VITA (Volunteers for International Technical Assistance) is a non-profit organization which supplies technical assistance to developing nations on a person-to-person basis. The program relies upon a large collection of volunteer technical experts whose advice has answered over 13,000 problems in the general field of developmental technology. Several manuals and handbooks have also been published. The majority of the volunteers are in the physical sciences but technology must be supported by socio-economic considerations, since technology appropriate to the needs of developing nations is only one factor in the drive to achieve freedom from want.
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