Geekcorps

A Geekcorps volunteer setting up a Wi-Fi antenna in Mali
A Malian man writes an article ("Wisdom") for the Fula language Wikipedia in the Geekcorps Mali headquarters.

Geekcorps is a non-profit organization that sends people with technical skills to developing countries to assist in computer infrastructure development.[1][2]

The non-profit was created in 2000 by Ethan Zuckerman and Elisa Korentayer in North Adams, Massachusetts.[3] In 2001 Geekcorps became a division of the International Executive Service Corps located in Washington, D.C.[4]

  1. ^ Yaukey, John (March 26, 2002). "Geekcorps spread computer skills worldwide". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. ^ "Non-Profit Sends Tech Skills to Africa". ABC News. January 7, 2006. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  3. ^ "A Techie Volunteer Corps". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  4. ^ Haqqani, Abdul Basit (2005). The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Global Development: Analyses and Policy Recommendations. United Nations Publications. ISBN 9789211045321.