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Tobias Blaser, Switzerland

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Tobias Blaser, Switzerland

Tobias worked with HINT for over 3 months from November 2007 to February 2008. He holds an M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and is also a specialist in computer hardware maintenance and networking, with additional knowledge in software and computer administration. Tobias’s IT contribution to HINT has been very huge and transformational. His major achievements were:

  1. Setup of a server with backup and a router with a decent firewall (blocking file sharing traffic)
  2. Migrating to Open Source Software – Linux and enabling dual boot
  3. Switching our timing software to Outkafe – Open Source
  4. Redistribution of UPSes to computers
  5. Arranging Ethernet Cables in an easier order
  6. Writing documentation to ease understanding of his set up at HINT and to enable easier set up of other Open Source IT Centres

Right now, while back home in Switzerland, Tobias still provides technical support through email and remote access/login to our servers.

Tobias, we cannot than you enough for your tireless support tot HINT. We are very grateful.

To contact Tobias by email: Tobias Blaser

Joanna Tillson, USA

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Joanna Tilson, USA
Joanna Tilson, USA

Joanna worked with HINT for close to two months from July 2007 to September 2007. She continued to work on the proposal for a Community Library Project written by Heather Talbot. She wrote down all the rules and regulations governing the set up and functioning of the library due to start in September 2007. She made the whole process of running the library very clear and easy for HINT staff to follow after her departure. Thank you Joanna for your time and resource investment and we will always remember you.

Joanna has a Masters of Librarianship with; 14 years experience as a community college librarian, working extensively with ESL students and native-speakers enrolled in vocational programs, college-level classes and pre-college classes. She has also bought materials for the ESL collection..

Helen Savage, England

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Helen Savage, UK

Helen worked with HINT for over three months from May 29, 2007 to September 13, 2007. She continued with Heather’s HIV Educators Seminars as well as HIV Sensitisation. She also worked quite a lot on our Micro-credit program, researching and writing, proposals and clear guidelines for for our micro-credit project. Thank you Helen for your time and resource investment and we will always remember you.

If you want to hear more about what it is like volunteering for HINT, then you can contact Helen through email for more information about her time with us.

Heather Talbot, England

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Heather Talbot, UK

Hev worked with HINT for one full year from July 2006 to June 2007. While here, she conducted a research in the Bonduma/Buea area that revealed the most urgent need of the population which is a Health Centre. She then had to overcome many obstacles to pioneered the setting up of the Wotolo Community Health Centre to provide free consultation & general health advice, HIV/AIDS Counseling, and access to affordable/essential drugs.

If you want to hear more about what it is like volunteering for HINT, then you can contact Hev through her web blog or email: hevtalbot@hotmail.com for more information about her time with us.

Hev is a Senior Nurse at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England.

Joseph Talbot, England

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Joseph Talbot, UK

Joe worked with HINT for one full year from July 2006 to June 2007. While here, he re-built our website, giving it a real professional touch and enabling online donations. He also wrote a manual: An Introduction to Web Design, and taught more than 20 students the fundamental of web design using HTML and CSS.

If you want to hear more about what it is like volunteering for HINT, then you can contact Joe through his website or email: web@josephbloggs.com for more information about his time with us.

Joe is a Senior Project Officer at the Oxford University Computing Services in Oxford, England.

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