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1Egypt: Using Twitter to Help a Cairo CommunityEjypta: Mampiasa Twitter Hanampiana Fokontany Mahantra ao Kairo
2This post is part of our special coverage Egypt Revolution 2011. After seeing the huge impact of social media on the Egyptian revolution, Egyptian blogger and Twitter user, Mahmoud Salem (@SandMonkey) decided to collaborate with a local non-profit organisation to help them raise funds using the power of Twitter to offer basic services in an impoverished neighborhood of Cairo.Rehefa hita ny herin'ny valantserasera tamin'ny revolisiona Ejipsiana, dia nanapa-kevitra hiara-hiasa amin'ny fikambanana manao asa soa ao an-toerana ilay bilaogera Ejipsiana sady mpisiokantserasera Mahmoud Salem (@SandMonkey), mba hanampy azy ireo amin'ny fanangonam-bola amin'ny alalan'ny fampiasana ny herin'ny Twitter ka hanangana fotodrafitrasa amina faritra mahantra ao Kairo.
3Ezbet Khairalla is one of the largest unplanned communities in Egypt, with a population close to 650,000 inhabitants.Ezbet Khairalla, no iray amin'ny faribohitry ny mahantra midadasika indrindra ao Ejipta, ahitana vahoaka manakaiky ny 650.000.
4It is a sprawling area of about 12 square kilometres on a rocky plateau that lies in the southern part of Cairo.Faribohitra izay manana velarantany 12 km toradroa eo ho eo ary miorina amin'ny lembalembam-bato amin'ny ilany atsimo ao Kairo.
5Although Ezbet Khairalla is located within the boundaries of Cairo, most basic services are missing; not only sewage and garbage collection, but also inadequate education, poor health and social services.Na dia ao anatin'ny fivondronan'i Kairo aza i Ezbet Khairalla dia maro ny foto-drafitrasa tsy hita ao; tsy ny lakan-drano fanariana rano maloto sy ny fanariam-pako ihany, fa eo ihany koa ny tsy fahatomombanan'ny fampianarana, ny faharatsian'ny tobim-pahasalamana ary ny fikarakarana ara-tsosialy.
6Hence the densely populated area is considered fertile soil for crime and social unrest.Araka izany dia heverina ho toy ny taninketsen'ny fandikan-dalàna sy ny rotaka ara-tsosialy ity faritra be mponina ity.
7Tweeps visited a kindergarten in Ezbet Khairallah, Cairo.Mpi-tweet nitsidika sekolin'ankizy tao Ezbet Khairallah, Kairo.
8Photo by @pakinamamer (July 30, 2011)Sary avy amin'ny @pakinamamer (July 30, 2011)
9Snapshot of Ezbet Khairallah street by @pakinamamer on YfrogSarina làlana ao EZbet Khairallah nalain'i @pakinamamer tamin'ny Yfrog
10To help improve the quality of life in Ezbet Khairalla, Khair Wa Baraka (Peace and Plenty), an organisation founded in 2004, started working on educational, health and environmental programs, especially after their research showed that the most important issue in the community was dealing with both solid and liquid waster (sewage).Mba hanampiana amin'ny fanatsarana ny fari-piainana ao Ezbet Khairalla, Khair Wa Baraka (Peace and Plenty) na ( Filaminana sy Fahabetsahana), fikambanana niorina tamin'ny taona 2004, no nanomboka niasa amina tetikasa momba ny fanabeazana, ny fahasalamana ary ny tontolo iainana, indrindra taorian'ny fanadihadihana nataon'izy ireo izay nampiseho fa ny olana lehibe indrindra ao amin'io faritra io dia ny fitantanana ny fakofako matevina sy mitsiranoka (rano maloto).
11They also provide medical caravans and pilot educational centres.Nanolotra fiara mpivezivezy momba ny fitsaboana sy ivom-pampianarana fitaratra ny fikambanana.
