“My experience has been great. I contribute to technical writing and documentation for the layer5 community. I interact with my mentors on progress and discuss better ways to get things done regarding layout and content etc. I really appreciate these opportunity to improve my skills through Open source.”

“It's been a great experience for me so far and also at the same time very challenging.It was my first time setting up tools like Kubernetes and Docker, getting to read more things about them and also working on commands that manage a whole project.I feel like a superstar right now getting to learn these things within 2-3 weeks.”

Ruth Ikegah submitted her first open-source contribution during WOSCA’s practical session in June when we launched the initiative. She recorded a total of 10 pull request during WOSCA's OS Challenge in the subsequent month and is now a GitHub star due to her contributions so far.

“I enjoyed working with people on a different continent with different experiences than mine. It was invigorating to see others learning and growing in their technical skills and experiences. The participants were patient and understanding during this first session of those times when we didn’t know an answer. They asked good questions and joined our sessions willingly.”

“I really enjoyed being a mentor, not only was it a very rewarding experience to be able to give back but also a fantastic learning experience for both parties. I would absolutely do this again! I also hope that they felt welcome in the Ortelius group and that they join us in our Opensource adventure”