We Can Speak For Ourselves - Project for Awesome in Bangladesh

Funded by Donations To:
( http://uncultured.com/donate )

The Community Health Volunteers seen in this video were trained by Save the Children in Bangladesh through a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and private contributions. To learn more about Save the Children and Community Health Volunteers, visit:
( http://www.savethechildren.org )
( http://www.goodgoes.org )

You can follow the work of one of Afia (one of the Community Health Volunteers seen in this video) at Save the Children's Good Goes website:
( http://www.goodgoes.org/local-health-workers/afia-afroze )

This video is monetized because this is my year-round full-time job. However, I do not draw a salary from donations (including "overhead" donations). Full disclosure on this can be found here:
( http://uncultured.com/2010/08/12/working-for-free-only-works-for-a-while/ )

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This is a story of what happens when the poor speak for themselves. When people speak on behalf of the needs of others - regardless of one's passion, one's eloquence, or one's on-the-ground experience - they are a filter whether they like it or not.

The only way to bypass this filter is by enabling those in need to speak for themselves. Only by having those in need speak for themselves can we truly know whether any charity, aid, and development is being done well or merely being marketed well.

All aid beneficiary responses (i.e. Bangladeshi mothers who received help from Community Health Volunteers) were unscripted and direct testimonials. Most on-screen narrations by Community Health Volunteers were co-scripted with me and the health volunteer. All off-screen narrations by the volunteers (i.e. narration to B-Roll) were unscripted testimonials direct from the Community Health Volunteers.

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Special Thanks To:

Uncultured Project Donors
( http://uncultured.com/donate )

Save the Children USA
( http://www.savethechildren.org )

Blumberg Segal LLP
( http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca )

Elgato Systems LLC
( http://www.elgato.com )

Tiffen
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CoreMelt Software
( http://www.coremelt.com )

Singular Software - Manufacturers of PluralEyes
( http://www.singularsoftware.com )

Music Provided by Zack Hemsey
( http://www.zackhemsey.com )

AfterEffects Graphics Created by Ryan Lewis
( http://www.youtube.com/ryananfrewlewis )

The video was compressed with Elgato Turbo.264 HD software
( http://bit.ly/Vazh5l )

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[peacelovecubans]

This is beyond awesome. I'm so inspired & excited by this project! Once I'm able to, I'd love to help donate. Thanks so much for promoting efficiency, health, & independence in rural Bangladesh.

[UnculturedProject]

@peacelovecubans Thanks for using the word "promoting" instead of "creating". Because these talented super-women were already in these villages long before I ever visited :)

[princejaa]

i would donate. but im broke my self. sorry. sweet people btw.

[UnculturedProject]

@princejaa This isn't about raising as much money as possible - so no need to apologize :P

[princejaa]

@UnculturedProject i understand that. but after watching those little ones, i felt guilt within.. 

[UnculturedProject]

@princejaa Don't feel guilty - that's the last thing I wanted people to feel with this video :)

[UnculturedProject]

@SportsGirl234 The video is called "We Can Speak For Ourselves" because usually you have someone speak on behalf of those in need. It could be an aid worker, a celebrity, a Public Relations spokesperson, or even a YouTube vlogger. But the best people to speak for the poor are the poor themselves :) This video is also co-scripted with villagers and also includes parts that are completely unscripted.

[UnculturedProject]

@Trynage93 Helping Vulcans is hard without Warp Drive.

[gublush1]

Thanks a lot for helping the people of my country...

[zaychloey88]

to the 'dislikers',shame on u peeps, morons.

[paulalex511]

@Boyanspookclaw I can give more dislikes in your comment then you can give to this video. Racist fuck

[Boyanspookclaw]

21b dislikes!

I'm dissapointed

[poetonroute99]

this is wonderful

[anonismorefun]

if you dislike this vid, it is because you are a narrow minded racist and nothing more. beautiful people. . .

[anonismorefun]

@KKINTI i envy you. . .

[KKINTI]

i can understand this without the subtitles

[MrTshering9]

Ya....Nerd Fighter .....Keep it up....

[shourov97]

I'm so happy.