Re: [Hampshire] Computer-Related Charitable Work

On 23 June 2011 09:26, Peter Andrijeczko <peter.andrijeczko@???> wrote:
> Does anyone on the list get involved with any charity work related to
> computers?

I did a few weeks coding for a Haiti-relief hospital last year. There
are lots of other charity-supporting open-source projects you could
get involved in, although this tends to result in a very background
role in the end result of the charity. Although that certainly doesn't
diminish the importance of the work.

I also used to try to go and do some manual work for the local
wildlife trust (clearing woods, building paths, repairing fences).
Experts in the field guide the work and oversee/do the technical
stuff, and you just get on with the grunt-work. It won't really call
on your core skills of coding - but sometimes it's a nice reward to
just "do something else" and get out from behind a desk. The physical
exercise doesn't hurt (often) either :-)