Turtles Can Fly: Movie Review

Since I'm on vacation, I'm beginning to catch up on my movies.

Saw Turtles can Fly yesterday. Another phenomenal, depressing, and eye-opening look at the life of kids in a refugee camp. Watch this if you want to know about landmines and how they are collected, what orphans live like in warzones, what war does to children, and just generally about survival.

Trailer here and below:



DEFINITELY watch this!

Getting Kids Involved in the Poverty Dialogue

Get kids involved in the dialogue early! (photo courtesy: Josh Hough)

BOPreneur blogger, Paul Hudnut has written an excellent blog entry about getting kids engaged in the poverty dialogue. He provides 6 ideas for moving forward:

It is that time of year... students are coming back on campus, faculty are scrambling to finalize syllabi. Sustainable design, social entrepreneurship, and and international development are hot topics on campus. If you are a teacher planning coursework in these areas (or at their "intersection"), or if you are a student that wants to do a project in one of your classes, check out these resources [...]