Overview

Volunteers provide technical training and support to school systems, health ministries, municipal government offices, and nongovernmental organizations. They facilitate the creation, storage, management, and dissemination of information by electronic means, including radio, video, telephony, fax, computer and the Internet. By teaching computer skills and data processing, helping to develop regional databases, and implementing networks for businesses and government offices, they link entrepreneurs to new business opportunities (including e-commerce), expand farmers’ access to information on market prices, bring the Internet into classrooms, and provide forums for communities to share ideas about development activities.