Editing Geekcorps (section)

=== Ghana ===
Starting September 2000, with 6 volunteers selected from over 200 applicants, Geekcorps first mission was in [[Accra|Accra, Ghana]]. Co-founder Zuckerman was already familiar with the infrastructure of Ghana. Zuckerman stated, "The government has relatively liberal telecommunications and investment policies, making it possible for IT businesses to be built there."<ref name=":3" /> Geekcorps initial focus in Ghana was assisting companies in the capital city [[Accra]] with its [[Information technology|IT]] expertise. Geekcorps had an understanding with local businesses, after receiving help, the businesses involved were to help the locals with their newfound resources. Initial challenges for Geekcorps were communication and teaching skills needed by volunteers, and reliance on outdated programming languages for local businesses.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CjkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=iesc&pg=PA43|title=InfoWorld|date=2001-07-23|publisher=InfoWorld Media Group, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> Geekcorps involvement led to innovations such as a new java based payment system for local businesses in Ghana.<ref name=":1" /> Geekcorps was also instrumental in the creation of [[Ghana Internet Exchange|Ghana's internet exchange]] point in 2005.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/geekcorps-a-peace-corps-for-techies/|title=Geekcorps: A Peace Corps for techies|work=CNET|access-date=2017-04-21|language=en}}</ref>