You are a tourist on a city street... trying to find your way. How do you get help?
Help Yourself
You use a map or a booklet with information about the city. That's ok... although... feels a bit like work... and is somewhat lonely.
People Helping People
You ask a passer-by for directions... Or simply, a passer-by recognizes your "tourist" behavior, stops on his/her own will and spends 30 seconds (often much more) helping you. You feel good. The passer-by feels even better. Witnessing onlookers feel good too. What happens is an easy, almost instinctive "give and take"... so natural that we don't even think about who "gives", who "takes", or why is this happening. This is not "giving"... people are just helping each other.
So... what is Aidpage?
Aidpage is a free public space on the Web where you can:
- speak out about your problems and needs,
- act upon your need to help others,
- join or organize groups for good causes.
Aidpage fosters informal communication among Aidmates, sharing of experience, and mutual support. Simply posting on Aidpage makes you an Aidmate.
E-Bay enables the simple, direct "people buying from people" over the Internet.
Aidpage enables the simple, direct "people helping people" over the Internet.
Need to know more?
Here are a few links to the aidpages of veteran Aidmates:
See also:
