Thursday, June 18, 2009

Nganyi Indigenous Knowledge Adaptation Project

We were assigned to do this project by Jamie Herring, our Cornell grad student boss, so this video will hopefully be used in a few Cornell classes next year. We had a small budget for the video so we were able to fly out, stay in nicer hotels than we're used to and eat better than we're used to, which was pretty exciting at the time. It was a pretty fun project, and we feel quite honored to be the first white people to ever talk to the Nganyi people about what they do. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Young Explorers Video

We received a random phone call one day and were asked to do a small video for a children's organization called Young Explorers. We thought it sounded cool, and it wasn't a big commitment. The whole idea was to bring some kids together at a mall, do some "fun" activities, and watch a movie. As volunteers, we like to think that our work is at least a minutely valuable contribution to the world. Because its not for the money, we can choose what we do based solely on how much it will help. This project didn't really help anybody in need, and was a good learning experience on what kind of projects we should politely decline.