In this episode, I talk about starting to accept donations, paying it forward, and what it’s like to talk to high school students at the American International School in Dhaka about The Uncultured Project.
Why I Went to VidCon
[caption id="attachment_2489" align="aligncenter" width="481" caption="Hank & John Start VidCon Early in the Morning (thus the rare shot of empty seats)"][/caption] VidCon. In a word? WOW. As one friend put it, "it's like the internet exploded into real life". It was surreal, amazing, & awesome to meet people that I've only been able to see through my computer screen. Even though there wasn't nearly enough time, I'm in awe at how seamlessly online friends turned into "real life" friends. In most cases it's like you've known someone for ages and are just hanging out. [caption id="attachment_2488" align="aligncenter" width="482" caption="This photo makes me look more ...
My 5 Fact Pitch to Save the Children
It's the first of April, and I'm standing in a dimly lit room with a bright projector light blinding me. In front of me, some high ranking officials who came to hear me speak. This is no April's Fools joke: this was my presentation to Save the Children USA's Global HQ. [caption id="attachment_2423" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Save the Children's USA HQ (pic by Madge Canning)"][/caption] After an hour of Keynote slides, graphs, and videos I was pleased to see that my presentation was well received. Lots of nodding heads. But I needed one more thing. I need to drive the message home. It ...
Does Steve Jobs Care about Global Poverty?
Less than 24 hours ago, Apple surpassed Microsoft to become the world's biggest tech company. As someone who used to spell Microsoft with a dollar sign, I can't believe what I'm about to say: this is a bad thing for the world. The only thing I love more than Apple is what I use my Mac gear for: fighting poverty in developing countries. In this regard, unlike Microsoft & Bill Gates, Apple & Steve Jobs don't seem to care much about poverty and global development. [caption id="attachment_2235" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="One runs the biggest tech company in the world, the other is a global ...
“YOU are the fortress”
Right now, I'm sitting in a hotel room connected to the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The red glow of the giant "CNN logo" across my room seeps through the drapes and into the room. My journey to help the poor in Bangladesh seems to be taking me everywhere... everywhere except Bangladesh. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="169" caption="Beth Kanter - Non-Profit Social Media Strategist"][/caption] I'm spending so much time away from my passion - not because I like time off, but because convincing charities to team up with me seems to be an uphill battle. Imagine my surprise, when I found someone here ...
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Before you can help – you have to listen. That’s exactly what I did in my latest episode on YouTube. This video is essentially part two of my video on The Young Hardworking Poor of Rural Bangladesh.
Some photos and details after the jump.
Continue reading ‘Working to Help the Poor in Rural Bangladesh’
- Myth #1: Extreme poverty has always existed in human history and will always exist.
- Myth #2: Anyone claiming global poverty can be eliminated is asking for “communist” or “socialist”-style massive economic redistribution.
- Myth #3: People living in Muslim-countries hate America.
Hopefully this new episode I uploaded to YouTube will provide some hope that these beliefs are just myths. At the very least, watching the video you can find out what happens when you show off an American flag near a Mosque while the call to prayer is being broadcast (Spoiler alert: I don’t get shot).
You can watch it here:
So where have I been these past few days? Been pretty busy. But also because I’ve been going through the footage I’ve shot to create this little summary/montage to show what I’ve been up to while I’ve been here. Take a look:
My goal since the start of this project was to be video blogging this whole experience. But, this has been a bit slow going. Hopefully this video will be a good start in changing that. This project is short term and I’m glad I was able to upload some videos while I’m still in the country.
