potency@violet.berkeley.edu.UUCP (06/11/87)
tecNICA is an organization which provides technical expertise to the country of
Nicaragua. Typically, a volunteer pays her/his own airfare to Nicaragua, works
for 2 weeks at a host agency in Managua, and is given room and board by the
agency at a residential inn (hospedaje). Tours of the countryside are arranged
for weekends and talks with officials and opposition leaders are often arranged
for evenings. Computer specialists, mechanics, economists, agronomomists,
telephone experts and other technicians have all made valuable contributions to
the Nicaraguan government under the auspices of tecNICA. A current priority
need is:
* Apple hardware specialist, in particular someone with experience with Apple
printers (for the National Nutrition Agency)
If you have other technical skills, chances are, you could make a valuable
contribution to Nicaraguan society. I worked as a computer programmer (for the
Ministry of Health and for the telecommunications center) in Managua in the
Spring of 1985 and not only found that I was greatly appreciated, but found the
trip to be a great cross-cultural experience, kind of like a mini-Peace Corps.
Note: Ben Linder, the American mechanical engineer recently killed by the
Contras, did not work for tecNICA, but for a sister organization. Almost all
tecNICA volunteers work in or near Managua which has been safe from the
direct consequences of the war.
If you have questions, you may address them to me or you may contact tecNICA
itself by calling or writing:
Berkeley -- (415)848-0292, 2727 College Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705
New York -- (212)427-0634
Boston -- (617)782-0510
Seattle -- (206)321-1367
Chicago -- (312)524-0198
Los Angeles (213)394-1183
tecNICA is a non-profit organization to which tax-deductable contributions may
be made.
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