Advancing your Career through Open Source Contribution - Women of GADS, October 2022
I spoke about how Open Source can be used as a tool for impeccable career growth.
Ruth Ikegah
Nigeria
Ruth Ikegah is an Open-Source Program Manager, Community Manager, GitHub Star, and Technical Writer. She is sparked about onboarding beginners into the tech system, especially the open-source space. Asides from being actively involved in tech, She is a social volunteer and a voluntary blood donor. Ruth loves making new friends over a slice of cake.
Community Contributions
CityJS- Create your Open Source project
I gave a talk on how to properly build an Open Source project.
DjangoCon US Keynote: Women of Open Source Community Africa: Emerging a Star
I gave a keynote speech sharing my journey in open source from 2020 till date
Pycon Ghana: Grow your tech Career in Open Source
I shared tips on how to get the most out of open source.
Contributing to Open Source 101
I got featured on Gift Egwenu’s YouTube channel to speak about how to get started with contributing to Open Source.
GitHub Africa Virtual Meetup
I co-hosted the GitHub Monthly Africa Meetup for August.
GitHub Africa: Get Paid for Open Source
Alongside other interesting speakers and Open Source experts, I co-hosted a Twitter space on GitHub Africa (with over 5k listeners and replays) on how people can get paid for contributing to Open Source.
CHAOSS AFRICA
I contribute as a community lead for the African chapter of the CHAOSS Project
