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YouTube With a Purpose - Helping Kids in Bangladesh

by uncultured | June 27, 2008 at 03:26 pm

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How about something a bit more substantive than "Leave Britney Alone!" and Diet Coke & Mentos videos?

Many in the NowPublic community might already be aware of my project in Bangladesh - how I'm using YouTube to highlight extreme poverty in Bangladesh and what ordinary citizens around the world can do.

This latest video is a perfect example of how I've been fortunate enough to team up with supportive members of the YouTube community to make a tangible difference in the lives of some of the poorest of the poor in Bangladesh. To watch part one, click here.

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Jarrett Martineau

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at 15:37 on June 27th, 2008

uncultured, inspiring and amazing work as always. Thanks very much for posting this.

Heiky

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at 15:37 on June 27th, 2008

uncultured, awesome stuff! Keep us updated. Very seldomly do we get to participate in something so meaningful.

rpshen

at 15:52 on June 27th, 2008

this is wonderful! Thank you so much for doing this. We hear about charity donations and blah blah blah all the time but this is something special. Your videos are very heartwarming and touching. I wish you the best of luck with your trip. If only more ppl were like you...

rpshen

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at 15:51 on June 27th, 2008

uncultured, I like this story. It's good stuff. see comments above.

uncultured

at 16:02 on June 27th, 2008

Thanks everybody :) I've been doing this for a year now. The support from the NowPublic community has been very important for me.

I've only recently decided to start accepting donations. This was because I didn't want my work to be confused with a "real" charity. I'm just one guy afterall.

But I'm glad I did start accepting donations - because it's really opened up some opportunities to help some of the people here in really amazing ways.

Amy Judd

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at 16:00 on June 27th, 2008

uncultured, this is awesome! Thanks for posting this!

JeffHuang

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at 16:02 on June 27th, 2008

uncultured, I like this story. It's good stuff. well done. Great of you to be doing this

mtippett

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at 16:13 on June 27th, 2008

wow.

rahul

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at 16:38 on June 27th, 2008

uncultured, Apka kam bahut acha hai!. Your story's good stuff.

ScienceDave

at 16:59 on June 27th, 2008

Shawn - it's great to see you're still at it. Keep up the amazing job!

uncultured

at 17:07 on June 27th, 2008

Hey Dave! Thanks! It's been a while since I heard from you. And yeah, I'm still here in Bangladesh. The support I've been getting from people - in particular the NowPublic community - was a big determining factor for continuing my work in Bangladesh.