Open Source Africa Sustain
I facilitated a session on Burnout and mental health in Open source communities.
Ruth Ikegah
Nigeria
Ruth Ikegah is a Backend developer, technical writer, public speaker, open-source enthusiast, and a people person. 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
GitHub Africa Virtual Meetup
I cohosted the GitHub Africa Virtual Meetup for November
Women of Open Source Community Africa; Emerging a Star
I will be speaking about women involvement in Open source in Africa and also sharing my story on how I leveraged on contributing to the community and emerging a star
GitHub Apps to the Rescue!
I cohost Github Africa Virtual Meetups every third Tuesday of the month
Roadmap to Open Source Contributions
I spoke about a roadmap for open source contributions to a small chapter of developers and designers in my local community
GitHub Stars Stories - are you the next GitHub Star?
I spoke about my Github Star story and how I got involved in tech and open source.
Contributing beyond Code in GNOME
I spoke at GNOME annual conference (GUADEC) on how I was able to contribute to GNOME as a beginner
GitHub Virtual Meetup Africa: Leveraging community to grow your career in tech
I co-host Github Africa Virtual Meetup every third Tuesday of the month.
Getting Started with Open Source
I shared with attendees how to dive into open source and use the OS tools to solve problems that matter
Landing your First Technical Writing Job.
I shared my experience on how developers can leverage consistency in writing to get a technical writing job
GitHub Virtual Meetup: Africa
I co-host Github Africa Virtual meetup every third Tuesday of the month.
Reviewing Event Application
I am a reviewer at the CHAOSS DEI Badging project where I review event applications for a DEI badge.
CHAOSS DEI Badging Initiative with Rachel Braun and Celia Stamps
I spoke about my role as an event application reviewer in the CHAOSS DEI Badging Initiative.
Contributing beyond code
I spoke about my open source journey in Linux App Summit 2021
Contributing to Open Source beyond Code
I spoke at TechKnow Day during World's international Women's day on how women can contribute to open source beyond code.
Contributing to Open Source beyond Code
I spoke about contributing to open source, sharing my journey, communities involved with and achievement so far.
Technical Writing
I spoke about getting started with Technical Writing.
Contributing Beyond Code- My 6 months review
I spoke about contributing to open source, sharing my journey, communities involved with and achievement so far.
iMakeFOSS Blog Post
I did a blogpost with iMakeFOSS and answered some questions.
iMakeFOSS Interview
I had an interview about my Open Source Journey with IMakeFOSS.
IMakeFOSS is a Twitter rotation curation account, an interview blog, and a YouTube channel giving a voice to FOSS projects around the world.
The Impact of Open Source on Career Development
I spoke and shared how contributing to Open Source speeds up tech career development.
How To Use Git and Github
I did a practical session on how to use Git and GitHub to some hackathon participants.
Introduction to Git and GitHub
I spoke about how to use Git and GitHub to some beginners
A Beginner-Inclusive Approach to Open Source
In this talk, I shared challenges beginners face when trying contribute to open source and how open source organizations can be more inclusive
All Things Open
I was a moderator for the business track introducing speakers for a period of 6 hours.
Getting Started at Layer 5
This is a hacktoberfest event for Layer 5 to introduce people participating in hacktoberfest how to contribute to Layer5 with some short tutorials.
A Meshmate
As a Layer5 Meshmate, I help first-time contributors to their first PR, handhold them to understand how to actively contribute to the community.
Beginner-inclusive Approach to Open Source
I shared my experience getting into open-source as a beginner in tech and also spoke about an inclusive approach to how to better onboard beginners and make them feel welcome in the open-source space.
Blog Experience
BlogExperience is a project ongoing, the idea is a space to share your first open-source contribution experience and motivate others to contribute to open-source.
How I can get involved in open-source as a beginner
In this live stream, I spoke about how to get involved in open source as a beginner and how maintainers can be more inclusive to beginners and improving their onboarding process.
Eddie Jaoude Community
This community is a community of Open Sourcers, we help share resources and answer questions as regards open source and tech.
My Open Source Diary
In this series, I document my open source contributions, experience, and some useful tips that have helped better the start of my journey as different blog posts.