He works in collaboration with the Orissa state government in India. This project was launched in the state to use ICT to support rehabilitation efforts in the wake of last year's devastating Super Cyclone. In September, additional UNVs have also started serving in other eleven countries including Benin, Central African Republic and Bhutan. They have started preparing for the projects in order to train local IT specialists in collaboration with local government and educational institutions. UN Volunteers exchange their skills and knowledge by physically going to the developing countries and working with local people.
People can even participate volunteering during their short holidays.
There is a wide range of tasks including translation, writing documents, publicity work and creating databases. The applicants number over 2,000 all over the world. The Japanese government has already started to suport this UNITeS project, however, it might be difficult to send IT specialists from Japan considering the employment condition with private companies in Japan. Seven volunteers are needed for this project. However, the response from computer companies was not promising.