Episode 92
How To Help Rag-Picker Children in Kolkata Escape Poverty thru Education & Empowerment - w/ Shafkat
The Reality Behind the Viral Video When the world’s biggest YouTuber hands over a check, the internet asks one question: Is it real? Joining us on Ready Set Do is Shafkat Alam, the Joint Secretary of Tiljala Shed and the man who stood face-to-face with MrBeast’s team in the heart of Kolkata’s slums.
Who this is for
- You are trying to start something that still feels a little awkward and expensive.
- You would rather hear Shafkat's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Help Rag-Picker Children in Kolkata Escape Poverty thru Education & Empowerment - w/ Shafkat
- Gen Z Reality Check: Shafkat offers sobering advice to young people wasting their prime years chasing government jobs that may never come. His message? Get focused. Get skills. Get moving.
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This is one of the most heart-wrenching videos we've ever had to make. And although this problem seems almost impossible to overcome, there is an organization making "In a country like India, the way poor people are treated, they face a social taboo because
they're dealing with dirt and garbage. So people consider them as a dirt and garbage." Shafka is the managing director of Tiljala Shet. Joining me on the podcast today is Shafka Talam.
Join Secretary and Chief Fund reason at Tiljala Shet. "There are very few people with whom I've had the chance to interact that even come close to the impact that Shafka has made on the world and more than ever am just so
honored to host him as a guest." An organization started 36 years ago by his father, Alam Ghir, who worked in these slums as a waste picker for many years. "They have laptops for the children.
They have a girls library which is in itself a kind. They have science, project exhibition, competition. We covered the incredibly diverse, strategic and logistical challenges. Shafka's face is on a daily basis while helping children and you'll never believe how much
Show notes
The Reality Behind the Viral Video When the world’s biggest YouTuber hands over a check, the internet asks one question: Is it real? Joining us on Ready Set Do is Shafkat Alam, the Joint Secretary of Tiljala Shed and the man who stood face-to-face with MrBeast’s team in the heart of Kolkata’s slums. What he reveals in this episode might dismantle everything you think you know about "internet charity." But the MrBeast story is just the hook. The truth—the real story—is much harder to swallow.
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