WikiIndaba conference 2018/Program/Growing a community of developers to ensure adequate technical support for projects on the continent

ID: AfriDev
Speakers: Felix Nartey and Alangi Derick (Open Foundation West Africa (OFWA), Ghana and Cameroon)	Time block: friday-afternoon	Start: 14:40
	Location: Great room	Duration: 25 min.
Description : Africa Wikimedia Developers Project (AWMD) was started to train and recruit volunteer developers to develop (on MediaWiki) for Wikimedia Foundation Projects and support the larger movement. The inaugural training took place in Accra, Ghana, with a follow-up event in Cameroon and plans are far advanced to replicate similar training in other West African countries and on the continent at large. The project has recorded active participation from at least 6 countries with a community even though we have formally had training in only 2 countries. There is a growing interest in open source development in Africa which informs our decision to extend our training and reach for the Wikimedia Movement. It's however crucial that we share our experiences, plans and mode of partnership with present affiliates at Wiki Indaba to ensure the growth of more communities through our affiliate network and to better support technical issues in the movement from the continent.		Themes: Sister projects
		Tags: Technical support, African developers, Wikimedia projects
		Notes: #WikiIndaba18_AfriDev