Seconded. Africa is a bit of an opaque, far-off place to a lot of us, but the idea of going over there and sharing some skills definitely appeals to me.

A lot of aid money flows into Africa so monitoring and evaluation is a big problem.

Our charity www.rose-international.org is looking to have a basic web app developed that will allow local m&e of donor money that is used to pay for school fees (Tuition is charged for public schools here, and many kids are orphaned and have no way of paying the school fees).

I also wanted to reach out. I am working for an NGO in Zambia (http://www.project-educate.org) and we have a couple of projects that could use talented coders. One for example, would be a web application similar to MIT's OpenCourseWare, except designed for Zambian students.

We also aren't shy about sending people to Zambia to help out. If you're curious, or want more information, my email is in my profile. I'd love to hear from you.

if you are interested in coming to africa, and volunteering reach me at aitoehigie [at] gmail.com