tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46299974138554490772024-02-07T10:24:36.379-08:00Dhi Youth MovementDhi Youth Movementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365153027743107115noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629997413855449077.post-15843215755319535152013-08-12T04:56:00.001-07:002013-08-12T04:58:36.609-07:00DYMag May 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Welcome to DYM's very first issue of DYMag, our effort to give a new platform to all young creative talent from Maldives!</div>
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<b>In the Cover: </b>An interview with the founders of Dhi Youth Movement, Nawaf, Rish and Shaha and a personal interview of each. Personally, I loved reading about Nawaf and Rish and their life and giving my own interview was super fun!</div>
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<b>Inside:</b> Nafiz writes about Maldivians losing their creative talent which is such an interesting read with several borrowed concepts from neighboring countries. Shiyaz talks about patriotism in the light of recent events and makes us wonder how truly patriotic we are. Abo's review of prestige makes me want to watch the movie and Dholhas writes a brilliant piece about the literary horror that is Twilight which is such a better love story than Twilight itself. Muru's story Death Note ends on a very tragic note which makes me want to read the next part right now and Lathy talks about a topic close to our hearts, friendship. </div>
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<b>More Inside:</b> Voting is such an important topic, especially now and Aryj hits the right nerves with her article about it. Girl in Toque's recipes makes my mouth water as I write this and I'm so making that Eclairs cake she wrote about. Abo again writes about music, this time Dana's album Born to Die which is such a great album to listen to. Next comes an article that I love so much, written by your truly about life list - one of my all time loves. Sifr and his journey of pursuing desires takes us to far off lands and makes our hearts flutter and the last article is from Shaam-pots who writes about a topic so near and dear to my heart - self love!</div>
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All in all, it's a wonderful issue and I am so proud of DYM and our small team of just three people (Nawuff, Sifr and I) who made this issue happen! A major thanks to all our contributors and especially our beloved readers. Hope to see you soon with more issues of DYMag. </div>
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Shahahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13945014881229385077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629997413855449077.post-86383527906112573672013-03-31T05:43:00.000-07:002013-03-31T05:43:17.216-07:00DYM Project #15 - DYM's Simon Says : Earth HourtestDhi Youth Movementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365153027743107115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629997413855449077.post-28015540092028702682013-03-31T05:38:00.000-07:002013-04-08T05:34:30.080-07:00DYM Project #14 - Random Acts of Kindness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Since we are such nice people and also because we have lately been very inspired by the acts of kindness going around the world, we decided to do a Maldivian version of it. This idea was mostly mine (seriously. -.-) and I was going to do it for my birthday, but then we decided this is the perfect time for it.</div>
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So, the core group (Nawaf, Shaam, Hoodh, Rish, Zubair, Nattu and I) decided on a big list of 33 activities (based on the date 3-1-2013) but then due to budget constraints and the small-ness of our team, we decided on 17 simple but very happy and nice things. After a gazillion meetings deciding on every little detail, lots of printing and going over logistics, we managed to do it. Here’s the big list.</div>
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1. Donated blood to Thalassemia Centre.</div>
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Shaam, Nawaf, Zubair and Hoodh were carrying out this meticulous and yet rewarding task (which as the first is such a wonderful thing) while I was being busy at office. They said it felt really good and that there were no casualties (except for Nawaf whom I heard was being all Nawaf-ish about it) and that it was meaningful and all that.</div>
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On Friday morning, we woke up extremely early and after doing some other ARK’s, we headed to Helipad Area (joined by Azaan and Aru) and Zubair started to draw the Cyanide and Happiness inspired comic-message which he had thought of before. We helped by colouring in and this took a lot longer than we expected. After around three hours of burning in the sun and a dozen water bottles later, we were more than happy with how it turned out. The best thing is that it stayed for around three to four days, later to be destroyed by rain. I was very happy about it because I thought someone would destroy it. I guess my faith in Maldivians were restored by 2%.</div>
