Resources to find overseas volunteer opportunities with technical skills?

4/23/2012 11:48:09 PM

I was actually going to suggest Bankers Without Borders by Grameen. Since you liked volunteering with that organization, why not go with them again to another country?

4/24/2012 6:00:55 AM

You’re not specifying where you are going. If known, it would make giving you pointers much easier. Also, two months for helping out as a software engineer is awfully short; by the time you can start getting something done, it’s time to move on.

That said, here are two websites you might want to check out (spam filter prevents me from posting more):

  • OneWorld (“global justice online”, “where the good guys gang up”, “OneWorld brings the latest jobs and volunteer positions from organisations working to create a better world.”) Their site has a section titled “Ethical Jobs” with a subsection titled “Volunteer Positions”.
  • idealist.org lets you search for “Volunteer Opportunities” under “What Are You Looking For?”.

For two more, search for devnetjobs and (vacatureblad dot org).

4/23/2012 3:06:08 AM

Depends on what your technical skills are. Telecoms geeks should beeline for Télécoms Sans Frontières , while IT folks are spoiled for choice: Wikipedia has an entire category listing them. Larger outfits like Mercy Corps also have opportunities for IT people.

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