Villages in action - or TEDxpoor
Ever since I made the decision to focus on international development both personally and professionally, I have been very aware of the “White man’s burden,” or “white man in shinig armour” element. Like little else in this world, there is no clear answer, and the world continues to be coloured in shades of grey - and that goes for development issues too. Generally though, I prefer not to be paralysed by uncertainty.
So when I read about Villages in action, which is happening on November 27, 2010, I was very pleased. The more things like this that happen, the more open the debates, wide range of opinions and experiences are aired, and varied solutions proposed, the better.
I am beyond excited about the chance to hear what people who’ve never heard of the MDG’s think about community development. Villages in Action will feature speakers, panels, music, and all the other sorts of activities that one sees at a fancy summit. The only difference here is that the voices will be those of people who actually live in poverty, who know what it is like to live on $1-2/day, and who some how figure out how to raise children and get by in the most difficult of circumstances. In other words, the experts. - Texas in Africa
There’s also a backgrounder in the Huffington Post - A Voice of the voiceless: villages in action
