Training People of Colour to publish

Team Leader

Manuel Sundar

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

One-line solution summary:

I would like to train people of Colour to self publish writing. This will help them to express their problems and fight Non Non Violently.

Pitch your solution.

I am trying to solve the problem of racism in USA. I am interested in doing this in Non Violent method. I will give training to people of Colour to write about their problems and self publish their books online and sell their books on line. They can publish for free online in Google Play Store,Amazon www.smashwords.com

I published 4 e books and Printed books in Google Play Store etc., The Author name is Manuel Sundar.

I will train them to create a Author website, Facebook ads, Google adwords etc., This will help in selling the books globally.

The solution can be used to solve the problem of racism, caste, religious and other conflicts throughout the world.

What specific problem are you solving?

I would like to solve the problem of racism in USA and caste system in India, Religious conflicts throughout the world.

To solve the above mentioned problems I would like to train people to write and publish their work in online publishers. This will help them to express their problems Non Violently and earn money from the sales of their books.

Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used the same to fight for freedom and equality.

What is your solution?

E books Printed books can be published online for free. For Printed books Print on Demand(P O D) technology can be used. In this technology, a reader can order for one copy, hundreds of copies or any number of copies of the books as they need. The books can delivered by mail for the orders within the country. For foreign nationals the books can be shipped out and a shipping charges can be added to the book price.

E books can be sold online. Payments can be made online by the customer. As soon as the payment is received, a digital copy of the e book will be received in the customer's computer/ laptop/ mobile phone etc

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

The solution can be used for the people of Colour in USA and Dalits in India.

Only a very few people from the above communities have the acess to the traditional print media. But the Self publishing I T technology can be used by all people. The publisher doesn't charge anything. But they pay 70% royalty to the write.

According to one Author from UK $250,000 can be earned per month by writing.

Which dimension of the TPrize Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Offer training and flexible curriculum in hard (technical) and soft (social and interpersonal) skills, preparing people for the work of the future

Explain how the problem you are addressing, the solution you have designed, and the population you are serving align with the TPrize Challenge.

My solution will help in creating a more peaceful societies by using the Information Technology. The people of Colour don't have enough opportunities in the traditional Print media. But now they also can become writers, Indie Authors etc.

It will help in solving the problem of racism and caste, religious conflicts etc. It will help in creating employment in IT industry to the Previously discriminated people and communities getting more employment in the digital world.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Ambur, Tamil Nadu, India

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Prototype: A venture or organization building and testing its product, service, or business model.

Explain why you selected this stage of development for your solution.

I published 4 e books in Google Play Store,Amazon,

www.smashwords.com.

The titles of the books are

1. AIDS Prevention and Christian Teaching

2. Tamil translation of AIDS..

3. Den of Thieves

4. Social Struggle through Non Violence with reference to the Life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Author name is Manuel Sundar.

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Manuel Sundar.

Solution Team:

Manuel Sundar