Bushfire assistance – Technical Assistance needed
Posted by scmay on February 12, 2009
As you know, many families have been severely impacted by the recent bushfires in Victoria. A great deal of people have been left homeless and displaced, and as various aid agencies’ efforts to provide immediate assistance and relief gain traction, thoughts are now turning to ‘what next’. One simple tool that can assist families to start picking up the pieces of their lives is access to the internet, along with various other tools such as printers, scanners copiers and fax machines. To meet this need, Melbourne organisation Infoxchange aims to establish Technology Resource Hubs in locations affected by the fires, and are also working to connect people in affected areas who have a technology need with people who are able to help out. In order to successfully scale their activities, Infoxchange are seeking of donations of both equipment and time. Which is where you come in
If you have technology skills, and can volunteer some time to go out onsite to assist with installing machines and configuring networking and internet connections, it’d be great if you could please register at the link below. If you can’t physically help, but have serviceable PCs or laptops laying around that could be pressed into service as internet browsing systems, or if you have any networking gear that’s surplus to requirements, then please also contact Infoxchange via the link below – they’d be pleased to accept your donations.
