In earlier times; for the development of poor villages Cooperatives were established, teams of agricultural and livestock experts were sent to the villages and various projects were carried out by the state in the fields of education, health and infrastructure. While these steps have been somewhat successful in the past, new solutions can be produced in the age of technology.

With you today; transforming a poor village from head to toe. YouTube village We will take a look at the story of the first and only village known as

It all started with a simple love for vlogs

Liton Ali

Liton Ali, Bangladesh In the village of Shimulia a living young man. Ali, who lives in Shimulia Village with a population of about 400, must have been influenced by the YouTube videos he watched when he started recording video blog-style videos (vlogs) on his mobile phone in 2016. All day long Ali was pointlessly recording what he lived in the village or the work of his friends. There were times when he even made videos with a key phone.

Because there was an internet problem in the village, Ali uploaded the videos he had made together to YouTube when he went to visit his uncle. Ali from these videos realistic had no expectations. His main goal was just to have fun.

As the videos caught the eye, the color of the work changed.

Delwar Hossain

When it comes to interest in the videos Ali shared to Facebook and YouTube; Ali decided to refer the matter to his uncle. In the village, meals cooked by the villagers every daytools and equipment produced in the village, daily routine work and hunting footage would be shared on YouTube.

Ali’s uncle Delwar Hossaintrusting his nephew’s enthusiasm, he supported Ali and was the first to buy a camera for video recording.

In 2017, the channel went into a professional restructuring.

After Ali and his uncle Hossain bought professional equipment, they made a small correction to the name of the channel and changed the name of the channel. AroundMeBD as updated. Arround me stands for “around me” and BD stands for Bangladesh. The channel’s previous name was Arroundme.

The channel’s reputation increased with 93 million video views

While the women were cooking in Shimulia Village, Ali and his uncle recorded the cooking footage with the women’s permission. A video of a 3 year old girl cooking one day, more than 93 million After getting views, they decided to turn a new page on the YouTube idea.

Moments when a little 3 year old girl cooks:

The whole village became a partner of the YouTube channel

Yes, although it may sound a bit strange at first, ArroundMeBD is a channel owned by Shimulia Village. All advertising revenue from the channel is spent on the village. While food and equipment costs are covered by the channel’s advertising revenue; to the villagers with more money home, school and health center places are built.

Thanks to the channel, 400 people while everyone in the village eats for free† The remaining meals are distributed to the needy in neighboring villages. Whereas in the past the whole village lived in simple tin houses; Now ‘liveable’ houses are being built for each family in turn.

As ad revenue increased, so did the channel.

Of course, as the channel’s subscribers and views increased, so did ad revenue. According to data announced in 2020, the channel is monthly. 8 thousand dollars generates advertising revenue. This corresponds to 744,856 Taka from Bangladesh.

The villagers of Shimulia, who made a very satisfying income thanks to YouTube, also made some changes to the videos. For example, women now wear one type of dress for a more professional impression, more tool and hunting videos, construction posts and chat content are shared compared to the past. to local food weight is given.

Faces of the villagers across the canal

We mentioned that the livelihood of the whole village is on the YouTube channel. Especially women who are into food videos; “I used to cook, now I cook. The only difference is, now me and my village earn money” they say. Men are also very satisfied with their situation because they also contribute to the station with their daily work.

Everyone in the village is now a YouTuber

In the early years, when the villagers cooked alone, it’s not the same anymore. Almost in the village everyone learned to make videos and photos† They shoot their own videos and even get training on editing and editing. Undoubtedly, Hossain, whose main profession is teaching, has also made a great contribution to education.

According to Hossain, everyone in the village is a YouTuber. Almost everyone has enough knowledge to create and share videos on YouTube on their own. Hossain is the YouTube village he founded. be an example for all of Bangladeshhopes that other poor villages will develop like Shimulia.

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