Geekcorps: A Peace Corps for the rest of us

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 30, 2006 1:14 PM EDT
NewsForge; By Lisa Hoover
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Freelance software consultant Renaud Gaudin longed to parlay his passion for free and open source software into something that would help developing countries access and use technology. In March, he joined Geekcorps. Now he brings information and communication technology (ICT) into communities, helps them get hardware and software up and running, and then teaches local users the technical skills they need to sustain their new equipment for the long-term.

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