Postcard from Cambodia

I’ve had a load of video footage sitting around for ages taken in 2008 with the young adults at the Sangkheum Center – the group wrote and presented their own ‘Postcard from Cambodia’ where they wanted to tell people about Cambodia, Siem Reap, school, food and what they enjoyed. They wrote it themselves, presented it themselves and filmed a lot of it themselves. We watched all of it at the time but I’ve only just had the time and tools to finally edit the film together to the script they wrote – and had a great time doing it.

Put the crappy video quality down to a poor camcorder purchasing decision on my part. Put the crappy editing down to me.

HOPE for Cambodia is supporting youth development projects like this in Cambodia right now – please see more at GlobalGiving and consider donating to help them out.

Delete all

I’ve been recycling, binning or selling a lot of possessions recently. It’s been thoroughly satisfying. You have to take a few runs at it, like scraping old paint away from a wall, leaving a short time in between goes. The first time, the really obvious rubbish goes, but some stuff stays because you never know when …

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Why gardening is fantastic if you’re a nerd

Being a nerd is not about what you love; it’s about how you love it. Wil Wheaton Gardening is a nerd’s paradise. Nerds like to use their minds, to learn, to problem solve. Gardening lets you do that, requires you to do that. Move things, try things, experiment with different growing media, make mistakes, move …

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No more antibiotics

depth photography of blue and white medication pill

Why we’re running out of effective antibiotics – in between 10 and 20 years time, all bacteria may be antibiotic resistant. That means that dangerous infections like Tuberculosis grow a lot more dangerous, and minor ailments like strep throat or an ear infection become killers. Alanna Shaikh explains what this means and how an innovative approach to …

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“At least we fed the hippos”

“What you do [to provide better aid is] you shut up. You never arrive in a community with any ideas.” Ernesto Sirolli An often funny TED talk from Ernesto Sirolli on listening to communities in development, which also emphasises the importance of consulting entrepreneurs.

Farm for the Future

Farmer Rebecca Hosking explores the terrifying dependence of modern intensive farming on fossil fuels and looks at the role of permaculture, forest farming and other practices in regenerating agricultural land and achieving a sustainable future for farming. Originally broadcast on the BBC.