What to Do When The Job Market Stinks
We’re in the midst of a pretty solid recession here in the US and the effects have reached around the world to some degree, but one place where the job market has always been awful is Africa. Even our worst recession doesn’t compare to the lack of the average African nations’ economic prospects. Basically no hope there except for God.
So, let’s say we lived in a nation with practically no infrastructure and no capital to build one, how would we get a job?
Fortunately, God gave us the internet. So long as someone knows the language of a highly-developed nation (e.g. English, French, German), has an internet connection, and a computer, it doesn’t really matter where you live.
Evidence of this are all the programmers I hire for odd jobs from countries where $300 a month gives you a comfortable living. In Africa, the average monthly income is substantially lower than that, and people always need odd little programming or web dev projects done. Sounds like an opportunity knocking…
The one sticking point is, “How would someone in Africa gain these skills”?
So glad you asked 
Hackers for Charity is working to provide food, computer gear, and training in East Africa. The founder also has one of the most interesting stories about God using those in the tech industry. My experience and connections in the web industry has shown the personality types typically working on the web or with computers are not the type to be followers of Christ so this is exceptionally unique, and exceptionally cool. Check out the blog at least.
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