so it appears that I'm going to be in africa in about a month and a half, maybe less.
while I continue to process this revelation, here are some links to information about what I'll be doing over there.
I'm going to be in Bamako, which is the capital of Mali. I've been selected by Canadian Crossroads International (CCI) to work with an organization called Association Jeunesse Action (Youth Action Association). There are some articles about AJA here, here, and here. This all is taking place as part of the NetCorps program, which is run by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and cooperates with 9 different international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including CUSO, Canada World Youth, and of course CCI. NetCorps' mission is to place tech-savvy youth in developing countries, where they share information technology skills and get to take part in another culture for 4-6 months at a time.
I don't know too many specifics at this point but the gist of the situation is that i'll be teaching computer skills ranging from using office software to hardware repair and upgrading to website development to the association's members. more news will certainly follow, after these messages from our sponsors... [READER clicks on links]
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Good for you, Ted! You rock!!! Just don't teach them HaLo or WoW. ;)
yeah i figure i'll start off with Second Life, cause it's totally practical and relevant, and then when Spore comes out we can diversify the courseload.
//end irony
In fact, my position has been specified more specifically at this point: my title is to be Network and Database Consultant. The idea, of course, is to do my job in such a way that when i come home there will be someone staying who can upkeep and upgrade what I've helped to put into place.
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