When COVID-19 hit us, it hit us hard. Many lives were affected. Many businesses went down, many people lost their jobs, and a lot of them lost their lives. Government took various steps to compensate its peoples’ loss. Many schemes were launched, many funds were raised. A lot of NGOs (Non Government Organization) came forward to help. Every person helped the needy in whatever way it was possible.
But, are only humans effected from this? Are only humans dying?
To find the answer, let’s just go for a 2 minute walk down your street. What did you see? Who else lives in these streets apart from humans?
Yes, stray animals.
Micro Nation is here with a challenge to design a small living unit for stray animals (dogs, cats, cows etc.) at street level, where there is facility of dumping your leftovers and vegetable peels for stray animals.
OBJECTIVE
- The unit should have the facility of shed for these animals for times like rain and winter.
- There is no minimum or maximum area restriction. But the unit size must be conventional for construction in street colonies.
- It should be self-sufficient and must not require any official for maintenance. Weekly cleaning by government dirt pickers must do.
- It should be a prototype that could be copied wherever needed, with bare minimum changes (if required).
TIMELINE
- Registration deadline: 25th November, 2020
- Submission deadline: 30th November, 2020
- Result Announcement: 10th December, 2020
(The following dates can be a subject of modification, if necessary.)
PRIZES
Cash Prizes Worth INR 12,000.
- Cash Prize of INR 7000.
- Selection for implementation*
- Certificate of Achievement.
- Acknowledgement on our Social Media and Website.
1st Runner Up:
- Cash Prize of INR 3500.
- Selection for implementation*
- Certificate of Achievement.
- Acknowledgement on our Social Media and Website.
- Cash Prize of INR 1500.
- Selection for implementation*
- Certificate of Achievement.
- Acknowledgement on our Social Media and Website.
- Certificates
- Acknowledgement on our Social Media and Website.
All the participants will receive a participation certificate.
The top 3 designs will be sent further to authorities for approval of implementation. And if the design gets approved, it will be in the name of the participants only.
( *It is not necessary, that the project gets approved for implementation)
REGISTRATION FEES
- EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (16th-31st October, 2020): For Indian Participants- 300 INR; For International Participants- 6 USD
- STANDARD REGISTRATION (1st-15th November, 2020): For Indian Participants- 360 INR; For International Participants- 9 USD
- LATE REGISTRATION (16th – 25th November, 2020 ): For Indian Participants- 450 INR; For International Participants- 12 USD
Note: A team can have upto 3 members. If all the members of a team had participated in both of our previous competitions, they can avail 15% discount in registration fees till 31th October,2020. Send us the certificates of MNC1 AND MNC2 (of all the members) at microaintsmall@gmail.com to avail the discount offer.
(*Amount is non-refundable.)
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Submit an A2 sheet with at least the following requirements:
- Plan, Section (Minimum 1), View (Minimum 1)
- Concept
- Approximate cost
- Design explanation (Word limit: 150 words)
- Team code to be mentioned at the top right corner of the sheet.
- Submission must not include your Name, School or Organization which gives away your identity.
- All dimensions should be imperial or metric unit.
MAILING DETAILS
- Submit in .jpeg format of size not more than 5mb.
- Sheet name: Your unique code (MNC3-XXX)
- Send your entry at: microaintsmall@gmail.com
- Subject of the mail: Your unique code (MNC3-XXX)
Click Below to download competition brief for detailed information. Ask your queries in the comment section or refer the FAQs in the brief.
REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS COMPETITIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
ALL THE BEST !!
Good morning,
Where it says “Weekly cleaning by government dirt pickers must do”, does that mean that there will or will not be any weekly cleaning happening?
Thank you,
Hello,
It means there should not be much need for a person to clean the unit. Occasional cleaning by dirt pickers should be enough to keep the unit hygienic.
Hello,
We have been receiving a lot of e-mails from the participants of MNC1 and MNC2 about discount offers.
So our team has decided….
If any of the team members have participated in either MNC1 OR MNC2. Their team can avail 10% discount on registration fees. And if any of the team members have participated in both MNC1 and MNC2. Their team can avail 15% discount on registration fees.
To avail of the offer, email us your certificate from MNC1 and/ or MNC2 at microaintsmall@gmail.com
Offer valid till 31st October 2020
How many sheets can be submitted?
A single A2 sheet is to be submitted per entry.
how to attent it
Click on the ‘register’, fill in your details, and make the payment through the link provided in the form.
Voila, you are registered.
Team MICRO NATION
so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.CAN YOU PLEASE SPECIFY THE APPROX. UNIT SIZE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET A CLEAR IDEA FROM THE ‘STREET COLONIES’ STATEMENT.
Size should be big enough for animals to live in and also be small enough for the neighborhood to not object.
Understand what comes in-between these two and you will get your unit size.
Team MICRO NATION
Could you please tell more information about the location of the project? must be in india?
There is no particular site for the project. The design should be such that the module can be replicated anywhere needed across the globe.
Team MICRO NATION
1. About the layout of A2 sheet ，Dose the competition restrict a landscape layout or portrait ？
2. I have noticed that 【Cost efficiency】 is in JUDGING list . should we give a COST ESTIMATION with Local price in India ？ And which Monetary unit is in use ？
Thx for your reply:)
1. Sheet orientation has no restriction. It can be either landscape or portrait.
2. The implementation of the design is not limited to INDIA. Hence, you can use whichever monetary unit you are comfortable with. Cost efficiency would mean that in the places where that currency is used, it will be cost-efficient to build the module.
Good evening,
How do I pay the registration fees?
Thank you,
Hello,
The payment link is provided in the registration form itself.
Team MICRO NATION
1. Are the different modules are made for different animels or one module is used for different animals?
2. Should the neighbor have any responsibility for the module or it is fully self-sufficient?
3. Please mention which type of animal will use the shed?
4. Will the prototype installed only near the roadside area or can it be installed in any public area like a park and near a restaurant or any other public area?
1. One module should accommodate different types.
2. Not much of a responsibility. The neighborhood shouldn’t be asked to go out of their ways for its maintenance and stuff.
3. Every type of stray animal, dogs, cats, stranded cows, and donkeys.
4. It can be installed everywhere required. The neighborhood is the most difficult of them all.
I can’t open the registration page. Is there any other way to register？
Send the query at microaintsmall@gmail.com and our team will contact you for the substitutes available.
since you have mentioned along street colonies….. do we design keeping in mind the existing street conditions in our country or interpret streets and design modules beside the streets
That is up to your preference. But these proposals will be further circulated for approval of implementation. Please keep that in mind.
Is it $12 per member or $12 per team?
$12 per team.
IS THERE ANY RESTRICTION ON HOW MANY STRAY ANIMALS SHOULD LIVE IN THE SAME UNIT?
NO
can’t we consider only cat or dogs, is it mandatory to consider cows/donkeys
No, it’s not mandatory.
Is the competition on GMT time?
Just want to estimate how much time do I have from now.
The submission deadline is 30th November 2020, IST (Indian Standard Time).
I submitted a pdf before the deadline but had to resend it as a jpg after the deadline. Will I be disqualified?
NO. Your correct file will be considered for evaluation. You will also receive a confirmation mail of receiving the entry correctly.
MICRO NATION
WE DIDNT receive a confirmation mail of receiving the entry correctly
WHAT SHOULD WE DO??
MNC3-391
SORRY, TEAM MICRONATION, MY MAIL WAS IN SPAM SECTION, DIDNT NOTICE