12With the support of people on Twitter, Peace and Plenty and raised EGP 2 million Egyptian pounds (over $330,000 US dollars as well as awareness for the community.Noho ny fanohanan'ny vahoaka ao amin'ny Twitter, nahangona vola 2 tapitrisa Livre Ejipsiana (maherin'ny 330,000 dolara US) ny fikambanana “Peace and Plenty”, ao ihany koa ny fanentanana natao tao amin'ny faritra.
13Salem called his initiative “tweetback” (@tweetbackevent), and it relied on the social capital of 20 of power-Twitter users who collectively have around a quarter of a million followers.Nantsoin'i Salem hoe “tweetback” (@tweetbackevent) ny fandraisana antanana nataony, nampiasaina tamin'izany ny renivola sosialy avy amina mpisionkatserasera manintona izay nahavory mpanaraka manodidina ny 250 000 eo eo.
14They each raised money from donors in exchange for giving contributing companies PR among their followers.Samy nahazo vola avy amin'ny malalatanana ry zareo ka ny takalony dia fanaovana dokambarotra ny orinasa nanome amin'ny mpanaraka azy.
15They also created a buzz about the initiative and helped explain to people how they can help.Nanao izay hampalaza ity fandraisana an-tanana ity koa ry zareo ary manazava amin'ny olona ny fomba fandraisany anjara.
16Tweeting from the Tweetback event.M-Tweet nandrita ny hetsika Tweetback.
17Photo by Rania Helmy, a co-organiser.Sary avy amin'i Rania Helmy, anisan'ny mpikarakara.
18Peace and Plenty held a fundraising event on July 26, 2011 at the Marriott hotel in Cairo, where they announced that EGP 1,349,000 ($226,600) had already been raised.Ny 26 Jolay 2011, nikarakara hetsika fitadiavam-bola ny “Peace and Plenty” izay notontosaina tao amin'ny hotely Marriott ao Kairo, izay nanambaran'izy ireo fa vola 1,349,000 Livre Ejypsiana ($226,600) no efa voaangona.
19The twitter users who were attending also tweeted about each of the donors and how much they donated, whether it was a beverage company, a mobile operator, or even donors who refused to reveal their identities.Ireo mpisiokantserasera izay nanatrika ny hetsika ihany koa dia ni-tweet momba ireo malala-tanana sy ny sandan'ny vola nomeny, na orinasa mpanao zava-pisotro, na mpandraharaha ny fifandraisan-davitra, na koa mety malala-tanana mandà hilaza ny mombamomba azy.
20They also created a short-number for people to call to donate EGP 3 ($0.50), and again Twitter was used to spread the info.Nametraka nomerao finday manokana ho an'ny vahoaka ihany koa izy ireo mba ahazoana 3 Livre Ejypsiana ($0.50), ary mbola nampiasaina ihany koa ny Twitter entina nanaparitaka ny vaovao.
21The Tweetback organizers believe that this is only an initial step, and as Salem wrote in his blog, “More of these initiatives will only happen if you show support for this very first one, which by virtue of the timing, and novelty, is in desperate need for your sponsorship.”Manantena ireo mpikarakara ny Tweetback fa vao santatra ambavarano iny araka ny nosoratan'i Salem tao amin'ny bilaoginy, “Mbola ho avy ny manetsaben'ny fandraisana antanana raha notohananao ny santatra ambavarano, izay noho ny anton-javatra maro sy maha-zavabaovao azy, dia miandry fatratra ny fanohananao.”
22Peace and Plenty called Ezbet Khairalla, a prototype of an “unplanned community” in need of development.Faritan'ny Peace and Plenty ho santionan'ny “faribohitra tsy voarafitra” mila fampandrosoana i Ezbet Khairalla.
23Perhaps we will soon see more initiatives to help develop other unplanned communities too.Angamba mety ho avy koa ny fandraisana andraikitra maromaro hafa hanampiana faribohitra tsy voarafitra hafa ihany koa.