Books

A year’s worth of textbooks for a student in Grade Nine in rural Bangladesh cost about $13 US Dollars. But many high school students drop out because they can’t afford to buy them.

In this short video, I meet a Grade Nine student struggling to buy his textbooks for the year. I buy the books for him and – to show his thanks – he sings a song.

Here is some information in Bangladesh Rickshaw Drivers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickshaw#Bangladesh

I dedicate this video to all those watching my videos from High Schools back home.

The list was compiled based on those who joined the Uncultured Project Facebook Group at:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=18807049968

For More Information on My Work in Bangladesh, check out my Blog at:

http://uncultured.com

The music in this video (in order used) are:

“How Far” – Jamison Young

Music by Jamison Young is used under a Creative Commons license. You can download his music for free at:

http://jamyoung.net/music.html

I’ve recently setup a PayPal account because so many people have been asking if they can send me donations. More information here:

http://uncultured.com/donations

Donations to me aren’t tax deductible as I am not a charity or NGO. If you’d like to donate to a registered charity, check out:

http://uncultured.com/charities

This video is shared under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license.

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Delays in the disbursement of funds from Treasury to purchase books for basic education is posing a serious threat to the publishing industry. WordAlive Publishers Chief Executive David Waweru says the effects of the funds delay are cascading down the entire book publishing chain. Waweru also says copyright infringement continues unabated, occasioning losses worth billions of shillings to the industry annually.

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Storing paperback books comes down to preserving the quality, so keeping them at a regulated temperature, dusting them on a regular basis and keeping them perfectly upright or laying flat will extend their life. Store paperback books in a way that diminishes the damage to them with advice from a writing instructor in this free video on education.

Expert: Laura Minnegerode
Bio: Laura Minnigerode is a writing instructor and former classroom teacher.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

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