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Driven to put African open source on the map, @ikegahruth stresses the value of connecting those who want to contribute with the resources they need. github.com/readme/storiesβ¦
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@IkegahRuth
Open Source Program Manager|| @github Star || Community Lead @chaoss_africa || Program Manager @osca_hq
- I love how Nigerian techies have been getting into top companies!! I have seen mad news all over my tl in the past 1 month! World-class >>>
- I did my interview and got the visaπ₯Ήπ. Iβm so grateful to God fr, another big win for me. 2nd half starting so well.I got an invite to attend an open source event hosted by the UN on July 9th at their headquarters in Newyork, and a speaker invite from UNICEF for their youth spotlight side event is supposed to follow this. Because the invite came in late, I canβt even get a date for a US visa
- I literally woke up to award π₯Ή! Jesus has really done it againMy girl @IkegahRuth won the GitHub Star Award for Open Source Advocacy πππΎβ€οΈ #GitHubNova #Nova2023
- No visa rejections. I had 5 different visa rejections this year and it really made me sad. In 2024, I want no visa rejections π₯ΊTweet it into existence, travel edition.
- Look what came in π! My award from @github. It came with a gift, a smart mechanical keyboard π₯π₯π
- Dear Senior Developer, Please when you see a beginner or Junior developer tweet about their progress or what they developed, try to drop nice comments, like and retweet. It can go a long way to encouraging them not to give up. Thanksπ
- It took months for me to finally complete this article because I have been so busy! Whew! In June, I attended and moderated a panel at the United Nations Open Source Week and I wrote all about it here. Itβs a long read but it shares my reflections and some insights. Read
