Review of: Living on
One
My daughter’s and I watch a documentary the other day call
“Living on One”. It was about a few
college-age guys that went to rural area of Guatemala for a few weeks to live
and struggle in the same type of environment that many of the people there, and
in other parts of the world, endure each day.
For 2 months the lived as the people live there; randomly allotting
themselves, on average, one dollar a day.
Some days they would have four dollars and other days they we would have
none. This allowed them to experience
the hardships in a real setting, battling with real challenges, such as hunger,
fatigue and disease.
In watching this documentary I began to see how many in
third-world countries can feel trapped.
The literally do not have the energy at times to work. In fact, the guys doing the documentary had
to start purchasing fat to cook with their rice and beans just to get the
calories they need. At the end of the
documentary it showed how many individuals were getting small business loans
for around $100.00. The large majority
of the individuals applying for these loans were women. In one example, a woman bought a chainsaw so
that she could cut firewood, which is one of the most valuable commodities in
that area.
The film was very inspiring and showed how willing these
people are to work and improve their situations. The women, in particular, were very intuitive
and entrepreneurial in their approach to providing for their families. How grateful I am to have all the many
blessings I have been afforded.
$100.00 Challenge
Project Update:
I have started to collect the materials for my project. I have quite a few boards that I have picked
out and have some good ideas on what I should build. I have also reached out to a few individuals
and have talked to them about this project.
I am in the process of determining the pricing and how many things I
will need to build.
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