The newest internet sensation on Facebook is a young woman from Culasi town in Antique province, named Riza Mae Tachado. She caught the world’s attention when Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a video featuring her struggle as a student.
Riza Mae Tachado became the subject of the Facebook video featuring the use and importance of Internet.org, one of the flagship project of Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg.
In an interview with Inquirer, the young Riza Mae Tachado told the news agency that she’s still having goosebumps and she could not believe that the Facebook founder will post her video.
The viral video which already garnered more than 3 million views on Facebook put Riza Mae Tachado in the limelight.
Here’s the Viral Video Featuring Riza Mae Tachado:
This is an amazing story about Riza — a young woman on a small island where the only job for women was collecting seashells, yet she used Internet.org to earn a degree in computer science.Being connected means having opportunity. We're going to connect the whole world so one day everyone can achieve their full human potential — just like Riza.
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, October 12, 2015