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I made the hearts that said “You are a wonderful person, don’t let anyone else tell you different!” and printed them on red paper. The guys and I went around in bikes and left them on random cars that we saw. We hope it brightened someone’s day!</div>
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We bought a bunch of balloons (thanks to Izu and Aru who paid for them and wouldn’t let us pay!) and then tied strings to them and we headed out to beach at the evening and gave them to little kids. The smiles on their faces were the most charming. We even played a few pranks on Nawaf which was also a lot of fun.</div>
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Nattu, Shaam and I went around and picked three people at random and gave them the vouchers. This one girl and one guy was quite surprised and happy, while another girl was not too excited but we hope they went and had fun with their friend.</div>
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This was so so much fun. Izu, Althaf, Iyad and I were on one bus where the conductor was really nice and let us pay the fair without asking too many questions. We met this very nice lady who was a teacher and she was very touched with it. I saw her on the bus the other day and she remembered me which shows that when you do a selfless act for a stranger, they will mostly remember it.</div>
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We were enroute to IGMH on the bus and still had some money left so we headed to the Villigili Ferry terminal and bought tickets to give to people. One lady was rather paranoid and kept saying that one would never give free things without expecting something. I’m glad we proved her wrong. I being the Dory I am, forgot to video this, so Iyad was nice enough to buy some more tickets so we could video it. Thanks!</div>
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12. Gave apples to nurses at IGMH as appreciation for the work they do</div>
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This took a lot of courage because I am afraid of hospitals but being in the big cheer group made me feel good and while some nurses were again, rather “Maldivian” (I don’t know how else to describe this) about it, but overall we had a good time.</div>
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After all that, it was almost dark so we headed home and later that night met up at Symphony Solo to talk about the events. There were two couples, so we voted on which couple to give the dessert to and we chose Sizzling Chocolate Affair (which is our favourite dessert) and the waiters were really nice there as usual. The couple was rather surprised. The biggest surprise was the sweet message they left on our Facebook page, again showing that no kind act goes unnoticed.</div>
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DYM was sort of born in Symphony Solo and it is our usual hang out place (for obvious reasons) and so we decided to show them just how much we love them by giving a big tip.</div>
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Zubair and Rish sent reloads to random 10 numbers and from what I hear there were lots of questions.</div>
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So overall, it was so overwhelming in a good way and by the end we just felt awesome. I’d like to thank our team - Nawaf, Rish, Siyah, Iyya, Zubair, Shaam, Nattu and Hoodh - for organizing this whole thing detail by detail and for carrying it out despite minor setbacks. I’d also like to thank all the awesome volunteers - Izu, Iyad, Nasif, Althaf, Azaan and Aru - without whom we wouldn’t have pulled it off. You guys rock!</div>
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DYM #12 - Random Acts of Kindness</div>
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It all started with the patriots inside all of us- we just had to do something for that day. For the day that our nation celebrated it’s –the independence day. For the day that we walked around on our soil, spoke our language and breathed in the air. For that one day we celebrated, the entire nation as a whole, its independence day. The one day we all left aside all our differences and became one.</div>
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The biggest challenge was to find a place to hold our event. With a short notice of 2 days, the Male’ City council wasn’t able to help us out with Raalhugan’du or the beach or any popular grounds. We were then told that we could get the Fishermen’s park. With much concerns about the lighting of the location, we still decided that we could pull it off- again, typical DYM-ers, we never give up until the last minute.</div>
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When we showed up at the place, it was decorated with flags and with the dim lighting; it was the perfect setting for a gig like that. We had to finish up earlier than expected because the cops started blocking the road in preparation for the Official Ceremony held by the government in celebration of the Independence Day.</div>
