Computer Aid International, which refurbishes PCs for use in developing countries, is inviting IT professionals and PC enthusiasts to join a fundraising expedition across the remote Simien Mountains in Ethiopia.

Everyone who takes part will kit out an Ethiopian school with 20 PCs, providing around 1,000 children with IT skills to help them find work, access higher education, or start a business.

The nine-day expedition, starting next February 28,  will include a five-day trek off the beaten track, plus sight-seeing in Addis Ababa and historic Gonder.

It's open to anyone of "average fitness" for just £199, plus "minimum sponsorship".

See here  for details; or email ethiopia@computeraid.org or call Stephen Campbell on 020 8361 5540 for an information pack.