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Why Are We Here?

If you ask me to predict the future of the world and humanity, my answer would be bleak. The world is deteriorating at an alarming rate. Human greed, selfishness, and other destructive traits are relentlessly eroding our planet.

Even though a minority strives to protect the environment and raise awareness against excessive exploitation and irrational resource utilization, their efforts seem futile. Humanity appears destined for self-destruction. Yet, within our brief existence as humans, there may still be meaning to be found in doing what we believe is right.

In 2009, we established Jointing.Bank (abbreviated as “J.Bank”), a virtual community dedicated to promoting lifelong learning. This invitation-only platform brings together like-minded individuals to contribute their resources and expertise in supporting non-profit initiatives and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) during their spare time.

Functioning as an innovative laboratory, J.Bank enables members to exchange skills and pool resources, facilitating the realization of creative ideas. Our inaugural project, Jointing.Media (“JM”), launched in fall 2009, was specifically designed to document the stories of small NGO workers while mobilizing resources for their non-profit endeavors.

J.Bank operates on a distinctive model. First, a sponsor can be involved in two or more non-profit projects via sponsoring the original articles of JM. JM irregularly donates to other non-profit projects. There are three pools — a news pool, a donation pool and a projects pool. They are not in any particular order.

Secondly, process-Oriented Project Development. We intentionally eschew rigid deadlines and completion requirements for J.Bank initiatives. This philosophy stems from our belief that authentic social impact and personal enlightenment emerge through continuous experimentation. The journey of discovering both personal purpose and societal needs is valued above pre-defined outcomes. It is not about others but yourself— how to enlighten yourself. Most of all, Keep evolving through action.

Finally, we emphasize learning by doing. If you have an idea, just do it. We champion an “act first, refine later” approach. Members are encouraged to:

Immediately prototype ideas
Circulate proposals to the community for collaboration
Identify resource matches organically

This practice fosters a ’slash’ lifestyle where members continuously acquire new skills through hands-on project involvement and form a experiential Learning Ecosystem.

Michel Foucault argued that everyone should become the artist of their own life. I believe project-based learning cultivates the mind through an innovation journey—taking ideas from inception to realization. This end-to-end journey—from conception to execution—serves as a workshop for the thinking mind.

Knowledge is only valuable if you use it.

Welcome to be a part of us！

Jasmine Y

Edited by Dr. M. S Khurran and DeepSeek

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