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Unlike the typical fund raisers, this event was so different in so many ways. The recovering addicts, who were also members of SWAD took the event into their own hands with the guidance of DYM members.</div>
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After a very successful first ‘Democracy Evening’ event (if you didn’t attend, you missed out on a lot) we took a few days to take a deep breath and relax, and bask in the glory of our success!</div>
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A few days into the planning of the event, Maldivian Democracy Network expressed interest in joining our efforts, and offered to lend us their office space and their resources for the event (thanks, guys!). We decided to officially let them join our group of five NGOs working on this event, making it a group of six NGOs (Dhi Youth Movement, Transparency Maldives, Maldivian Democracy Network, Madulu, Revive and Strength of Society). </div>
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We, and our very generous supporter Jaadullah Jameel, began brainstorming on ideas for the next Democracy Evening. After much deliberation, we decided that ‘An Individual’s Role in A Viable Democracy’ would be the ideal topic of discussion for our event, and decided to hold the event on 7th July 2012.</div>
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We began talking about our event on social media (facebook.com/ADemocracyEvening) 3 days before hand, and managed to get people talking on the topic at hand. We posted a few sketches relating to the topic, to get the dialogue going and get an interest generated on the topic. Finally, it was the 7th of July, and we were excited beyond wits. We set up the training hall, and awaited with much excitement for the crowd to come by.</div>
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But only a few showed up. Being the organizers, we all felt a bit disheartened at this point. We even thought we should cancel the event. While we were contemplating on it, the power went out from the whole building and made us sink into even deeper despair. We sat in the dark for a few good minutes, when we all started chatting about the current debate which was ongoing, about the Death Penalty. The few people who turned up, sat around in a group, and started talking about it. Strong arguments were placed on both sides, and it turned into a very productive and enlightening discussion. We barely noticed when the power came back on, and by that time, our spirits had been lifted, and we decided to proceed with our event!</div>
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We played a few videos on Individual Responsibilities taken from CNN heroes (which is awe-inspiring, and never fails to strike a chord in our hearts). Half of us were teary by the end of it, and I personally, had a hard time talking. We asked the audience a few questions; why did these people in the videos do the things they did? Were they forced to? They did it because they took it as their own responsibility to heal what is broken in this world, and make it better. With that, we began group discussions on various areas where individuals can make a difference, including domestic violence, drug abuse, poverty and more. We even talked of how ordinary citizens can bring change by lobbying to their parliamentarians to make better choices, and to make them accountable.</div>
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It was unfortunate that we didn’t get the audience that we had hoped for… but you know what? The few people, who had turned up, told us that our efforts to inspire them had not gone to waste. They left the room inspired and willing to make a change in some small way, and to contribute to society, and bring about a viable democracy in this country through their individual responsibilities.</div>
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As usual I was running late. By the time I got to HRCM (Human Rights Commission of the Maldives) meeting hall it was way past the time Nawaf messaged me. Just to make sure I wasn't about to enter into a room full of people very disapproving of my tardiness I called Nawaf one last time to check whether it was okay to join up so late. The familiar voice warmly instructed me to enter and so after a moment of consideration I did. My first thought was one of cautious curiosity. What the devil was going on here? What I saw before me was nothing like any meeting I have been to. People were discussing serious topics with much vigor and gusto all over the place. It was much like a crowd of people all talking at the same time. Even through the gargle of noise of people talking over each other I heard coherence; ideas being expressed and thoughts being inked.</div>
