1. My journey to Cambodia
What I did, how I did it and why it’s important.

2. Awareness
Being useful
=
What I'm good at
+
What needs to be done

3. Going
Taking the plunge
=
risk + sense of adventure
opportunity

4. Arriving
Making an impact
=
Language & culture study
+
Willingness to learn
+
Getting your hands dirty

5. The Cambodia challenge
85% of South-East Asia lives on less than $2 a day.
That’s 1.1 billion people. 480 million live on less than
$1 a day
Corruption is prolific
Asian countries that escaped poverty did so by
creating plenty of jobs.
Education is poor
Many ngo's, but few good businesses and business
people
Source: http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00282/over_world.htm

6. What did I do?
Shift360
Yejj
Samaritan's purse
Start-up & commercialisation
advice

7. What have I learned?
Seeing and experiencing is the best
motivator for action
Common sense & knowledge is not
common
The impact of history on business

8. Questions
@DBStreet
benjstreet@gmail.com