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diff --git a/source/how_to_volunteer.markdown b/source/how_to_volunteer.markdown deleted file mode 100644 index 934ade6..0000000 --- a/source/how_to_volunteer.markdown +++ /dev/null @@ -1,206 +0,0 @@ -% How to volunteer -% -% - -Volunteers Change the World -=========================== - -Join us in our global mission to improve education for the world's -children! Volunteer contribution is central to the educational spirit of -OLPC. The ways to volunteer are as varied as your interests. The -sections that follow provide information to learn how to become a -volunteer, based on your interests and background. - -If learning matters to you, you will be welcome. To directly get -involved, visit the web site [http://olpcMAP.net](http://olpcMAP.net) or -email [volunteer@laptop.org](mailto:volunteer@laptop.org). - -Finally, know that there are LOTS of fun, cool people out in the world -who'd like to work and play together with you as contributors, to help -spread our mission and to improve children's lives. - -Kids, siblings, and parents -=========================== - -The XO is meant for the entire family to use, so learning as much as you -can to help each other learn is one way to volunteer with (and for) -other OLPC learners worldwide. - -You can contribute to the wiki, a web site that you can edit, at -[http://wiki.laptop.org](http://wiki.laptop.org) to share your knowledge -and XO laptop experience. - -You can tell others about your projects and recruit others to join your -efforts. To understand how easy it is to edit the wiki, go to -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wiki\_getting\_started](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wiki_getting_started). - -You might want to get involved in a regional group with other XO owners -in your area. You can find many such vibrant communities at -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Regional\_community\_groups](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Regional_community_groups). - -Teachers, students, and educators -================================= - -The OLPC project is an education project above all else, so your -contributions are highly valued. You can contribute by testing, -developing content, mentoring, or running group activities. You can -start a University chapter of OLPC users -- both formal Community -Service Learning and great informal clubs exist. Details may be found at -wiki.laptop.org/go/University\_program. - -You can try to meet with other teachers and students within your -geographic region, or look up pre-existing groups within the list of -regional groups here: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Groups](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Groups). - -Support Gang -============ - -If you enjoy personally helping others, and the challenge of solving -problems with learners worldwide, you would be a perfect fit for the -Support Gang. We work together answering all kinds of questions about -the XO, peripherals, software, volunteering, deployment, organizational -development and anything else OLPC users ask about. - -Community Support Volunteers are an extremely friendly and supportive -group, who came together from all around the world, and work together -closely online. We also meet weekly with invited guest speakers by -phone, and in person whenever possible. - -When you volunteer, fellow volunteers and OLPC will help you get started -and assist you in finding answers to difficult or unusual technical -questions. Bilingual volunteers are most especially welcome. Please join -us at -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support\_Gang](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Support_Gang). - -Documentation -============= - -If you would like to help others learn about the XO then you can help -with the documentation. We have a dedicated team and we eagerly welcome -new contributors! You don't need to be a expert on the technology to -participate - you may wish to just spell check or check images. You may -also be inspired to write a chapter or improve existing chapters. You -can learn more on how to contribute by joining the OLPC Library mailing -list -[http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library](http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library) - -Existing XO and Sugar manuals are written and hosted at FLOSS Manuals. - -Translators -=========== - -OLPC is a world-wide program that tries to reach people in many -countries, who speak many different languages. You can get an idea of -the program and look for your languages on the Sugar Labs translation -server. If you speak and write more than one language, you can help -translate the wiki or the software. If you can help, please see -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Translation](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Translation). - -Content creators, writers, artists, photographers, videographers -================================================================ - -Everyone is a creator: by creating and sharing something, you inevitably -understand it better. Writing about the XO can also be one of the -greatest contributions to helping others. - -Please consider offering your communications or media talents on the -OLPC Wiki - whether by writing, designing, editing, storytelling or -simply organizing - anywhere within -[http://wiki.laptop.org](http://wiki.laptop.org). - -If you want to create art for the XO, you can join other artists at the -Art Community page at -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Community:Art](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Community:Art). - -You can upload photos to a great, growing worldwide archive at -[http://www.flickr.com/groups/olpc](http://www.flickr.com/groups/olpc). -One group of photos even shows those specially taken by XO laptops -themselves, using the Record Activity. Hardware designers and testers - -There are lots of volunteer hardware opportunities, from brainstorming -about alternative power to developing peripherals to repairing XOs. You -may want to develop peripherals for the XO that use its USB ports or -other inputs, for health applications or beyond: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Health](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Health). - -You can get involved with community repair centers or start your own, -with volunteers or as a business: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair\_center\_locations](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair_center_locations). - -You may want to work on power generation: -[http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/power](http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/power). -Or firmware coding: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OFW](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OFW). To find -out more about all of these types of hardware projects search for those -keywords at: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Category:Hardware](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Category:Hardware). - -Software -======== - -Software Developers especially should connect with Sugar Labs: -[http://join.sugarlabs.org](http://join.sugarlabs.org) - -The XO's software is designed to be malleable because we want the help -of all the people in the world who are capable of writing free software -to help other people learn. To get involved, you can: - -- Write activities - [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity\_Team](http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activity_Team). -- Fix, report, or triage bugs - [http://bugs.sugarlabs.org](http://bugs.sugarlabs.org) and - [http://dev.laptop.org](http://dev.laptop.org). -- Help test - [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Friends\_in\_testing](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Friends_in_testing). -- Hack Sugar and our OS - [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers\_manual](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Developers_manual). - -In short: "patches are welcome". - -Local opportunities -=================== - -Help create changes in the community you live in - as well as ones you'd -like to visit. Start or join a grassroots group: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Groups](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Groups). - -- Create a Community Repair Center: - [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair\_center\_locations](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Repair_center_locations). -- Help out at a nearby Pilot deployment: - [http://planet.laptop.org](http://planet.laptop.org). -- Run, host, or attend an Event or Jam: - [http://olpcMAP.net](http://olpcMAP.net). - -Deployment -========== - -Volunteering at an OLPC deployment or school of any size is sometimes -possible, in exceptional cases: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources) - -Volunteers working on their own much smaller deployments, work together -leveraging their mutual insights: -[http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ALEARN\_Network](http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ALEARN_Network) - -A great way to get started is to explore others' work at -[http://planet.laptop.org](http://planet.laptop.org) and then email your -specific interests and qualifications to: -[mailto:volunteer@laptop.org](mailto:volunteer@laptop.org) - -Annual Community Summits -======================== - -Nothing beats meeting in person, and the OLPC community's biggest annual -summit occurs in October in San Francisco, thanks to: -[http://olpcSF.org](http://olpcSF.org). - -Similarly a more technical spring summit generally takes plan around May -in Montevideo, Uruguay: [http://ceibalJAM.org](http://ceibalJAM.org). - -Conclusions -=========== - -We weren't kidding when we told you that we accept volunteer -contributions of all shapes, sizes, and kinds. Would you enjoy making -presents for millions of children every day? Can you help? |