 | Hans Rosling: Watch the end of poverty http://www.ted.com In a follow-up to his now-legendary TED2006 presentation, Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software -- which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, allowing people to see patterns previously hidden behind mountains of stats. (Ten days later, he announced a deal with Google to acquire the software.) He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of typical families worldwide living at different income levels. Be sure to watch straight through to the (literally) jaw-dropping finale. |
 | Make Poverty History No Subject, speaks for itself |
 | Poverty USA - Native Americans - 16 Nov 07 Native Americans in the US state of Dakota are being driven to alcohol abuse and suicide. In the second installment on a series of special reports highlighting poverty issues in the United States, Al Jazeera's John Cookson meets a community of native Americans and reports on their daily struggle to survive. |
 | The Young Hardworking Poor of Rural Bangladesh The poor aren't lazy. In this video I meet 30 kids who were forced to choose between either putting food on the table or getting an education. They are able to study part-time (for two hours each day) because local community members in this rural village pooled their money to form an informal school. The school teacher teaches these children English, Bengali, and Math all for a salary of $15 a month. Part Two is Available Here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=83edvBwXJKI For more information about what I'm doing in Bangladesh, check out my blog at: http://uncultured.com In the video, one of the kids said he sells "paan". Here is some info on what that is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paan By request, I am including a link for more information on Bangladesh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh Bangladesh is a small country with over 150 million people (half the population of the USA) in South Asia. It is not Mexico (!?). About My Reaction to the Various Names: This video isn't scripted - those were my genuine reactions at the time. I still have problems pronouncing the various Muslim names in this country. The regional accent made it even harder to understand the names. One of the reasons I asked "You're Muslim and your name is Johnny?" is because Western/European names are usually common with the Christian community that lives in an adjacent town. The music in this video (in order used) are: "How Far" - Jamison Young "Love" - The Umbrellas "Goodbye to Spring" - Josh Woodward "Thinking of You" - The Umbrellas Music by Jamison Young and Josh Woodward are used under a Creative Commons license. You can download their music for free at: Jamison Young: http://jamyoung.net/music.html Josh Woodward: http://www.joshwoodward.com/music/ Music by The Umbrellas is copyright of The Militia Group. Used with written permission. This video is free for you to use and share under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-SA). |
 | Poverty every 3 seconds a child dies as a result of extreme poverty...think about it...and do something |
 | GOOD Mag Presents: Jeffrey Sachs, An Interview http://good.is/ Ben Goldhirsh sat down with Jeffrey Sachs in New York to talk about his campaign to end extreme poverty in Africa by 2025. Sachs wrote the END OF POVERTY and is the director of the UN Millennium Project and The Earth Institute at Columbia University. |
 | How to get Homework Done http://live.pirillo.com - Recently, I did a video with tips on note taking during class. Here are some tips for getting your homework done, as well as some for getting good grades. |
 | The Poverty Busters - Bangladesh April 2008 Bangladesh is one of the poorest nations on the planet. Half its population lives on less than a dollar a day. To say the least, economically, geographically and now politically it's a tricky place to carry on the normal stuff of life. But if there's such a thing as a good-news story to be found here these days, you might find it a short journey out of town in places like this, the tiny semi-rural village of Dholla. Dholla's a classic example of Mohammed Yunus's now world-renowned poverty busting microcredit projects in local action. We made it to Dholla, appropriately enough, by boat. We were, after all, in Bangladesh's notorious flood-ridden Ganges Delta where most of this densely populated country's people are crammed. |
 | How To Make Homework Less Work Schools today assign 50% more homework than when your parents were students. Make your workload lighter with these simple tricks. |
 | Muhammad Yunus on poverty Excerpt from an interview with the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in which he discusses the unacceptability of allowing people to remain in poverty. See the full interview at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/yunus-interview.html |
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