The biggest challenge this Season was in trying to keep our Hackathon a meaningful event through the Coronavirus. As many other events were being cancelled, we strived to try and keep some semblance of the event running. This involved more planning fulfilling LO3 as last time, but the biggest LO I want to talk about this time is
LO7 – Considering the Ethical Implication of Actions, which was demonstrated by all of the measures we implemented to try and make sure the event was as safe as possible. This meant forgoing a larger event size, having to take away outside guests and in general removing many aspects of our event that could not be safely run during a pandemic. By considering how we could run our event ethically, we were able to keep everyone safe and healthy, making our event successful even in the midst of a global pandemic.
In addition to Coding for Good, another service I have worked on this season was the Blue Dragon Global Concern’s podcast initiative. Whilst this has been in the works in previous seasons, I only begin to talk about it now as it starts taking off.
LO6 – Demonstrate engagement with Issues of Global Significance is the biggest LO involved with this initiative, as much of my responsibility in being a host requires me to conduct in depth research into the harsh realities of human trafficking both throughout the world and in Vietnam in particular (in accordance with my GC’s area of focus). I’ve had to read many heart breaking case studies of people trapped in terrible trafficking situations as well as face some sobering statistics regarding how often human trafficking takes place in the world. It is my hope that the podcast will help others see that this is an issue of great concern.
