Nerdfighters in Bangladesh - Project for Awesome

This is the story of the Dharmarajika Monastery in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was formed in the 1960s by a respected Buddhist Venerable. During the Bangladesh War of Liberation which killed over 3 million people, the Buddhist Venerable setup an orphanage for children who lost parents during the war.

Since then, the orphanage has turned into a hostel for both children without parents and those from poor families. No children are adopted - rather the Dharmarajika Orphanage serves as a dormitory giving kids a place to stay, food to eat, and a free education. Those staying in the hostel are allowed to continue to be residents if they want to pursue higher education after graduation.

The monastery is trying to sustain this hostel through several income generating initiatives. They also charge tuition for their school for families in the surrounding community who are able to afford it. But, unfortunately, it's never enough to do everything and there are often shortfalls. This is where the YouTube community was able to step in.

The Uncultured Project project is not a charity or organization. It's just something I do as an individual with the support of the YouTube Community.

This was funded by donations to: http://uncultured.com/donations

Special Thanks to:

Equipment & Operating Fund Donors
( http://uncultured.com/donations/operatingfund )

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

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

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

Vestergaard-Frandsen
( http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com )

Staff at the American International School in Dhaka
( http://www.ais-dhaka.net )

Music Provided by Tom Milsom
( http://www.tommilsom.com )

Video Encoded with a Turbo.264 HD
( http://dft.ba/-turbo264hd )

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Bangladesh
• Bangla
• Buddhist
• Dhaka
• Kids
• School
• Orphanage
• Orphans
• Poverty
• Poor
• Students
• Studying
• High School
• Education
• Learning
• Buddhist Monks
• Cricket
• Cricket Tournament
• Sports
• Playing
• School Supplies
• Charity
• Charity Work
• Nerdfighters
• P4A
• Project for Awesome
• Dharmarajika Monastery
• Dharmarajika Orphanage
• Dharmarajika
• Dharmarajika Students
• Hank
• John
• Hank Green
• John Green
• Nerdfighter Sign
• Dharmarajika Nerdfighters
• Project
• for
• Awesome
• 2010
• Tom Milsom
• Tom
• Milsom
• Hexachordal

[Asummersdaydreamer14]

This is such an awesome project. (Well it is a project for awesomeness) I loved that the kids are able to play sports now. I was totally cheering for the white shirt team and I screamed with excitement when the screen said they won. It's too bad I have no idea how cricket works.

[UnculturedProject]

@Asummersdaydreamer14 That's okay - I have no idea how cricket works either, but they seemed happy :)

[justdadance]

Where were the uniforms manufactured?

Where did the textile come from that the uniforms were made from?

What trees were cut to make those books?

Where is the mill that made the pulp for the paper?

[UnculturedProject]

@justdadance

Where was your computer manufactured that enabled you to leave this comment?

Where were your clothes that you were wearing when you left this comment made from?

Where was the gas in your car that you drove to work today from?

Why do you hold others to a higher standard than yourself?

[gmanuber]

HURRAY IM BENGALI xD

[TweFoji]

man, i love this project so much, i wish only if i have this heart to do what he is doing, but i am just another city kid who can just admire what people do like these

go UP!!

[ozzy5254]

I LOVE THIS,GO NERDFIGHTERS!!!

[taurtersuace08]

Wow. Amazing project. My parents are from Bangladesh, and I went last summer, and it was awesome. And this videos brings me back a bunch of memories. But anyways, GREAT project guys!

[nanichick5]

*Notre

[nanichick5]

YAY!!!! And holy cow Notra Dame???!!!! Good for him see we can do it! :D

[SHAXmaxZUtv]

Actually i think its very very noble of you to do this and i almost cried because i know they are not people like us but still very happy with what they have!

[OmbreeTV]

Your awesome