Exploring Bangladesh
Our journey into Virtual Reality
In November 2019, Just Peoples co-founders Christey and Jo received a travel grant from the Asia New Zealand Foundation to visit their Bangladeshi projects in action. Keen to take Just Peoples supporters with them so they could feel the true impact of their support, Christey and Jo embarked on a journey to see if the use of budget virtual reality technology could help them to share the incredible experiences they encountered. Through $5 cardboard VR headsets, supporters had the opportunity to visit the largest slum in Dhaka, a refugee camp in Southern Bangladesh and a workshop at an urban school.
See what our supporters said
49 Just Peoples supporters participated in a trial of the Virtual Reality technology.
Watch the footage
Videos can be viewed through a Virtual Reality headset or in 360 on a mobile phone or tablet by clicking the following links.
Korail Slum Community Water Project
Leda Refugee Camp Visit
Urban School Workshop
Find out more
Learn more about The Just Peoples project leaders and projects featured in the films by clicking the links below.
Bringing clean water to Bangladeshis
Working with refugees
Teaching girls to safely manage their periods
Read the news
The Asia New Zealand Foundation interviewed Christey and Jo on their return from Bangladesh and published the following article about their Virtual Reality journey.
Read the article
Special Thanks To
Sharmin Poly and her Menstrual Health Workshop team.
Eve Karim from the Rohingya Refugee Camp.
Shah Rafayat Chowdhury and his Water Filtration team.
Ricardo Rosario for his pro-bono video editing (check out more of his awesome work here)
Ruth Rogers for pro-bono consultancy and coordinating our response to the survey results.
The Asia New Zealand Foundation for funding Christey and Jo’s trip to Bangladesh.
The Just Peoples Champions and supporters who took part in the pilot and shared their feedback with us.