I got accepted into the program!!!!

After applying in early 2008 for the 2009 Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program, I got in!!! I'm beside myself with excitement. This is such a tremendous opportunity. CSC in a nutshell is where IBM partners with an NGO to do community service 'with a business bent'. Basically it is volunteer service for business people to lend expertise to organizations in other countries. Projects are done in Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia. The first set of teams were dispatched in 2008 and worked on projects such as developing growth strategies for the Africa Wildlife Foundation. Africa was my first choice - and that is where I'm going! Specifically I'm going to Tanzania. I don't know yet what kind of project I'll be going on. I sent my resume in this week and representatives from the Citizen's Development Corps NGO will be placing us into our projects. The IBM Tanzania team is 10 people from 7 countries. We have yet to meet. The calls and prework starts next week. Meanwhile - take a look at this link to learn more about the Corporate Service Corps Projects. You can also see the blogs from there here