Tag: Peace Corps

Return to the United States

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Forty-four months ago I packed up my laptop, solar panels, and random USB peripherals and traveled to the Kingdom of Swaziland.  I dedicated the years that followed to creating and growing a national network of IT professionals, IT teachers, and IT enthusiasts. I am very proud to have seen The Swaziland Computer Society grow over time to its current 350 members.

Although I have left Swaziland and I am in contact with the administrators of the group and am eager to see what true international collaboration will do for our group.

Thank you to everyone who has supported The Swaziland Computer Society during it’s infancy up until today.  We are currently working towards several projects and would love to have your assistance.  If you have passion for using technology to address the developmental challenges of Swaziland and other developing countries, email [email protected] and help us use technology to move this country forward!

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Richard, Blessing, and Brian working on their computers

Random Hacks of Kindness!

I’m one of the attendees for the second Global Hack-A-Thon in Pretoria, South Africa.  This event is being put on by Random Hacks of Kindness and the University of South Africa.

I can’t say enough about the professionalism of the people I’m working with, their eagerness to help and collaborate with people from radically different backgrounds and radically different skill sets.

Richard, Blessing, and Brian working on their computers
Richard, Blessing, and Brian working on the app.

Our application is coming along very well, we are working towards developing the lightweight calendaring software I posted about recently.  This is a fantastic opportunity and I will remember this for a long time.