Current Volunteer Opportunities
Our volunteer opportunities are organized into teams with a specific project focus:
- Computer Tech Team
- Systems Management Team
- Administrative Management Team
- Public Relations Team
- eGranary Content Team
- Additional volunteer opportunities
- Other ways you can help
Ready to get started? Complete and submit our online Volunteer Signup Form today!
Our eGranary Digital Library has expanded to 4TB and now contains ten million documents. We need computer tech volunteers now more than ever as we maintain this exciting endeavor.
Typical volunteer opportunities on this team include:
- Testing and preparing donated computer equipment for shipment to our partner universities
- Programming databases and/or the eGranary Digital Library
Volunteers receive training and work alongside experts in computer technology. As part of the team that represents the core of WiderNet, volunteers collaborate with staff to enhance our technical developments.
We are currently in need of volunteers with skills and knowledge in the areas of PHP programming with Microsoft SQL Server, including:
- ASP database programming with Microsoft SQL Server
- Linux configuration
- Java programming
Administrative Management Team
Assist our front office administration team in the areas of volunteer organization or database management/maintenance.
Assist in the publication of The WiderNet Project's efforts and achievements.
Typical volunteer opportunities on this team include:
- Graphic design
- Web design
- Assisting with grass-roots publicity efforts of the eGranary Digital Library
We especially need those of you with great writing skills to make sure the potential funders and partners stay up to date with the various projects and programs that we offer here at WiderNet. We have a wealth of ideas and we need a writer that can capture each one's essence, succinctly and effectively.
As a member of the eGranary Content Team you will be an integral part of organizing and expanding the eGranary Digital Library.
- Develop educational resources for the developing world: Your tasks will include helping identify resources in specific language or topic areas, categorize the library's current resources and develop course curricula.
- Web site cataloging: Connect to The WiderNet Project's innovative eGranary Digital Library to search for books, journals and curriculum site by site. The results of the cataloging will be put into the eGranary Resources.
- Curriculum development for Indian education: Connect to the internet to search for valuable educational resources to build the national curriculum of India. Ptopics include mathematics, literacy skill building, national publications, geography of India, and basically any other topic under the sun.
Additional volunteer opportunities
- Global volunteers: Many of our volunteer opportunities can be done from anywhere in the world, as long as the volunteer has access to reliable internet connection. Global volunteers have been excellent resources when forming partnerships in developing countries.
- Host established partners of WiderNet at your home
- Procure donations of hardware, software, and books for partners in developing countries
- Conduct training of partner administrators in network management, computer repair and/or database management and creation
