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AWE Pitch

The growing need to support asylum seekers cannot be ignored! The list of countries that have multitudes of asylum seekers fleeing has grown over the years. That list now includes: Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan, Eritrea, Bangladesh, Albania, India, Nigeria. (Who’s Who) In 2014, 1.8 million people were waiting to hear about their asylum claim. (Asylum-Seekers) That figure has only grown with mounting unrest and instability in many regions of the globe. The AWE website needs help providing funds to the program in addition to information for potential donors. This is key to helping these millions of people currently in the process or looking to start the process of seeking asylum. A website that can present the mass amounts of information about asylum seekers like: “Almost all asylum seekers are not allowed to work and are forced to rely on state support – this can be as little as £5 a day to live on.” (Who’s Who) or the fact that they “…can be sent back to their country of origin.” (Home) which would most likely ensure a hard life or death. To present this info on the main page, a two-layer world map would be used to show where asylum seekers flee from and where they end up calling home. On the map, will be pins with facts and if possible some pictures showing the heartache and pains found in their home countries. The seconded layer will show where they end up. This part will hopefully include interviews from AWE staff helping to tell these woman’s stories to provide an emotional connection as well as facts that make the reader engage. They will be asked questions about the most touching moments they felt at AWE, what brought them to AWE, what is the biggest struggle these women face, and many others. The map will be an interactive way for the primary audience which, are donors to learn and feel connected to the asylum seeker. This is a global issue that needs a global response starting with AWE. Improving AWE is the first step to improving asylum seekers resources and lives.

 

 

Work Cited

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. “Asylum-Seekers.”    UNHCR. Web. 16 Mar. 2017.

Refugee Council. “Who’s Who.” Refugee Council U.K., Web. 16 Mar.    2017.

Lawrence, Callan. “Home.” What Is the Difference between a Refugee    and an Asylum Seeker? – Settlement Services International. Web. 16    Mar. 2017.

Elevator Pitch

For your final project you will be composing one multimodal text to be featured on the new website for AWE. The first step in this process is to pitch your idea to our editorial team (your classmates). To accomplish this you must present:

  • A 350 word abstract in MLA format. Post this to the blog under tag “pitch.” Find examples here: http://www.umt.edu/ugresearch/umcur/sample_abstracts.php
  • A description of your intended audience and an explanation of how you will reach them.
  • A clear purpose and an explanation of why this information should appear on the AWE website.
  • Citations or evidence of research.
  • Your plan to incorporate media.

You will have 5 minutes to present, and I will time you. Think of this like a Shark Tank pitch. You want the presentation to be convincing, dynamic, and well researched. Be prepared to answer questions from the audience.

We will work on these in class on 3/9 and you will present them on 3/21.