TAKING THAT AS YOUR PROJECT

How to solve a problem.

The 10 point Program.

Revive Bombay will be with you through all the steps of the process.
1. What is the problem
2. Revive Bombay meeting - Bring it up
3. Find members
4. Identify Team and Team Leader
5. Identify people with jurisdiction to solve your problem
6. Find your Advisor
7. Work with authorities and team to find ideal solution
8. What are the resources required to put solution in place
9. Revive Bombay meeting- Using the network to implement solution,resources etc
10.Solution! Now Patrolling and monitoring to ensure sustainability

1. Identify the problem and bring it up at the next Revive Bombay meeting.Revive Bombay can give you the voice and identity esp when you approach people, authorities, media etc. Make sure the problem is small enough to deal with and large enough to want to do something about it. If you take up something as general as poverty, or tree plantation, you might spend a few years on it. Instead identify something like poverty around your home, or
tree plantation on a certain road. THIS THEN BECOMES YOUR PROJECT. And you have taken it up as Your Project.

2. Identify others who would be passionate about solving this problem too.Eg Friends, relatives, neighbours, Revive Bombay members etc

3. Is there a solution to this problem/Can this be made better or improved further

4. Identify a team of 5-10 people who will work with you on reaching a solution. The team should be a mix of people who have time to devote, people who have the resources to reach your solution, and people who can think up the correct solution - taking into consideration all factors. Identify a Team Leader. This is not a person with most time, but someone who can coordinate all the efforts of the other members, give direction and when
needed, delegate responsibilities to the Team members. Usually the person who has started out the team.

5. Identify the people that can bring this solution to a reality. Revive Bombay and its members can help identify who would be the people to approach to solve your problem - be it BMC authorities, state government (secretaries of State, ministers, etc),police, railways, private firms etc. Usually if it has something to do with Bombay, it falls under the jurisdiction of the
BMC. Therefore approach your Ward officer. They can give you the guidance required, or tell you the problems associated with that issue. To know which ward you belong to, click on "WARD map/map of Bombay". You can then click on where you live to get the information of your Ward, your ward officer and their telephone numbers etc or call 1916.

6. Identify who you want as your Team Advisor is. The person you choose will become an Advisory Board and has to be approved by the organisation and must be agreeable to be associated with the project. The person should be able to
advise the Team Leader on the direction of the team. The person will remain as long as the team remains. Once the solution has been put in place, the team and the advisory board position cease to exist.

i) An adult who is genuinely interested in seeing your solution through
ii) A person who can further your cause because of their background,network and resources
iii) A person who can spare time to help you out with your solution.

7. Once you've identified and contacted the authorities responsible,understand why this problem has not been solved. Collate it with your solution and come to the final solution.

8. Meet with your team members and work out how do you now go about putting your solution into action. What are the resources required - permissions, money, publicity etc.

9. Bring up this information at the next Revive Bombay meeting, ie what is required now. As a group of individuals, we can use our network of members to get you the resources needed. Understand that whatever work you do should be done quietly. The lesser publicity given to the problem, the better. Publicise the final product. Not the unfinished one. You might alienate a
lot of government officials by doing that.

MOST IMPORTANT
10. Once the solution has been put in place, only HALF the work has been done. Now you must have your team members monitor that your solution sustains itself. For eg, if you plant trees, you should ensure that your trees arent' uprooted by others. If you clean up unwanted elements, you should ensure that they do not return. Patrolling and monitoring IS VITAL. Otherwise all the nine points are useless.
The idea is not to expand the organisation - but to bring about a civic responsibility that anyone who is serious and passionate about making a chance - can.

We are trying to educate people to fix these problems at the grass roots level. We know that this does not always happen. Therefore, we use the network of Revive Bombay to solve problems too. So if you think you have a problem that is too large to solve, drop us a line or come to our meetings and lets work out how we can solve your problem, using our experience and knowledge.

The city has become an angry young man. Tired of the way things are, we are ready to stand up against the problems and make a change. We want to bring back what was once a beautiful city. Because its our city

Mamhai/ Manbai/ Mayambu/ Mombaim/ Mombayn/ Mumbai/ Boa Baim/ Boa Vida/ Bom Bahai/ Bombaiim/ Bombayim/ Bombeye/ Boon Bay/ Bombay/ Bambai/ Mumbai. All of them.