Blog Assignment #3 – Make your own show!

A Week in the Life

Psychologist and writer, Edward de Bono stated “One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity…”

In my new six episode miniseries documentary, I, Ghazal Wahidy, will be taking 6 people on a trip around the world, so they can see how others live, and fully appreciate what they have back at home. The goal of my new show? To create awareness of the importance of being involved in the community, from a municipal, national, and international perspective. I feel we must appreciate everything that we have, and use our time and talent to help those around us, and create stronger communities around our homes. I agree with Edward de Bono’s quote. I feel that people need to be taken out of their comfort zone, and see something new in life. When you see or look at something in a new way, the creative juices begin to flow. We can then use this creativity to apply it to our daily lives, while striving to make a change in the world or community for the better. The world will not change in one day, and neither will our communities, but if everyone starts to become more involved, we can start small, and end up making a worldwide, permanent life changing impact.

How it works: Six average people, such part time or full time workers, stay at home parents and students will be chosen to take a trip to a new destination. They will travel to either Kenya, Sierra Leone, India, Sri Lanka, rural China, Ecuador, or Haiti, and take part in volunteer activities with “Free the Children” , to help build strong communities, and make resources available to those living in the area. They will help build schools, homes, provide food, medicine, and education to the people of the area. For one week, they will live in the communities of those in need, and come to the understanding of the great need for help. I will be staying with them, and documenting their thoughts, feelings, and progress they are making both as people, and progress in the community.

The Goal: I want to show people the value of community. They will see, that even when people have nothing, if they have each other, they are able to stay happy and thankful! This is something that we are slowly losing as a society, especially since new technology, and the strive for wealth leads us away from those we love. I hope that throughout this experiment, people will understand that rich or poor, the value of community is what’s most important. Their trip will be provided for, due to the wonderful sponsorship from   Me to We and Shasha Bread. However, in return we ask that each participant selflessly donate their time to 250 hours of community service throughout the next year and a half. They will then truly be able to appreciate those around them, and hopefully fill a spot in their heart with the satisfaction of volunteering.

Why Should Me to We sponsor us?

Me to We is all about helping free the children! The show fits perfectly with their platform, and goal to raise much awareness about the help needed by free the children. The exposure of Me to We on our show will bring in more consumers, since not everyone can go help Free the Children directly, but by purchasing ethical and environmentally friendly clothes, crafts, jewellery and books, they will be making a change for the better. Since this show is one of it’s kind, we anticipate a large amount of viewers, who are willing to support Me to We, and even large corporations who will follow our example, and think of ways to incorporate the Me to We message in their products and/or programming.

Why should ShaSha Bread sponsor us?

By sponsoring A Week in the Life, the biggest and best advantage for ShaSha bread is the exposure it will bring to their company. Many people will be happy to see a new show that focuses on helping others, and they will be willing to look into the companies that are sponsoring us. Their support for natural and organic farming is beneficial, because both Free the children and Me to We are looking for sustainable, and healthy ways to farm in the countries they are helping, and reducing pesticide use is a main action taken by Free the Children and Me to We.

How I came up with the idea:

I am very passionate about volunteering and helping out in the community. I feel that as a part of society, everyone should contribute to their community, even if it is in the smallest way. I also feel that , especially in such a modern world, we are becoming more selfish and taking things for granted. I wanted to make a show that would be different from what’s on t.v., and educate and inspire people on other things going on in the world. I also want people to realize what they really have, even if they don’t have everything they want, here in North America, especially Canada, most of us have what we need. This is why we should focus on helping those in our community achieve their needs aswell. I hope that even my idea will inspire those to get out in the community and become involved !!!

Thanks for reading! See you soon!

Love, Ghazal