Volunteer Guide


eGranary 500 soon to be released!

       And we need your help in categorizing it for easy use by the people in our partner institutions!  Contact us at volunteer(at)widernet.org to find out how you can help!


Volunteer

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."  -Anne Frank

The WiderNet Project provides a meaningful volunteer experience that utilizes your skills or trains you in new ones, offering a flexible schedule and a thriving social environment.  As a volunteer with WiderNet, you will have a chance to engage in finding creative solutions that help bridge the digital divide, bringing much-needed educational materials to people in developing countries.  We need YOUR help to bridge the digital divide!

Some of the volunteer opportunities that we offer are a series of teams aimed at developing particular areas of the project:

 
Computer Tech Team: The core of WiderNet, you will work with and receive training from expert technicians with highly developed skills in computer technology:
bullet Test and prepare donated computer equipment for shipment to our partner universities,
bullet Program our databases or the eGranary Digital Library, or
bullet Work on systems management.  

NEW!  The eGranary Digital Library is being expanded to 500 GB!  We need computer tech volunteers more than even as we work on this exciting project.

 
Administrative Management Team:  Assist our administrators with:
bullet Volunteer organizing
bullet Maintaining databases
bullet Staffing our office.
 
Public Relations Team:  Help publicize The WiderNet Project's efforts. 
bullet Write press releases and articles for our newsletter,
bullet Do graphic design, or
bullet Assist with grass-roots publicity efforts.

    The eGranary Digital Library delivers millions of Internet resources and other educational materials to institutions lacking adequate Internet access.  Here's how you can help with this important aspect of The WiderNet Project.

eGranary Content Team: Help expand and organize the eGranary Digital Library.  You can help:
bullet Identify educational resources in specific knowledge areas or languages,
bullet Organize the library's resources to be user-friendly, and
bullet Develop course curricula.

NEW!  One of our staff members recently spent the summer in Uganda meeting with educators.  They are excited about using eGranary resources, and we are creating a page with links to resources within the eGranary that are directly relevant to their classes.

 

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Special Projects: As WiderNet gains recognition and grows in scope, many new possibilities have opened for the project's expansion.  We need volunteers with special interest in these programs to help us make them happen.
 
Worldwide Volunteers: Many of our volunteer opportunities can be done anywhere in the world, as long as the volunteer has access to a reliable internet connection.  Additionally, volunteers throughout the world have been excellent resources to help us form partnerships with educational institutions in need of our services.  If you're interested in off-site volunteering, please contact us at [email protected].
 
AmeriCorps Volunteer Positions: We currently have two openings for AmeriCorps volunteers.  Please contact us if you are interested in this exciting opportunity! 

For more information about the AmeriCorps program, see http://www.americorps.org/.

 
Other Ways You Can Help:
bullet Suggest resources for the eGranary Digital Library.
bullet Host African visitors to the WiderNet Project at your home or office.
bullet Secure donations of hardware, software, and books for our partners in the developing world.
bullet Conduct training at African universities in network management, computer repair, and/or database systems.

Please call 319-335-2200 or email [email protected] to explore how you can help. Information about monthly workdays can be found here.

 Sign Up to volunteer at the WiderNet Project.

 


  Check out our Volunteer Photo Gallery

See pictures from loading our 2nd cargo container April 2004!

Check out some pictures from a Workday in March 2003!

 

 


 


Thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers!
 
