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	<title>GhanaBlogging.com &#187; Ethelcofie’s Thought-osphere &#187; Volunteer Skills maybe we can help</title>
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		<title>Ethelcofie’s Thought-osphere: Volunteer Skills maybe we can help</title>
		<link>http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2009/12/03/volunteer-skills-maybe-we-can-help/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:13:15 -0500</pubDate>
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	    				<author>ethelcofie</author>		
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[	<p>So once in a while i come across a website i really think needs improvement and i usually  talk ,blog or rant about the issues it has . </p>
<p>My intention in all this is  not to show that the developers didnt do a good job , I am just saying there is a lot of room for improvement .</p>
<p>There are a number  sites on my radar at the moment </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.mofa.gov.gh/"> The Ghana Ministry of Agriculture website</a> (Open in FireFox)Thanks <a href="http://twitter.com/Kwabena">Kwabena</a> for bringing it to my attention.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.africa-union.org/">The African Union Website</a> . I <a href="http://blog.ethelcofie.com/2009/07/26/usability-issues-with-the-african-union-website/">blogged </a>about  the usability issues of this website earlier this year .</li>
<li><a href="http://barcampafrica-uk.wikispaces.com/">The  BarCamp Africa UK website </a>(a shameless plug for me as i am one of the <a href="http://barcampafrica-uk.wikispaces.com/Organisers">organizers</a> and we use a wiki  at the moment and  looking to migrate to website next year )</ul>
</li>
<p>Instead of writting a blog post everytime i see websites that are not what they should be , I propose  we do something about it .<br />
<br />
<em>The Plan:I am seeking  web developers,designers and usability consultants who will give thier skills pro bono(free) to consult on and even help in house teams to improve or even rebuild these websites .</em></p>
<p>My plea to the organisations :If you work for any of these organisations whose website is mentioned above please contact me at ethel@ethelcofie.com to see how we can help improve your website .</p>
<p>Also if you are a web developer,designer or usability consultant and wish to donate your skills to improve these website .please contact me at ethel@ethelcofie.com.<br />
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