Skateistan

We all have heard many things about Afghanistan, however have you ever heard about the Skateistan? 

Skateistan began as a Kabul-based Afghan NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) and is now an International non-profit charity providing skateboarding and educational programming in Afghanistan, Cambodia and Pakistan. Skateistan is non-political, independent, and inclusive of all ethnicities, religions and social backgrounds.

According to its website its mission statement is:

To use skateboarding as a tool for empowerment by:

•    providing access to education

•    focusing especially on girls and working children

•    developing leadership opportunities

•    building friendship, trust, and social capital

If you wish to support them you can go here

TomTom (almost) makes a viral

For the promotion of their contest 'Tomtom More' the GPS brand has decided to produce a 'viral' video. They took the best past vitals as ingredients and created this amazing video. However with budget cuts due to the amount of prizes there is to win the video is not as impressive as they hoped for ... 

You've certainly recognized T-Mobile Dance (january 2009), Sony Bravia Balls (october 2005), TNT ‘A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Square’ (april 2012), Will it blend (since october 2006), Evian – Roller Babies (july 2009), Old Spice (february 2010) and Red bull Stratos (october 2012)

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Movies of 2012 Super Cut

I missed not finding the time to write new articles, so I now decided to take some more of my rare free time to share with you what I love, what I feel, what I think is worth sharing and some other things. In other words, be ready to see more content!

Every year I post a the movie recap of the year, this one comes from Youtuber Nick Kinder. He spent 2 months, 65 Gb off his laptop, went through 200 movies and around 50 hours to edit this piece of art. Since his description will be much better than mine I invite you to read it in the description of his video.

Movie list: http://themoviesof2012.tumblr.com/

The faces behind your toys

Wow I can't believe I let you down for the past month, work being hectic I had little time to come up with something interesting. Well that was until I stumbled upon German born photographer and his Series 'The real toy story'. http://photomichaelwolf.com

I think my timing is well chosen, since we are right After Saint Nicolas and a few days before Christmas. I remember as a kid I had this crazy idea that all my toys were coming from a same factory that knew exactly what kids would love to have and play with. The more I grew up the more I this idea shattered and I discovered the truth ... Then the more I became an adult the more I understood the economy behind these toys and therefore the supply chain of such toys. 

In 2010 the average monthly salary, including overtime, for a migrant worker was CNY1,690 (£150), insufficient to cover basic needs for workers and their families. In 2009 alone, approximately 1 million workers suffered industrial injuries whilst about 20,000 were victims of occupational disease. (Source: War on Want)

This series of picture give a candid and unaltered look at the faces behind your toys or the toys you are about to buy.

If you still believe in Santa Claus this post is not for you!