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[Wale Adeagbo]

Hello Aisha,

Keep up the good work. Have you considered creating a media kit for
publicity of DjangoGirlsLagos. I know that socially responsible media
platforms won't mind giving some coverage - just a matter of how you
ask.

I'm willing to help out if needed

Warm regards

On 12/15/15, Aisha Bello <aishabello2050 at gmail.com> wrote:
> @Olabayo thanks for the support and call to action. An open source
> community project seems like a really cool way to start, I guess to make it
> more interesting people can give pitches on the open source projects they
> would like the community to work on and we could put it to a vote by show
> of hands or e-voting.
> For my suggestions as regards agenda I would like to add discussions about
> the creation of an active psf group for promoting python in Nigeria, and
> brainstorming on different ways to actively promote python in Nigeria. For
> dates: Has any dates been selected for the meetup if not which dates is the
> venue free. I suppose a good time might be either on a Saturday or in the
> evening during the week after work. For Refreshments I am not sure how it
> will work I guess there are two ways to it: 1) A kind hearted Individual or
> company could sponsor refreshments 2) everyone brings a refreshment as a
> contribution which could range from Wine/Juice, to plastic cups, crisps/
> biscuits e.t.c If everyone chips in a refreshment I am sure it could be
> covered. My suggestions though......
>
> @Olamilekan Thanks for airing your concerns. Currently we have somewhat 8
> coaches, somewhat because there is a 1 maybe, so technically 7 coaches. As
> regards brushing up on Django there is the DjangoGirls tutorial
> http://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/index.html
> while during the workshop the attendees will be going through the tutorial
> you as their mentor will be there to explain things that are unclear and
> help them if they run into errors. As for brushing up you can do so with
> the tutorial, we're not asking you to be a Django expert, but the deal is
> you know more about programming than any of the attendees under your mentor
> ship and you can work with them in figuring it out. Usually how it works
> is, even after 10 coaches there are usually about 2-3 meta coaches who have
> more experience in Django and will be there to help out whatever problem
> the coach's might not be able to handle. More so, we encourage DjangoGirls
> attendees who have attended the workshops to volunteer as coaches because
> they learn something new each time and while teaching others they get
> better. I'll be happy to answer more questions.
>
> mErgencyNG sounds like it will bring about the much needed social change
> and looks like a possible interesting open source project.
>
> @Loek I sure can testify to the awesomeness of the Python/Django community.
> We will definitely appreciate and welcome your help in helping setup the
> Nigerian python community. Looking forward to PyCon Namibia
>
> @Eigie I do understand your concerns and I must confess it can be quite a
> bit challenging at first. That's why among other things we stress
> mentorship even after the workshop; also we take the pressure off and
> simplify the learning process by creating a really friendly and vibrant
> atmosphere for the attendees *No Pressure*. If you've gone through the
> DjangoGirls tutorial you might see what am referring to. Among other things
> we intend to equip our attendees with a community they can always turn to
> for support in walking through the learning curve. Again, we will be
> gathering amazing learning resources for attendees this is asides the
> Djangogirls tutorial. For example, Tracy Osborn is sponsoring our attendees
> with the 'hello web app' book written in a simplified easy to learn Django
> even for someone with no technical background. I am also currently making
> plans to create a meetup group so attendees if they choose to after the
> workshop can continue learning with the community for example 2hrs a week
> something like what Temi Adeoye is presently doing
> http://www.meetup.com/lagos-python-meetup/events/226773912/
> What I discovered in learning as a newbie myself is nothing beats having
> people to learn with, and a mentor always willing to help you answer
> questions or explain difficult concepts. With all of these and many more we
> hope to really simplify learning for attendees and ensure they are having
> fun in the process. And another thing I might add is, it is more really
> about introducing them to the endless possibilities of the Python Language.
> I for one although learnt Django and find it useful but I am diverting to
> PyData for data mining & machine learning . The idea is using Python to
> harness what you are already passionate about, so in learning the basics
> during the workshop they can see and take advantage of the general purpose
> nature of Python. Hopefully I answered your questions, do feel free to let
> me know if I missed anything.
>
> @Chukwudi cool I didn't know about the nairaland post...Yaay!!! for
> publicity. We should probably write to Linda Ikeji too.
>
> Hope everyone is having an awesome-tastic week so far?
>
> Aisha Bello
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