[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm an immigrant from Venezuela, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've lived in the US for six years. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you ask me about my life\Nas an expatriate, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will say that I've been lucky,\Nbut it hasn't been easy. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Growing up, I never thought\Nthat Iw as going to leave my homeland. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I participated in my first\Nstudent protest in 2007, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the president shut down\None of the most important news networks. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was getting my bachelor's degree\Nin communications, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was the first time I realized\NI couldn't take free speech for granted. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We knew things were getting bad,\Nbut we never saw what was coming: Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an economic crisis,\Ninfrastructure breaking down, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,citywide electrical blackouts, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the decline of public healthcare,\Nand shortage of medicines, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disease outbreaks and starvation. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved to Canada with my husband in 2013, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we always thought we'd move back home\Nwhen the crisis improved, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we never did. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nearly all my ??\Nhave left the country, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my parents are still there. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There have been moments\Nwhere I've called my mom Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I could hear people screaming\Nand crying in the background Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as teargas bombs exploded in the streets, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my mom, as if I couldn't hear it, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would always tell me,\N[In Spanish: We are fine, don't worry.] Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course, I worried. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's my parents, and I'm 4,000 miles away. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'm just one of more than\Nfour million Venezuelans Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who have left their home country. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of my friends\Nare Venezuelan immigrants, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the last few years\Nwe've begun talking Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how we could make\Na difference when we live so far away. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is how Code for Venezuela\Nwas born in 2019. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It began with a hack-a-thon,\Nbecause we are experts in tech, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we thought we could use\Nour tech skills Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create solutions\Nfor people on the ground. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But first, we needed to find some experts\Nactually living inside Venezuela Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to guide us. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'd see so many other hack-a-thons Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that came up with wily, ambitious,\Nincredible technological solutions Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sounded great in theory Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but ultimately failed to work\Nin the actual countries Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were intended to help. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of us have been\Nliving abroad for years, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are detached\Nfrom the day-to-day problems Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that people are facing in Venezuela. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we turned to the experts\Nactually living inside of the country. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, Julio Castro, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a doctor and one of the leaders\Nof Médicos por la Salud. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the government stopped publishing\Nofficial health care data in 2015, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dr. Julio began collecting\Ninformation himself Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using an informal ?? coordinator system Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of cell phone communications. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They track available personnel,\Nmedical supplies, mortality data, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disease outbreaks, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compile it into a report\Nand then share that on Twitter. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He became our go-to expert\Non health care in Venezuela. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Luis Carlos Diaz, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a widely recognized journalist\Nwho reports acts of censorship Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and human rights violations\Nsuffered by the people of Venezuela. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He helps us make sense\Nof what is happening there, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since the news is controlled\Nby the governmnet. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We call these people\Nour heroes on the ground. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With their expert advice,\Nwe came up with a series of challenges Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for hack-a-thon participants. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that first hack-a-thon,\Nwe had 300 participants Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from seven countries Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come up with 16 different\Nproject submissions. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We picked the projects\Nwith the most potential Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and continued working on them\Nafter the event. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I'll share two of our most\Nsuccessful projects Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give you a taste of the impact\Nwe are having so far. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're called Meditweet\Nand Blackout tracker. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meditweet is an intelligent Twitter bot Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that helps Venezuelans\Nfind the medicine they need. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now in Venezuela, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you get sick and you go to a hospital, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is a good chance they won't have\Nthe right medical supplies to treat you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The situation is so bad Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that patients often get\Na "shopping list" from the doctor Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of a prescription. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I lived the need for this firsthand. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom was diagnosed with cancer in 2015. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She needed to have a lumbar puncture Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get a final diagnosis\Nand treatment plan. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the needle for this procedure\Nwasn't available. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was in Venezuela at that time,\Nand I was seeing my mom Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting worse in front of me every day. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After looking everywhere,\Nwe found the needle in a site Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is like the eBay of Latin America. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I met the seller in a local bakery, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was like buying\Nsomething on the black market. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom brought the needle to her doctor\Nand he did the procedure. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without this, she could have died. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's not just medical supplies, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's medicines too. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When she was first diagnosed, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we bought her treatment\Nin a state pharmacy, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was like practically free. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then the state pharmacy ran out, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we still had six months\Nof treatment ahead. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Six months of treatment ahead. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found some medicines online\Nand the rest in Mexico. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, she's in her third year of remission, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every time that I call, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she tells me, "I'm fine, don't worry." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But not everyone can afford\Nto leave the country, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many aren't healthy enough to travel. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why people turn to Twitter, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,buying and selling medicines Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using the hashtag #serviçopúblico, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning "public service." Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our Twitter bot scans Twitter\Nfor the hashtag #serviçopúblico Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and connects users who are asking\Nfor specific medicines Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with those who are selling\Ntheir private leftovers. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also pool the location data\Nof those Twitter users Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and use it for a visualization tool. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It gives local organizations\Nlike Médicos por la Salud Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a sense of where they have a shortage. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can also apply\Nmachine learning algorithms Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to detect clusters of disease. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they've received humanitarian aid, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this could help them\Nto make better decisions Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the distributions of the supplies. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our second project,\Nit's called Blackout tracker. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Venezuela is going through\Nan electricity crisis. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Last year, Venezuela suffered\Nwhat some people consider Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the worst power failures\Nin Venezuelan history. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had two long days without\Ncommunication with my parents. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some cities experienced\Nblackouts every day. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you only know about this\Non social media. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The government won't report\Nblackouts on the news. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the power goes out, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many Venezuelans, we quickly tweet out\Nthe location with the hashtag #??, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning "without electricity," Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before their phones ran out of battery, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so people around the country\Nknow what is happening. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like Meditweet, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blackout tracker scans Twitter\Nfor the hashtag #?? Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and creates a map using\Nthe location data of those users. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can quickly see Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the blackouts are happening today Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how many blackouts\Nhave happened over time. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People want to know what is happening, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is our answer, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's also a way of holding\Nthe government accountable. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's easy for them to deny\Nthat the problem exists, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or make excuses Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there is not official data on it. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blackout tracker shows how bad\Nthe problem really is. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some people in Silicon Valley\Nmake look at these projects Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and say, "There are no major\Ntechnological innovations," Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that is the point. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These projects are not insanely advanced, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's what the people\Nof Venezuela need, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they can have a tremendous impact. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyond this projects, perhaps\Nour most significant accomplishment Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that a movement has been created, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one where people around the world\Nare coming together Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to use their professional skills to create\Nsolutions for the people of Venezuela, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because we are partnering with locals, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are creating the solutions\Nthat people want and need. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is so great about this Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we are using\Nour professional skills, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so it comes easily and naturally. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not that hard for us\Nto make a difference. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If someone from San Francisco Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were to hire professionals\Nto create solutions Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Meditweet or Blackout tracker, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would cost a small fortune. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By donating our services, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are making a bigger impact\Nthan if we just to donate money. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can do the same thing,\Nnot in Venezuela necessarily, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in your own community. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a world that is more\Nconnected than ever, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we still see how specialized communities\Ncan be living isolated or in silos. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many great ways to help, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I believe that you can use\Nyour professional skills Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to connect diverse communities\Nand create effective solutions Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through those relationships. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone with knowledge\Nand professional skills Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a powerful force\Nto bring hope to a community. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For us at Code for Venezuela, Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is just the beginning. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)