How to start
… a new White Ribbon Campaign in your country.
Here are some hints on how to start a WRC in your country – and if you have addictional ideas, you are welcome to write a comment or an email.
BE A CONTACT PERSON
- Publish your email address here ( www.whiteribbon.eu/yourcountry ) or, if you don´t want to do that due to possible spam
- Create a profile on a social networking portal like MYSPACE or FACEBOOK and publish your profile here
- Join the WHITE RIBBON online discussion groups you can find there, ( and on CARE2, we think).
ASK AN EXISTING ORGANISATION …
- … dealing with domestic violence in your country (most likely this will be a women´s organisation) to be a first contact address for a new WR campaign..
- Leave your email address there and ask them to contact you, if someone else shows interest.
- look up www.eurowrc.org to find out who was dealing with the domestic violence issue earlier in different European countries.
SPREAD THE IDEA THROUGH ADS
- Post free ads about your plan to found a new WRC – for example at www.kijiji.com, www.vivastreet.com or www.craigslist.org , maybe post your wish also in the guestbooks of social organisations – but do not spam guestbooks or weblogs that have nothing to do with the issue.
- Post an ad in your local free ads paper
SPREAD THE IDEA ON YOUR FAVOURITE SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE
- … like MYSPACE or FACEBOOK .
CREATE A FREE BLOG ON THE ISSUE
- … for example http://whiteribbon-latvia.blogspot.com – and publish some basic information in your country´s language there – and maybe a monthly meeting spot for newbies (e.g. in a cafe, restaurant or students´club)
- we can publish this weblog also here ( www.whiteribbon.eu/yourcountry )
BUY YOUR NATIONAL WHITERIBBON DOMAIN
- … if it is still free: like www.whiteribbon.bg or www.whiteribbon.ee . That should not be too expensive. If you do not want to purchase webspace in addition to that, most likely you will be able to redirect this URL to any other free webspace – or your blog.
INSERT A WHITE RIBBON BANNER ON YOUR WEBSITE
- … or add a white ribbon logo to your profile on a social networking website. You can link it to www.whiteribbon.eu or to www.whiteribbon.eu/yourcountry if we have set up this sub-domain already.
SEND OUT EMAILS
- … to communities or networks of social professions – like psychologists, social workers … – but don´t spam (!).
IF YOU HAVE FOUND SOME PROJECT PARTNERS
- … try to get financial funding for raising your national White Ribbon Campaign. Experience showed that in many countries the governmental departments that are in charge of women´s shelter or women´s security (or security in general) have an interest in the activities of the WRC.
- The European Unions Program DAPHNE against violence has sponsored some White Ribbon Activities in the past – try to get funds there, too
- You might also find private sponsors – maybe an insurance.
