Based in a tiny village on the coast near Wadduwa in the rural setting of Mawala, volunteers work in an IT center set up by Projects Abroad. Children come from miles around to take classes on the course we have established there. We have recently converted two bedrooms at the center into an English Classroom and a small IT classroom with five more computers. Teaching IT is also available in some schools along the southwest coast, in Panadura and Negombo. Volunteers working at these schools have the option of teaching a variety of subjects in addition to IT.

Many people in this part of Sri Lanka have never used a computer before and helping them become computer-literate is invaluable for their future education and job prospects. Volunteers who wish teach IT should have a reasonable working knowledge of the main Microsoft packages - but you don't need to be an expert since it is just the basics that you'll be teaching most of the time.

There is a curriculum to follow and you will benefit from the help of an English and Singhalese-speaking local.

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