All participants add their ideas, inspired by virtual events held around the world by local organizers in each city. The city with the most ideas will receive the award for the most creative city.
Everyone, esp the vulnerable; incl Municipality
Educate the public about to the concept of blocked drains by inviting artists to decorate culverts with words/art with message: "The ocean begins here!" Run this as an annual competition, that also includes music, such as writing and performing rap songs. 10 sites will be selected for graffitti art and 8 music artists or teams will be selected for the music aspect of the competition. Materials will be sponsored.
Aim: to educate / raise awareness about storm water drains; competitive selection and equipping where needed of graffiti artists and rap poets: graffiti artists to paint text probably with artwork on available walls and culverts; text either stencilled script from the marketing team, or original text by artists; either stencilled design created by contracted creative, or original design by artists; as the artists do their art it is accompanied by 3 minute rap/poems, which are posted on social media - and some go viral.
Reduce floods; Reduce maintanance costs on roods; reduce effort to clear sormwater drains;
Draw attention to the concept of blocked drains
We need R 280k to implement in the inaugural Year 1; R 80k at R 10k per graffiti site for 8 sites (i.e. competition award, including materials), R 40k for 8 rap poets at R 5k each; R 60 k for creative work and project management; R 100k for GC community facilitation and local stakeholder management, secure authority permissions, marketing, & admin costs. We have no clear plan yet to get the funding needed.
Yes: Duncan Pritchard, Green Corridors Marketing director; Sharlene Versfeld, GC contracted public communications specialist; Monica Da Silva, GC Social Media contractor; Musa Shange, GC Coastal and Waste Management Projects Officer; Nick Swan, Green Spaces Programme Manager; Siphiwe Rakgabale, Litter booms and clean ups coordinator; to be procured: creative and project manager.
Months 1 and 2 from banked funding: develop designs and message texts; develop competition rules and specs; engage stakeholders, including targeted ward Councillors, dept roads & stormwater; obtain authorities’ permissions, etc; M3 run competitions, select graffiti artists and rap poets; M4 and 5: artwork on murals / culverts done rap poets deliver; M1 to M5: media coverage. Repeat and grow annually.
Community creative graffiti and rap poetry artistic talent plus social media mobilised for community and municipal climate adaptation, designed for possible snowballing implementation.
Durban, South Africa, specifically the low-income areas close to the uMngeni catchment, including Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMahu, north Durban areas
Yes: done similar things before; running competitions (e.g. Cefas, Johanna Road containers); community liaison stakeholder engagement, facilitation, public communications, administration and procuring creatives and project managers.
Run the competition annually. Attract funding, especially from targeted private sector sponsors (each sponsoring 1 site); gradually expand reach to other areas in Durban and beyond.