A. Ibrahim
Aaron Kirkpatrick
Abi Marshall
Abiodun Oluyemi
Adam Siegele
Adam Kurth
Adam Zarifis
Aisha Zakari
Alek Ismayilov
Alek Durumeric
Alex Shimanovich
Alice Atkinson
Allison Page
Amanda Rohrer
Amy Charles
Amy Newton
Anders Haig
Andrea Clinkenbeard
Andrea Klinkenberg
Andrew Nelson
Andrew McDowell
Andrew Dehner
Andy Meek
Andy Tiedt
Andy Boyd
Angel Ejiasi
Angela de Prairie
Angela Christiansen
Anjuli Shivshanker
Ann Ricketts
Anna Johnson
Anne Radecki
Anne Kiche
Anne Remington
Annie Tucker
Anthony Cervini
Antwon Simmons
Asana Mohamad
Barb Ruva
Becki Lynch
Belema Idoniboye
Belindah Mutuku
Ben Dattilo
Ben May
Ben Lewis
Beth Muir
Bill Fenchak
Bill Decker
Bob Arens
Bobchen Ma
Brandon Carrothers
Brandon Rook
Brent Berends
Brent Palmer
Brent Unkrich
Brett Hanson
Brett Christiansen
Brian Thompson
Brian Harvey
Brittany Kennell
Britton Grim
Bruce Clark
Buffy Quintero
C. Osuagwu
Cameron Fraker
Canan Tapia
Carissa Ries
Carl Bendorf
Carlos Rojas-Neira
Carol Ondego
Carol Honsicker
Carolyn Jarmon
Carolyn Johnson
Carrie Marsh
Catherine Richardson
Catherine Stephens
Charles Abbott
Chivy Sok
Chris Tan
Chris Clark
Chris Ehrman
Chris Markham
Christian Pierce
Christine Mbai
Christopher Weber
Christopher Griswold
Christopher Collins
Claire Cullis
Claire Cardwell
Clark Zarifis
Cliff Missen
Connie Mays
Cory Stanton
Courtney Parker
Craig Frederickson
Cynthia Schmidt
Daniel Borders
Daniela Marshall
Dave Tokuhisa
David Tucker
David Dobbins
David Lo
David Wheeler
David Tokuhisa
David Groth
David Dierks
David Skorton
David Agum
David Koch
David Pierce
Dawn Freeks
Derek Monner
Doug Johnson
Doug Gustafson
Ed Toczylouski
Eduard Dragut
Edward Miner
Edward "Eddie" Crise
Elena Osinsky
Elise Mozena
Elmer Vejar
Emil Jenkins
Emily Xiong
Emily Melvold
Emily Collins
Emmanuel Clottey
Erin Minné
Eva McKendrick
Facia Best
Fang Fang
Fang Yang
Florin Oprescu
Freddy Dzangue
Fuseina Mohamad
Gaius Ebere
Gary Sharpe
Gary Black
Geoff Honsicker
Georgeanna Williams
Gina Crosheck
Godwin Ikwuyatum
Grace Arnold
Grace Barloon
Greg Nichols
Gustavo Corona
Hadel Bilal
Hakeem Almabrazi
Harry Petrakos
Hilery Livengood
Ilse Bendorf
Ivon Osinsky
J. David and Diane Martin
Jake Missen
James Osvald
James Farley
James Nichols
Jametoria Burton
Jan Crew
Jan Locher
Jared Seltrecht
Jason Ruyle
Jason Knight
Jason Fisher
Jay Simonds
Jeff Wagner
Jeff Larson
Jeff Haig
Jeffrey Liebermann
Jeffrey Nesheim
Jeffrey Rinderknecht
Jennie Rambo
Jennifer Sesay
Jennifer Cook
Jerald Dallam
Jerry Atkins
Jim Duncan
Joan Huntley
Joanna Gurney
Joany Yi
Joe Ruva
Joe Caldwell
John Foeday
John Winkler
John Henik
John Little
John Fischer
John Halder
John McNamara
Jon Hemingway
Jon Hathaway
Jonathan Joslyn
Jonathon Swearingen
Jordan Running
Joseph Derwin
Joseph Meinecke
Joseph "Evans" Ochola
Josh Wright
Ju Khaw
Judy Tokuhisa
Judy Rohrer
Julie Blair