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Dhi Youth Movementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365153027743107115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629997413855449077.post-84759700926168512842013-03-31T05:23:00.001-07:002013-03-31T05:23:15.922-07:00DYM Project #4 - DYM Flash Mob on WEDWe were sitting inside the comfort of Symphony Solo (shout out to them!), discussing and planning our future projects. To be honest, I don’t know how we arrived at the idea to have our own flash mob. We’re a rather spontaneous and creative bunch… (yes, we can’t help it) I couldn’t help but feel a rush of excitement at the idea of a flash mob, let alone organize one! We were rather quick on agreeing on a date for the event; the coming Tuesday (5th June 2012) was the World Environment Day,and the government had conveniently planned on a ban of all land vehicles on that day from 3 pm to 10 pm.<br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42039773-600837_3258324782462_1306320851_n.jpg" />Rish, Nawaf, Shaam and Loona, a weird pose filled with enthusiasm and determination :P<br /><br />It meant that the roads, streets and the whole of Male’ was open for us! (cue; evil laugh! *nyahaha!*) We decided that Raalhugandu would be the ideal location for the event, considering people of all ages visit the place, especially on a day with a vehicle ban.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040153-283760_3258323782437_882597497_n.jpg" />Shaam and Nattu posing for a photo<br /><br />Next, was the choice of song for the flash mob. I have to admit that had us stumped for a while. We were rifling through our playlists when (the very awesome) Shaha suggested, ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough!’, and it just clicked with the rest of us. It was catchy, it was relevant and it was the perfect song!<br /><br />Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough<br /><br />For the rest of the meeting, we sat there scratching our heads to figure out where we can conduct our practice sessions. The Youth Center seminar room was an idea and we decided we will follow up on that the next day….<br /><br />Unfortunately, the Youth Center was booked full to its brim, and had no ideal openings for us. We called anyone and everyone who might have any place we can practice at; we were desperate. And then, like an angel from the heavens, Loona says her grandmothers place (bless her) is available; the terrace is big enough to accommodate an energetic crowd, she says.<br /><br />And so we began letting people know about the event and finally made a list of people who can turn up for practice. I was bursting at the seams with excitement at this point. We let the prospective participants know about the venue, and waited with bated breath for them to turn up for the very first practice session…<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040166-550610_3258330142596_519141166_n.jpg" />Ninni and her twin brother Ammu were the youngest participants of the flash mob. Kudos to them for the wonderful job<br /><br />…but only a few turned up. We called some of them, and they had decided to bail out. We called a few more people and most were hesitant or plain busy to attend. Though our numbers were disappointing, we decided to move on, only to notice the terrace was drenched with water (darn you, monsoon season!). We brought up mops and mopped the place up a bit to avoid possible slipping and neck-breaking. A bit of rain wasn’t going to wash away our spirits!<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040260-197785_3258312662159_930154936_n.jpg" /> <img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42039771-599428_3258313702185_1807255068_n.jpg" />Loona and Shaam busy mopping the place; nobody wanted a broken neck or back!<br /><br />Amidst a lot of fun, laughs and an unfortunate crying incident, we figured out all of the choreography for the song throughout the week, and it looked awesome! I should confess that I practiced even in the shower at home. It was like I was carrying this great secret with me, that only few people knew of, and it made me feel all good and gooey inside.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42039759-282972_3258318182297_291083799_n.jpg" />Yes, thats the sound system we used for the practice!<br /><br />Tuesday came, and we found out that the vehicle ban has been moved to Friday (8th June 2012), which meant we had extra 3 days to perfect our flash mob. We also started thinking of how we’ll get a sound system over to Raalhugandu.<br /><br />It needed to be inconspicuous, portable and loud. We couldn’t figure out how that would be possible. The sad, small speakers we used at our practices were nowhere near sufficient (as so proven by our very short sound check at the Raalhugandu). And so, we decided on a UPS which can carry enough power for the 2:30 minute-long song. I managed to find an ancient-looking UPS from my brother to use for the event and decided to take my sub-woofer system to the event. We then started working on a banner to showcase DYM. We bought some bristleboards, some colored A4 sheets and worked our magic on it.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42039761-403410_3258351383127_1670850814_n.jpg" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040157-285654_3258350743111_1944457184_n.jpg" />Making the Banner and later posing with it<br /><br />The day of the event eventually was upon us, and I was actually sick to my stomach with excitement. We made a final sound check at Raalhugandu in the afternoon (the sound was perfect), and asked everyone to meet up at Artificial Beach at 4:00 PM. I had stuffed my speaker system in a humungous back pack and carried it there. We discussed our moves one last time, and headed towards Raalhugandu. But then, we noticed the crowd was huge at the Artificial beach by then. We quickly decided to switch the venue to Artificial Beach and so we did. Everyone took positions in random spots in the area, as we had planned.