Friday, February 22, 2008

Online Volunteering : What is Nabuur ?

Become an online volunteer with NABUUR.com

NABUUR links you directly with people around the world who need your assistance now. All you need is a computer, a little free time, and the desire to make a difference.


The above text comes from Nabuur site. I have been a member of this site for almost 2 years now and have been part of 2 projects. One in India and another in Uganda. Both the projects have had primary goal of "Setup of Computer Center" and have had challenges of their own. Its been exciting going through all the emotions, challenges emailing organizations for support, preparing business plan from scratch and thinking about all a center can do and impact it can have on the lives of people in the local community.

In Nabuur world there are three key players:
Local Representative (who represents the local community), Neighbors (who are online volunteers who are experts or simply have time and heart to help) and Facilitators who facilitate the project and communication between the above 2 parties.

Nabuur site has gone through much evolution and probably has all the tools you will need to manage a project.

The site has projects in virtually every area you would want to contribute in and will only take a few hours of your time per week from the comfort of your home.

Happy Volunteering.

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