I live in Manhattan. I have been thinking if I can teach how to hack to teenagers or children. I am certainly not a great hacker, but I would like to show what I know and learn from young hackers. And plus, I would like to get more involved in the community. Do you know any organization that I can get involved in? Or do you know what the best way to find this kind of opportunity?<p>Thanks.
I made my own opportunity: I just started tutoring. I made an announcement in my church's newsletter, and I told people in person. People come, we talk math, and that's it.
I volunteered for a local team of the US FIRST Robotics Competition (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRST_Robotics_Competition" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRST_Robotics_Competition</a>). I felt especially proud, as my team was all girls.<p>My suggestion is go for quality rather than quantity, unless policy-level work excites you.
How about starting off by telling us what you've done already (i.e. where you've already spent hours looking) to find such an oppty and then let us offer suggestions outside of what you've already done?
There is a huge void that you can fill with your skills here in Africa,that is if you are interested. I believe you will make more impact and touch lives than in the US,which i believe is saturated?
CharityFocus is a tech-centric philanthropic organization that I can highly recommend:<p><a href="http://charityfocus.org" rel="nofollow">http://charityfocus.org</a>
taproot should have a new york branch. they're not the most "hacker-focused" outfit, but i've enjoyed my work with them. (fyi - this is not a teaching organization, it's more of a mechanism for lending your hacker skills to non-profits etc.)<p>(<a href="http://www.taprootfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.taprootfoundation.org/</a>)