An Urban Odyssey - A YouTube series about cities
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<h2><strong>The Project</strong></h2>
<p>A few months ago I left France to <strong>travel the world in order to study cities</strong>. Why cities? Because we live in them. Today, more than <strong>4 billion people</strong> live in cites which is 50 percent of the world population. As we all know cities are facing major issues: pollution, overcrowding, poverty, security, floods, and so much more.</p>
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<strong>But let's</strong> <strong>forget about problems and focus on solutions</strong>! All over the world, individuals, NGOs, associations, governments are working very hard to solve those challenges. My goal this year is to travel to <strong>12 countries </strong>around the world, in Latin America, North America, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe, to <strong>study problems</strong> cities are facing,<strong> solutions </strong>to solve them, and<strong> share it with you!</strong></p>
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<h2><strong>Why YouTube?</strong></h2>
<p><strong>Free for me, free for you.</strong> YouTube is the largest online video sharing platform and it is used by millions of people everyday. I chose to share my videos on YouTube because I wanted them to be <strong>accessible to everyone for free! </strong></p>
<p>Every week (when I travel I don't post for one week) I am sharing with you my adventures, studies, stories, encounters on <strong>my channel</strong> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvCuQIaVg6-f6plCN54eNQ" target="_blank">"AN URBAN ODYSSEY"</a>.</p>
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<h2><strong>What have I done until now?</strong></h2>
<p>As this project is very meaningful to me (and I hope for you as well)<strong> I didn't wait for you to start. </strong>Until now I have done <strong>15 videos</strong> in France, Colombia, Mexico and The United States. I have studied various topics such as: <strong>gender equality, urban security, housing, homelessness, and urban mobility</strong>.</p>
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These past four months have been<strong> full of encounters</strong>, <strong>with locals</strong> (former gang members in Colombian ghetto, homeless people in Los Angeles, people living in slums in Mexico), but also <strong>with professionals </strong>(the NGO Techo, Casa y Ciudad, Camino al Barrio, the INVI, Designing Hong Kong, the C2D Bordeaux). These people are the ones who make things change and my role is to <strong>share their work with you.</strong><br />
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<h2><strong>What is Next?</strong></h2>
<p>I left <strong>Hong Kong</strong> a few days ago and I just arrived in <strong>Dhaka, Bangladesh</strong> to study the <strong>adaptation of cities to climate change</strong>. Then I will travel to India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Turkey. I will study topics such as, the energy transition, water and sanitation management, social segregation, migrant integration, rebuilding of cities, waste management.</p>
<p>In every place I travel I meet people, I discover places and histories that <strong>inspire me</strong>, and I feel the<strong> need to share them</strong>. Therefore, since last month I also decided that apart from my initial study I will also produce videos about other subjects. It will vary the kind of content I am doing and make it <strong>more enjoyable for you.</strong></p>
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<h2><strong>Who am I?</strong></h2>
<p>I am <strong>passionate, adventurous, hardworking and a bit reckless</strong>. I am a freshly graduated <strong>urban engineer</strong> from France, 25 years old, from a town named Rambouillet. These past years I have traveled in more than <strong>40 countries</strong> in Europe, South and North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa. I crossed Argentina, Iceland and Australia <strong>hitch hiking</strong>, I worked in Colombia, Brazil, South Korea and Argentina, I hiked mountains in Patagonia, Morocco, Mexico and Norway, I survived sauna with Russians in Moscow (that's a challenge). Anyway what I want to tell you is that <strong>I have experience travelling </strong>and<strong> I won't let you down! </strong></p>
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<h2><strong>The final documentary</strong></h2>
<p>After travelling for a year in the world's <strong>most challenged cities,</strong> I will have a global vision of the current situation. And I think it is important for me and useful for you to <strong>share what I learned</strong> during this trip.</p>
<p>I therefore decided to realize a<strong> long documentary</strong> (30 - 45mn) about this year. The point is <strong>not to repeat</strong> what I shared in my weekly videos, but to<strong> look back on</strong> this whole experience, problems cities are facing, what we are doing about it and <strong>what hopes we have for the future.</strong></p>
<h2><strong>Why do I need your help?</strong></h2>
<p>This project is entirely <strong>non profit</strong>, I am not getting any financial benefits with the videos I do and it is a full time job, this is why <strong>I need your help!</strong></p>
<p>The total cost of my trip is <strong>13 000 euros</strong>. I have already traveled four months and I have eight more to go! Until now I have been financing my trip with the help of<strong> early contributors, my family and my own savings. </strong></p>
<p>In order to finish my trip I need<strong> 6000 euros </strong>more. You are probably asking yourself how am I going to use it? Well, nothing crazy, only what I really need: <strong>food, accomodation, plane tickets, visas and a travel insurance.</strong></p>
<p><em>=></em> <strong>280€</strong> Visas</p>
<p><em>=></em> <strong>1520€</strong> Plane tickets</p>
<p><em>=></em> <strong>2400€</strong> Accomodations</p>
<p><em>=></em> <strong>1200€ </strong>Food</p>
<p><em>=></em> <strong>600€</strong> Health Insurance</p>
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<p><strong>6000</strong> <strong>euros</strong> is the <strong>smallest amount</strong> I need to finish my trip. With this I can continue this tour as I managed to do it until now. But in order to <strong>improve the quality</strong> of my videos I would need a bit more, therefore I defined a few levels.</p>
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<h2><strong>7000 euros</strong></h2>
<p>With this amount I could buy a <strong>drone</strong> and shoot <strong>amazing landscapes</strong>. Imagine New Delhi filmed from the sky, or the Iranian desert. It could really give a professional look to my videos.</p>
<h2><strong>8000 euros</strong></h2>
<p>Until now I have been to countries where I spoke the language, but from Bangladesh the <strong>language barrier</strong> will be strong, especially If I visit people living in very poor conditions. With this amount I could pay for a <strong>guide or a translator </strong>in order to <strong>communicate with more locals.</strong></p>
<h2><strong>9500 euros</strong></h2>
<p>With this amount I could buy a <strong>new camera</strong> and upgrade the video quality. As I have been using the same camera for 6 years, travelling around the world, It is in a pretty bad state and I don't know if it will survive the rest of the trip. I am actually impressed that it is still alive!</p>
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<h2><strong>They liked my project</strong></h2>
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<h2><strong>All or Nothing</strong></h2>
<p>Remember that the principle of this crowdfunding campaign is <strong>all-or-nothing</strong>. If I do not reach the goal of 6000 euros collected, <strong>your contribution will be refunded.</strong></p>
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<h2><strong>Thank You!</strong></h2>
<p>Thank you very much if you decide to back my project! And if you are not interested yourself,<strong> share it with your friends</strong> it might interest someone you know. And if you have any questions<strong> feel free to contact me</strong>, I will answer as soon as I can!</p>
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