South Bend to South Asia

What could convince me to walk away from friends, family, and grad school and come to a country half a world away? One man, one book, and an important issue.

This project is inspired by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and the opportunity I had to hear him speak while on scholarship at Notre Dame University. After hearing him speak, I withdrew from grad school, packed my bags, and flew to Bangladesh - a country that doesn't get in the media nearly enough despite having such a large population living in extreme poverty.

My blog: http://uncultured.com
My flickr page: http://flickr.com/photos/uncultured/
My YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/UnculturedProject
Twitter: http://twitter.com/uncultured

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

The Notre Dame Forum on Global Health is available as a free download from:

http://forum2006.nd.edu

This short excerpt was used with written permission from the University of Notre Dame's Office of Public Affairs and Communication.

Don't worry - although I accept donations - this isn't a plea for your money. If you want to support this project - subscribe & spread the word :)

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[mooneepondskid]

A rigged election is a rigged election. Some are more violent that others for sure. but NONE are democratic. I commend your interest in Bangladesh,but you shouldn't discount the fact that lack of political transparency is one of the reasons there is so much poverty in Bangladesh.

Large scale corruption=Poverty.

[UnculturedProject]

Remember Florida? Claims of Diebold voting irregularities in the 2000 US election?

No country is perfect. And claims of corruption and imperfect elections are simply scapegoats some use to ignore the fact we can end global poverty in our lifetime.

[mooneepondskid]

Bangladesh has never had an election that wasn't rigged...its far from a democracy.

[UnculturedProject]

You're totally entitled to your opinion. But you need only watch the elections in Iran, Afghanistan, and Zimbabwe to realize that Bangladesh is light years ahead in terms of democratic elections.

[hayna2008]

brother sawn. u r just a great person. please be our prime miniser and change my bangladesh.

[UnculturedProject]

I'm completely flattered that you'd say that. But that's not at all what I was going for.

Besides, I'm not too sure Bangladeshis would want a foreigner as PM :)

[humorspectacles]

Stuff like this should be on the main video page

[ejayarts]

why cant youtube promote this like everyday.. if this gets viewed a million times, you never know how much of those will actually help.

youtube promotes most of the most nonsense videos on the home page..

keep it up shawn

[happinesson]

a great snap of worlds reality! a video that speak through directly into my heart! 

[neilleoross]

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[danslash87]

you r doing a great job...

[ashok3131]

you've done a great job pal.... i appreciate ur help to the people and bringing out the one of the greatest poverty problem to this modern world.

[RAMEL10000]

this a great thing you are doing.