Ted Talkers Talk On Poverty

1.  Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money -- and love 

   http://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_jackley_poverty_money_and_love.html
   
   
   Jessica's talk on poverty was different from I expected. I learned that not all poor and at rock bottom eating dirt from their fingernails. I learned that some people in Africa may be poor but have the skills to create a business of their own! "All they need is a little capital", to launch their business or just to have it stable. 85% of the loans or donations given to them, come from friends or family. And just a bit of those donations can help with the littlest details they need for everyday life. As Jessica said, something like a lock for the door-- which they can buy from the loans/donations-- can make them feel safer, or some sugar for some tea they can use when visitors come over.
   Overall, I thought the talk was very emotionally different. It talked more about actually caring and not just buying your day off. Meaning, just because you gave some change to the poor, you can feel better and go along with your day. The talk also talked about not just having people's pictures up on T.V or ads but having their stories as well. The talk and the book, The Rich and the Rest of Us, had something in common, "If no one honestly speaks out about the suffering of the dispossessed, their pain will never be heard(111)." This is also how Jessica referred it to because not only were people's pictures up on KIVA, but also their stories about their skills and business. 
   
   
    

   2. Sheryl WuDunn: Our century's greatest injustice

   http://www.ted.com/talks/sheryl_wudunn_our_century_s_greatest_injustice.html 

    Sheryl's talk was very much different from Jessica's talk. Sheryl is obviously a feminist and is all forth for girl's education. I learned that girls in the world may make wiser choices. Investing in girl's education can make a big different, not only for her future but her family and her city/village. These investment could take girls out of a critical environment and take her to a more improving environment. I also learned a tragedy thing, which is that, boys in the world are favored than girls. More girls are left to die, get aborted, or taken care of less.
   
   
   I thought this talk was a little biased. I didn't like how she stated that poverty was mostly because of overpopulation, spending, and women being the problem. I feel like she was bashing on boys and making their status not as important. Some of her statistics weren't really up to date. I think her "facts" were just bias-based information. The thing I do like is when she spoke about a lady named Saima married to an abusive husband. At the time a group gave her a loan and she created a business. Saima hired people in her village to help her and her husband also helps her wit her distribution. Saima couldn't do everything by herself but with her people around her, especially with her husband.