In the past, Global Days of Service was more focused on in-person sites like food banks and park clean-ups. But there are still dozens of ways we can make an impact online\u2014check out some of the volunteer activities we’ve outlined below. <\/p>\n
Make sure you register on the Global Days of Service<\/a> website before starting a project so that you are counted as a volunteer.<\/em><\/p>\n Amnesty Decoders<\/em> is an innovative platform for volunteers around the world. Help researchers sift through pictures, information, and documents. All you need to get involved is a computer or smartphone with internet access. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Make your neighborhood more accessible by ranking shops and restaurants for their disabled-friendly credentials. Enter your postcode on the AXS Map<\/em> and start making an impact in your neighborhood today. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Set your difficulty level and choose from categories such as geography, foreign languages, and math. For every question you answer correctly, FreeRice<\/em> will donate the equivalent of 10 grains of rice! The game is available on the web, the App Store, and Google Play Store. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Project Implicit<\/em> is a non-profit network of researchers investigating the subconscious way our minds work. Take psychological tests online to help scientists better understand society\u2019s hidden prejudices and how we might tackle them. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Tarjimly’s<\/em> mission is to improve the lives of refugees and the efficiency of humanitarian services by eliminating language barriers. Help someone in need by translating conversations on topics ranging from medicine to education to housing. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Translators Without Borders<\/em> is a non-profit working towards a world where knowledge knows no language barriers. Whether you are interested in translating medical texts or translating for crisis response, there are engaging projects available to suit all preferences. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n The Smithsonian Transcription Center<\/em> seeks to engage the public in making collections more accessible. Help to transcribe collection records to facilitate research and historic documents for future generations. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n Distributed Proofreaders<\/em> provides a web-based method to ease the conversion of Public Domain books into e-books. You’ll be presented with a scanned page image and the corresponding text. You will then compare the image, proofread it, and sent it back to the site. Register here<\/a><\/p>\n The Global Days of Service site works similarly to an e-commerce website as it allows you to individually add projects to your shopping cart. To checkout, please click on the shopping cart displayed on the right-hand side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A few different ways you can create IRL impact through online action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16028,"featured_media":10979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,5],"tags":[883,193,192,884,202,885,191,882],"featured_img":"\/alumni\/files\/2021\/03\/shutterstock_525701551-800x600.jpg","agg_excerpt":"A few different ways you can create IRL impact through online action.","agg_title":"Volunteer projects you can do from your computer","media_icon":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10956"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10956"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11060,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10956\/revisions\/11060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sift through pictures<\/h2>\n
Rank local shops & restaurants<\/h2>\n
Play free online games and quizzes<\/h2>\n
Use your multilingual skills<\/h2>\n
Transcribe and proofread documents<\/h2>\n
How to register<\/h4>\n