Julie Heikkinen
Justin Thomsen
Justin Gruber
Justus DeWall
Kafui Etsey
Karla Saur
Kate Stewart
Kathryn Hodson
Kaye Winder
Kazuko Horiuchi
Keith Marshall
Keiyo Hanamura
Kelly O'Brien
Ken Riha
Ken Clinkenbeard
Kendal Bower
Kevin Baker
Kevin Neul
Kevin Kirk
Kevin Neal
Khalid Abdeltam
Kim Francis
Kim Nguyen
Kim Femling
Krishna Jhaveri
Kristin Slown
Kyle Siefers
Laila Mohamed
Lars Bjorklund
Laura Northrup
Lauren Zeng
Lawrence Lockwood
Lawrence Honsicker
Leah De Hoet
Leah Quayle
Lena Raneses
Lenni Kangas
Les Neu
Leslie Arnold
Lisa Herrmann
Lisa Schmidt
Lisa Martincik
Lisa Bormann
Lori Erickson
Lori Dockery
Lucket Kiche
Lydia Pfaff
Maggie Marzano
Maggie Jesse
Manuela Bianco
Marc Franke
Marcus Ernster
Mariana Marshall
Mark Smith
Mark Anthoney
Mark Graber
Mark Weber
Mark Hernberg
Mary Sexton
Matt Kusner
Matt Henry
Matt Ephraim
Matthew Miller
Matthew Bartlett
Matthew Pundt
Maxwell Willard
Mazin Talha
Megan Wolff
Megan Zarifis
Megan Carberry
Melanie Meister
Melody Scott
Michael McNulty
Michael Goo
Michael Whitt
Michael Cornfield
Michael Madden
Michael "Mitch" Holditch
Mike Missen
Mike Schmitz
Mike Schmidt
Milton Poralta
Monica Dragut
Moses Oyewumi
Mueng Goshit
Muhammad Salam
Museyilnen Goshit
Naandye Dabugat
Nate Relfase
Nathan David
Neda Barrett
Nenkimwa Sunday
Nenkimwa Goshit
Nick Friedman
Nick Woike
Nubi Acheboo
Oduntan Bode
Oluyomi Abiodun
Owen Sessian
Owen Sessions
Palngji Goshit
Patrick Roberts
Patrick McDermitt
Patrick Taylor
Patrick Connolly
Patrick Kettmann
Paul Goldenstein
Paul Hichwa
Paul Cheruvillil
Paul Dexter
Paul Klingsberg
Paul Soderdahl
Pengyu Chen
Pete Muir
Peter Yohe
Phillip Jones
Phillip Wilson
Pushpalata Rajpal
Rai Tokuhisa
Raj Rajagopal
Rebecca Hooper
Rebekah Tokuhisa
Regina Goshit
Regina Sunday
Reyes Tapia
Rhonda Rowden
Rick Hanson
Robin Klingsberg
Rudy Rohrer-Tokuhisa
Rupali Gurjar
Rush Shortley
Russel Brown
Ryan Wells
Ryan Lenger
Ryan Cho
Sam David
Sara Dohrman
Sara Hussain
Sara Parker
Sarah Zdenek
Sarah Lenger
Satin Kile
Saweda Liverpool
Scott Stone
Sean Lonning
Sergio Sixto
Seth Denburg
Seth Godard
Seung Bae
Shane Hicok
Shawn Piotter
Shouxi Yang
Silas Vem
Simon Olesen
Sina Odejinmi
Sonia Silva
Stephanie Fahy
Steve Fleagle
Sunday Goshit
T.J. Thies
Taiwo Ajisafe
Terry Johnson
Thomas Hornbeck
Tom Rocklin
Tom Bullers
Tong Wu
Tory Smith
Toyin Oguntunde
Tracy Lawson
Tracy Collins
Tran Nguyen
Travis Birchem
Travis Ryan
Trevor Clinkenbeard
Tyler Vickstrom
Tyler Huebner
Umoren Ofonsediana
Uyen Nguyen
Uzaiou Aambazum
Valentina Clottey
Valerie Mozena
Varsha Borde
Viana Rockel
Vicki Rovine
Vince Nelson
Warren Boe
Weishi Wang
Wendy Brown
Wilfrid Nixon
William Ammeter
William Ma
William Thumann
Wu Hing
Zach Beckman
Zachary Beckman
Zaid Towfic
Zakir Durumeric
Zane Umsted
Zeddy Kiche
Zeinab Mohamad

 

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