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42039765-556775_3258368823563_1759954429_n.jpg" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040179-600949_3258353183172_1550481802_n.jpg" />We gathered up an hour earlier at Artificial beach and went to Alimas Ufaa Stage for a final time<br /><br />I got one of my friends to videotape the event, and the very adorable Iyya did as well. We set up at the foot of the stage, and we were good to go at my signal. But then, I noticed the speakers had a glitch. The sound wasn’t clear at all! I could honestly say that my heart was pounding in my chest. But then, with a stroke of luck, we somehow managed to get the sound system working fine, and we hurriedly proceeded!<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040176-560057_3258371143621_981908476_n.jpg" />Afa and Nattu posing near the Raalhugandu area<br /><br />Standing amidst the crowd, I signaled for them to turn on the music. I could feel the eyes of the people around me as I began dancing, and people stared all around us in wonder. Someone in the audience yelled ‘You kids dance well… keep on going!’ The rest of the gang joined in, one by one, and we finished with a bang! We scarpered right away as if nothing happened, and I went on to collect the speakers and we met up near Jalapeno to discuss how the event went.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42039755-250725_3258384703960_513614596_n.jpg" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42039767-577721_3258411024618_1714804626_n.jpg" />Flash mob at the Helipad Area<br /><br />We decided we will do another one at the Raalhugandu, as initially planned. And we walked towards the place in utter determination. There was a huge crowd there as well, and we quickly set up and got started! With the wind in our hair and the sound of waves crashing right behind us, we started dancing. People cheered and clapped; A few applauded one of us rolled out the banner onto the ground after the dance, and we left the scene like nothing happened.<br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040147-252601_3258354663209_604704514_n.jpg" /> <img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040163-544684_3258356463254_1498536246_n.jpg" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040160-303690_3258367743536_563820396_n.jpg" /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Democracy%20House/Downloads/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/mnt/space-7817954-dhiyouth-f59f64960c0cc9cb2aa6f6f0d7256fb7/image/2012/06/42040164-544761_3258359783337_1281076570_n.jpg" />Some of the Flash Mobbers :P<br /><br />To be honest, the event could have turned out a lot better than it did; we had hoped the audience would be more receptive to us. Perhaps the Maldivian society needs to see more flash mobs to know how to react to it? *noted* But it didn’t matter… we did it. It was challenging, yet we did it. And we’ll do it again… bigger, and better. Because there ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough and no river wide enough to keep us from achieving what we want! Not to mention, we’ve got the rhythm, baby!<br /><br />DYM Project #4 - DYM Flash Mob on WED<br /><br />~Shaam~<br /><br />P.S will upload more and better pictures as we get them and also the Video as soon as the final editing is done.Dhi Youth Movementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365153027743107115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629997413855449077.post-69064768465667142662013-03-27T08:51:00.003-07:002013-03-27T08:52:50.994-07:00DYM Project #3 - DYM Connect the DOTS<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And I’m calling it the night of DOTS. After a long 4 days of unsuccessful meetings for brainstorming, we finally settled that we’ll make a foam circle and fill it with various quotes, slogans, puns, etc. Our idea was to make a dot that was like us: fresh, funny and creative.</span></div>
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As much fun as it was (not sarcastically) shopping for markers and the foam board with the most limited budget ever, the entire graffit-ying up the dot was very adventurous. We brainstormed and googled stuff to put on the dot. We thought of parts of lyrics, speeches by great presidents, and not so great presidents (if you know what I mean).</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyway, we managed to finish it by midnight. Next was the question of how we should take the picture with the dot. We came up with several ideas, some of which ironically involved trashing a beach to take a picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We got together the following day, travelled in a van all around Male’ (which, I have to agree was pretty fun) and finally decided that we’ll get some surfers at Raalhugan’du to hold the dots while submerged in water. It really sounded cool in our heads but when we finally got there, we saw that it was next to impossible. We got them to be submerged in the water, and hold the dot over their heads; but somehow the plan wasn’t all that fool proof.</span></div>
