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Learn1 - My first mission
My first mission feels too big - if I'm going to pay attention to design problems and sustainability problems in a country halfway across the world, a country I know little about (but care about nonetheless), I feel unprepared.
Getting to know the local culture and understanding their needs seems impossible, given my distance and my responsibilities to my own family and place of employment.
As I read the doc**ent, I tried to find a place where I thought I could add something, where I could participate, despite handicaps of distance and knowledge of a specific culture.
The final two tips in the blog post were:
I don't have to change anything about what I do every day - I just have to expand it a bit to include thinking about making a difference in Africa, as well as making a difference locally here in Philadelphia.
For every Google search I do about technology, I could take a few minutes and Google about Africa, and try to fill in the gaps in my knowledge - the old "a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step", right? The more I search, the more I may find, the more I can share, the more I can learn.
In fact, I'm already thinking that maybe I do know a bit about helping economically in Africa, tip number 5 at the end of the blog post:
Economic sustainability; provide financial motivation for continued growth over time. Empower people by improving their economic or social status.
I read an article about micro-loans, which I thought was cool, but I had forgotten about it, or not integrated it into my every-day thinking. I think the site was Kiva, and maybe I can get involved this way as well - or maybe by talking about Kiva here, I can point someone who has more financial resources than me to an organization that may help "financial motivation for continued growth over time. Empower people by improving their
economic or social status." I don't have a lot of extra money in my life - but I do have knowledge, and skills searching for solutions, and I enjoy helping people. Maybe I can figure out a way to be a part of a solution - and I don't have to feel intimidated by needing to be the entire solution.
Getting to know the local culture and understanding their needs seems impossible, given my distance and my responsibilities to my own family and place of employment.
As I read the doc**ent, I tried to find a place where I thought I could add something, where I could participate, despite handicaps of distance and knowledge of a specific culture.
The final two tips in the blog post were:
- Share knowledge and skills to continue the innovative process both to and from people and communities.
- Peripheral vision; keep a look out for other challenges or new solutions all the time.
I don't have to change anything about what I do every day - I just have to expand it a bit to include thinking about making a difference in Africa, as well as making a difference locally here in Philadelphia.
For every Google search I do about technology, I could take a few minutes and Google about Africa, and try to fill in the gaps in my knowledge - the old "a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step", right? The more I search, the more I may find, the more I can share, the more I can learn.
In fact, I'm already thinking that maybe I do know a bit about helping economically in Africa, tip number 5 at the end of the blog post:
Economic sustainability; provide financial motivation for continued growth over time. Empower people by improving their economic or social status.
I read an article about micro-loans, which I thought was cool, but I had forgotten about it, or not integrated it into my every-day thinking. I think the site was Kiva, and maybe I can get involved this way as well - or maybe by talking about Kiva here, I can point someone who has more financial resources than me to an organization that may help "financial motivation for continued growth over time. Empower people by improving their
economic or social status." I don't have a lot of extra money in my life - but I do have knowledge, and skills searching for solutions, and I enjoy helping people. Maybe I can figure out a way to be a part of a solution - and I don't have to feel intimidated by needing to be the entire solution.
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