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January 20, 2005
Good Deeds from Travelers
Here is an inspiring story of a man who traveled to Cambodia and with only a small amount of money, saved two girls from prostitution. He goes back a year later to find out how the two girls are doing.
This article was published in the New York Times and requires a free registration.
And while we're on the subject of good deeds, today Brad Newsham announced the start of Phase 3 of Backpacknation.
He writes "beginning this morning (Jan 20--presidential inauguration day here in the U.S.) and continuing for the next six weeks, Backpack Nation is seeking stories that highlight relationships between Western travelers and people in the poorer countries. A small committee will read all submissions and select twelve for posting on the Backpack Nation website by April 1, 2005. During April and May, the general public will be invited to read these twelve stories and vote for four of them. When the votes are tallied, in early June, 2005, the authors of the top four vote-getting stories will each be sent a $1,000 Backpack Nation award.
TSUNAMI TWEAKS: While all stories will receive careful consideration, the selection committee will hold a slight prejudice in favor of stories from the tsunami-hit areas.(Please, however, DO NOT withhold a story because it is not tsunami-related--the rest of the world didn't disappear when the waters hit.)ALSO, the selection committee will be partial toward stories that promise to deliver $1,000 (if awarded) to the situations described, and which present viable delivery plans."
Posted by insideoutmag at January 20, 2005 09:27 AM