Project for Awesome: Save the Children (in Bangladesh)

In which Shawn shares more of his experience with Save the Children in the recent Bangladesh cyclone disaster area.

[UPDATE: The matching donation program by Save the Children is now over] DOUBLE YOUR AWESOME: For every dollar you donate to Save the Children BEFORE Dec 31st, Sam Simon (The Simpsons co-creator) will match your donation.

http://www.savethechildren.org/
(Click on the "Donate Now and Your Gift will be DOUBLED!" link)

If you aren't familiar with Nerdfighters, vlogbrothers, or the Secret Project for Awesome - just consider this extra footage from the day I spent with Save the Children.

If you want to know what I'm doing in Bangladesh or what The Uncultured Project is about, check out my blog at:

http://uncultured.com

This video uses the song "How Far" by Jamison Young from the album "Shifting Sands of a Blue Car". This song is licensed under the Creative Commons under an in perpetuity "attribution-only" license. You can download it here:

http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/18714

Outro music is the same as the vlogbrothers intro music. Go here for more info:

http://www.brotherhood2.com/?page_id=41

(Disclaimer: I don't work for Save the Children and wasn't paid, asked, or required to make this video for them. They are just a great organization and I am glad to have been able to have been able to spend time with them in the field and do some good.)

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[JuicyOrange]

Hey I'm donating 50 as soon as my next paycheck comes along.

I know its not much, but hopefully it'll make a difference for someone.

[UnculturedProject]

Awesome!

And 50 is a lot of money. Basically that turns into 100 because of the matching funds with Sam Simon. Those 30 blankets you saw me distributing in the previous video cost me about 80.

So, theoretically, you may be doing what I did - if not more - from the comfort of your home.

[johnnybrooch]

ok Ok it was at the end... Didn't watch it all through... But hey! you should put a link in your video description! :)

[UnculturedProject]

Yeah your totally right - there are three links in the description already and none of them to the charity itself.

Should be fixed now :-)

[kraznadar]

YES!!! You're a nerdfighter!

You're a hero dude, and I don't mean that in the off-hand way that "hero" gets thrown around nowadays. Honestly.

If Hank & John don't feature this in an email, than I will be very surprised...

[UnculturedProject]

I emailed Hank about it - but he didn't mention it in any of his emails :-(

[theblackpawn]

I'm a broke graduate student right now, but I will find a way to donate to the cause before the end. I think your work is awe inspiring. Thank you for posting your videos on YouTube and educating us about different aspects in Bangledesh.

[JuicyOrange]

That is so sad to hear about the orphans, I feel bad just throwing money at the situation. Shawn, it so admirable to see what you're doing out there. Thank-you for documenting this.

[pepperminttoads]

dftba

[Phlurpit]

Sorta Ironic, in the background I'm listening to my concert for bangladesh CD and i searched vlogbrothers and pressed i random link, this came up!

[aitazzy]

DEE EFF TEE BEE AY!

[aitazzy]

DFTBA NERDFIGHTER!

[nomielpenguino]

DFTBA!

FRENCH THE LLAMA!!!

[frogji]

dftba

[mindfreakfan67]

dftba

[videopossum]

DFTBA!

[lostismyconstent]

YOU ROCK! DFTBA!

[CrayfordDresden]

[Insert Fantastic Comment here]