I will echo what others have said and say this is amazing on a personal level, but also super cool to share with others. I think especially in tech we can get a little focused on efficacy and scale instead of human impact, and some might quibble about that in the comments ill be interested to see the discourse.
Your impact is undeniable, and i think quite importantly very tangible and concrete to you. Very inspiring.
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prometheus1992 13 minutes ago [-]
This is amazing. I once adopted a kid's education who lived in Colombia. The organization would send me a letter with his picture every 3 months or so, giving me some updates of how the kid is doing in school etc. After about a year I asked the organization if i could say Hi to the kid on a video call (i think i was watching some show on netflix or prime, where the main plot was how seemingly non profits scamming donors or something like that). I kinda grew suspicious that how do i even know if these kids are real and if this money is actually going somewhere. The org said they can't do it, they can't arrange for the kid to say Hi to me on the video call. I decided to cancel the payment from that month's onward. I redirected that money to doctors without borders. I don't know if i did the right or not; the point is that trust is extremely important when it comes to non profit efforts and the donors need to be able to get some sense (even a teeny,tiny action) that this effort is real. Again, thank you for what you did. you sound like an amazing person.
lukehandcool 8 minutes ago [-]
I really appreciate this response. It's my biggest worry because I share the same skepticism as you. That's part of the reason I started doing this because I started question where my donations to bigger organizations were going.
I will say that I could arrange video calls for sure if you wanted to support a kid. I want to grow this as much as possible and trust is the way to do that. I'm all ears for anyone with any advice for how to build trust.
Thank you!
megaloblasto 34 minutes ago [-]
This is great. Thanks for sharing. I'm always happy to make a donation for education.
Weird HN type question. On your site you mention paying $5 for hosting the site but didn't mention that here. We're you able to figure out a free way to host?
lukehandcool 28 minutes ago [-]
I wasn't. If I remember correctly I had to pay the $5 for proper security certificates to be able to put the PayPal link. The $5 just comes from my personal bank account so that is taken care of separately from the org. Thanks for donating!
doublerabbit 30 minutes ago [-]
A typo in the email on the page too.
Shouldn't it be @gmail.com not .org?
lukehandcool 29 minutes ago [-]
Oh man. Thank you so much. I'll change that when I get home. It should be .com
assimpleaspossi 34 minutes ago [-]
She said that when she earns her PhD she wants to bring it back to the region but what would a degree in Language Studies bring to a region with so little?
lukehandcool 30 minutes ago [-]
That's a fair question. I made a decision early on that I wasn't going to push any student in any particular direction. They were free to pursue any education they wanted. Anwarite chose this route and I'm happy to support it.
However, just the fact that she is so educated, regardless of the degree, I think can make a huge impact on her village. Most adults I met there had around a second or third grade education at most. Many never went to school at all. The fact that she can speak English, use a vomputer, and teach could be transformative.
aftbit 24 minutes ago [-]
Maybe she can become a teacher in the region and continue the process of helping others to expand their horizons beyond the region?
agolsme 26 minutes ago [-]
culture, rights for women, appreciation of learning...those are all downstream of PHDs in the humanities
floro 23 minutes ago [-]
OP is killing the village. No one will be left after the kids grow up.
Aboutplants 13 minutes ago [-]
I understand your line of thought, but the individual specifically being talked about is returning to her home to contribute to the success of her community. Literally the exact opposite of what you are complaining about. Seems like this form of support, just providing an opportunity, succeeds in its goal.
People leaving a village or city for other opportunities is nothing new and something pretty much all humanity (and species) experience.
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otikik 10 minutes ago [-]
I hope when I am in need and someone thinks about helping me they don't find someone like you, man.
exitb 18 minutes ago [-]
That might be true, but should we clutch our pearls after we killed our villages?
Nux 29 minutes ago [-]
Intelectuality?
aftbit 22 minutes ago [-]
I love this hyper-individualized approach. I would be way more willing to meet someone and sponsor _them_ than I would be to just give anonymous dollars.
lukehandcool 18 minutes ago [-]
I could arange this. Meeting in person is tough. It takes me about 40 hours door to door to get to the village from my house (plane ride, taxi to a bus station, 12 hour bus ride through the country, another taxi, then motorcycle for the last leg). However, if you wanted to support a specific student, I could absolutely arrange that. The cost varies from year to year with exchange rates but it comes out to around $1200 a year. Email me at tanzaniaeducationproject@gmail.com to talk more. Thanks!!
mykowebhn 7 minutes ago [-]
This is really great. Thanks for doing this!
Just donated $100US
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codetiger 36 minutes ago [-]
Good work!!! I love what you are doing.
lukehandcool 33 minutes ago [-]
Thank you! It's just crazy to pay such a small fee and have someone excel as much as Anwarite did.
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Your impact is undeniable, and i think quite importantly very tangible and concrete to you. Very inspiring.
I will say that I could arrange video calls for sure if you wanted to support a kid. I want to grow this as much as possible and trust is the way to do that. I'm all ears for anyone with any advice for how to build trust.
Thank you!
Weird HN type question. On your site you mention paying $5 for hosting the site but didn't mention that here. We're you able to figure out a free way to host?
Shouldn't it be @gmail.com not .org?
However, just the fact that she is so educated, regardless of the degree, I think can make a huge impact on her village. Most adults I met there had around a second or third grade education at most. Many never went to school at all. The fact that she can speak English, use a vomputer, and teach could be transformative.
People leaving a village or city for other opportunities is nothing new and something pretty much all humanity (and species) experience.
Just donated $100US