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The worst had happened: When they held it, they drenched the foam board, got the tape to lose its glue, the wind ripped the board into two, and they surfed away leaving the board, etc. Our photographer was running late, and we needed to figure out something, and fast. That was when we saw it: the view. The view of the surfers, the waves crashing to all different directions, the sun was just about to set: it was just simply beautiful and it was all we have got to offer. The scenery screamed out SAVE US. It begged people to not take it away from us. This was all we had, and- (insert tears)<br />
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And they lived happily ever after. No wait, that is the ending to a different story.</div>
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DOTS is a part of 350.org's Connect The Dots Projects.</div>
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<i>DYM Project #3 - DYM Connect the DOTS</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">11th of April will be remembered my most people for the Earthquake and the Tsunami watch which followed, but for the DYM members it was the beggining of something new, somethin hopefully big. The first meeting of DYM took place of the 11th of April 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">7 disparate people, Nawaf, Mujahidh, Rishtha, Haisham, Siyah, Nashytha and Naail, met at Artificial beach to discuss the project for the Dhivehi Language day celebrated on the 14th of April every year. And thus it was decided to make a big Dhivehi Scrabble board and play it at Arificial beach. With just 2 days to do the work everyone knew it would be tough but nobody was pessimistic. All of the planning was done on the 11th and the implementation was put into effect from then.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The actual work started on the night on the 12th. Getting over 300 sheets of papers printed and photocopied took a lot more time than expected, and the work started at 8 pm. First day of work came to an end at 1 AM the next day, and a lot of work was pending by then.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The second day started at 3 PM in the evening and work continued non stop till 3 30 AM the next day. Only a few people volunteered to work and so the work, although being done very fast took a lot of time to complete. Cutting the initial sheets, coloring them, sticking them on hard paper and cutting again, putting borders was both very hard and time consuming. And as the work continued, more work needed to be done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After barely any sleep work started early the next morning, and the 11 feet by 11 feet board had to be made, making and paiting it turned out to be more difficult than expected, and on top of that it started raining after months of drought! Luckily the rain stopped early and the ground dried before 5 PM which was the time the project was put into place.</span></div>
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Dhi Youth Movementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365153027743107115noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629997413855449077.post-21292980223306663932013-03-27T08:22:00.001-07:002013-03-31T05:28:35.518-07:00DYM Project #1 - Earth Hour Flash Freeze<span class="fbProfileBylineFragment"><span class="fbProfileBylineLabel"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/DhiYouthMovement/timeline/story?ut=32&wstart=1330588800&wend=1333263599&hash=262101650578220&pagefilter=3&ustart=1">DYM #1 - Earth Hour Flash Freeze</a></span></span>Dhi Youth Movementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365153027743107115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4629997413855449077.post-8338160683019231482013-03-27T07:09:00.001-07:002013-04-08T04:53:35.683-07:00Dhi Youth Movement<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Vision</h4>
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Youth for Youth, to Empower and to Lead.</div>
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To provide the Youth with a platform where they can interact, pursue their interests, become empowered and voice their opinions.</div>
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<b>About us</b></div>
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Youth Movement is made up of a group of Youth with different areas of
interest who want to make a difference. The main idea behind DYM is to
give Youth a platform to raise concerns and make our voices heard on all
matters local, national and international. And to provide opportunities
to the youth to further themselves in fields of interest to us because
the Maldivian education system is academic to a fault. Further more, DYM
works to empower youth to be the change we want to see.</div>
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