xi. Punch
xii. DSTV
xiii. And other voices for change in Lagos
3. Medical: Every medical corper serving within Mushin Local government will be invited to render medical and first aid services. Other Para-medical agencies to be invited for first aid and medical services at the venue of the area makeover include: Red cross, Lagoon & Hygeia, Mediplan services, etc
4. Money: donors will be sought from private to corporate personnel, including organizations to augment the huge costs involved in the project, and most importantly in the provision of the branded event items designed to be given out to all volunteers.
5. Movement: a joint force of LASTMA, Mushin youth organizations and young men living within Mushin, including volunteers will assist to control traffic around Mushin environment. We will seek the cooperation of BRT to provide transport for people from different locations. We will schedule terminals for mass gathering and bus pickups by 7.30 am from anywhere in Lagos to Mushin, while adequate car parking will also be arranged.
6. Management: At every street, we will appoint a street captain who will act as a liaison for the project. The street captains have the responsibilities of determining how many people they require for their teams and also mobilizing youth in their street for this project.
7. Maintenance: we will place huge waste bins at every corner of Mushin to provide for adequate disposal of public wastes around Mushin, long after the program. Through the assistance of LAWMA, every debris gathered in the course of this painting and beautification project will be properly packed for onward disposal.
8. Meal: we will seek partnership with food vendors like Tantalizers, Sweet Sensation, Chicken Republic, Finicky, TFC, Chicken Republic and suppliers of canned drinks like the Nigeria Bottling Company, Seven-Up Bottling Company, DANSA fruit juice, to provide snacks and drinks respectively for every volunteer on the project.
9. Music & Entertainment: there will be musical sounds played by different DJs stationed on every street being painted. As a mark of celebration of this unique event, a Mushin Makeover Mini Change-Summit and CARNIVAL will hold at a central location within Mushin, right after the whole painting exercise. This is proposed to feature notable musicians in Lagos like Tu-Face Idibia, Pasuma, Wande Coal, and other Hip Hop stars. We would also invite some star Movie actors & actresses to grace the occasion.
10. Message: the fundamental message we hope to send to the world with this project is simply: “We Can Make a Difference”; “We are the Government and we can make a change”.
11. Materials: Donation will also be sought from producers of paints like Berger paints, Duluz, DN Meyer plc, etc for the supply of different colours of paints needed.
12. Methodology: this involves our strategy.
a. We will conduct a pre-event area assessment to ascertain areas to be painted as well as liaise with relevant stakeholders at those zones
b. We will secure the endorsement of the local government in question, state governor and the ministry of the environment.
c. We will design a model of the post make over outlook for key media publicity and to enhance public buy in,
d. We will set up a platform (online & offline) where volunteers can sign-up to participate at different levels (painters, traffic control, etc)
e. We will secure partnerships on Publicity and media (Eko FM, Silverbird, LTV, NTA). We will produce banners and also make project customised car stickers and wrist bands for only participating volunteers after the event.
f. We will communicate the various colour options for the makeover project to the concerned house owners or tenants. E.g. yellow, orange, pink, magenta (strictly light energetic colours) with white for all windows and door frames. We will engage different service providers from paints to Waste bins, mobile toilets, Milo, drinks, water, etc.
g. We will engage street captains made up of people living within the locality to further mobilize their youth and act as local liaisons
h. We will communicate to every necessary quarter about the project and seek corporation of every concerned stakeholder to ensure a hitch-free program starting from our pre-event activities up to the post-event phases.
i. We will plan and manage the proceeding for the make-over project
j. We will report project success and set up sustainability follow up plans
• Why are we doing it?
To mobilize the community volunteers resources in a bid towards building out society.
• When are we going to do it?
On the 12th of December, 2009, a volunteer force of about 5, 000 people living from within and outside Lagos and even abroad, will converge in Mushin to implement the Mushin Area Makeover.
• Who is going to do it?
Visible Impact, as Project Coordinator, in conjunction with other project teams and stakeholders including:
Mushin local government
Ministry of Environment Lagos
Office of the governor
Office of the first lady of Lagos
Religious bodies within Mushin environ (churches and Mosques)
LASTMA
LAWMA (with trucks to evacuate all wastes packed up)
Painters Association in Mushin (who will bring their professional experience to bear in the area of estimation of the number of paints needed, providing guidance and direction to other volunteers on how to go about actual painting and also doing real painting on that day.
Police - to ensure safety of lives.
Ambulance services and first Aid organizations
All NYSC corpers serving under Mushin local government
• Where are we going to be doing it?
Pilot maiden edition of the project has been scheduled to kick off within MUSHIN AREA of Lagos.
The underlisted streets have been selected for the project:
1. AGEGE MOTOR ROAD (From Cappa to Mosalasi)
2. OLATEJU ROAD (From Vono to Ogunmokun Rd)
3. OLANIBI/OJEKUNLE (From Daliko Market to Ladipo Junction)
4. LADIPO ROAD (Agege Motor Rd to Oshodi Apapa Expressway bridge)
5. ISOLO ROAD (From Agege Motor Rd to Daliko Market)
6. PALM AVENUE/FAFOLU (From Isolo Rd to Ageg Motor Road Junction)
7. OGUNMOKUN ROAD (From Ojunrin to Agege Motor Road)
Thank you!
