Kristi Zan, USA

Kristi and her husband Eric arrived Buea on Tuesday July 6, 2010 to volunteer with HINT for about 6 months. Kristi comes to join the rest of the team on the on-going School PCs Project. Kristi had this to say about herself: I am currently the Development Coordinator for a local non-profit organization. I research [...]

Eric Zan, USA

Eric and his wife Kristi arrived Buea on Tuesday July 6, 2010 to volunteer with HINT for about 6 months. Eric comes to join the rest of the team on the on-going School PCs Project. This is what Eric says about himself: I got my undergrad at the University of Texas in Computer Science in [...]

Amber Shevin, USA

Amber Shevin arrived Buea from the USA (via RSA) on Sunday July 4, 2010 to volunteer with HINT, specifically working with the School PCs Project. Here’s what Amber says about herself: I am currently working on my masters in International Relations and Sustainable Development at Chapman University and living in Southern California. I have traveled [...]

Andro Mandakovic, Chile

Welcome Andro! Andro is originally from Chile but lives in the USA. He has come to join our large team of 8 international volunteers from the USA and UK. Here is what Andro says about himself: I am originally from Chile, but lived some years in the states (7 in total). I studied commercial engineering [...]

Grants for Schools

Helps International (HINT) – www.hintonline.org together with its local and international partners is offering a limited number of competitive grants to support set up of computer labs in Schools in and around Buea, South West Region, Cameroon. HINT will cover up to 60% of the total set-up cost (including computers, electrical needs and networking) provided [...]

Robert Arlt Jr, USA

Robert arrived Buea on June 16, 2010 (together with Brandon Turner) to be involved with our School PCs Project that is installing computer labs in schools and other educational establishments and providing IT training to teachers and students. Robert had this to say about himself: I’m a Physics major pre-med Woman and Gender Studies minor at [...]

Online Volunteer Web Designers needed

Thank for for not only becoming a fan of HINT but doing something to promote our cause – inviting friends to join, etc. One of the ways we are helping other non-profits and faith-based organisations and groups around the world is providing domain name registration, web hosting and web design at an incredibly low fee. [...]

Brandon Turner, USA

Brandon Turner arrived Buea on June 16, 2010 (together with Robert Arlt Jr.) to be involved with our School PCs Project that is installing computer labs in schools and other educational establishments and providing IT training to teachers and students. Here’s who Brandon is: My name is Brandon Turner and I am a Biophysics student at [...]

Adam Jones, UK

Adam Jones from the UK arrived Buea on Monday June 14, 2010 to continue reearch on improving water supply for the people of Buea. The initial reserach was carried out by Brendan Sherry and William Douglas (both students from two different Universities in the UK) and their results suggested that further research be carried out [...]

Fundraising Tips

Below are a few ideas to help you raise money for your Volunteer Program. • Craft a personal letter that explains what you are doing and why you have chosen to volunteer in a village with Village Volunteers. After you have applied, been accepted, and provided a $100 USD deposit, you will gain access to [...]

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