Hi ComDev Team, I hope this email finds you well!
I am writing to gently follow up on my previous proposal sent on 30th August, 2026, regarding the establishment of an Apache Local Community (ALC) chapter in Ghana (ALC Ghana). We remain very excited about the prospect of bringing structured open-source mentorship, technical workshops, and collaboration to our region. Could you please let us know if there are any updates, feedback, or further documentation required from our end to review our application? We would love to learn what the official next steps are to get ALC Ghana formally launched under the ComDev umbrella. Thank you once again for your time, guidance, and continuous support of community-led initiatives! Best regards, Ezra Yendau. > On 30 Aug 2026, at 11:03 PM, Yendau Ezra <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi ComDev Team, > > My name is Ezra Yendau, a software engineer and open-source community > organizer based in Ghana. > > I am writing to formally express interest in establishing an Apache Local > Community (ALC) chapter in Ghana, ALC Ghana. > > Over the past few years, the software development ecosystem in Ghana has seen > rapid growth, with increasing interest in big data, cloud infrastructure, and > open-source software. However, many local developers are still looking for > structured guidance on how to actively contribute to Apache projects and > embrace "The Apache Way." > > Our goals for ALC Ghana include: > 1. Awareness & Education: Hosting workshops, meetups, and technical talks on > popular Apache projects (e.g., Kafka, Airflow, Spark, CloudStack). > 2. Open Source Mentorship: Guiding local developers, students, and engineers > on how to become active contributors and maintainers within the ASF ecosystem. > 3. Ecosystem Collaboration: Partnering with local tech communities and > universities to advocate for open-source principles across West Africa. > > Initial Organizers: > - Ezra Yendau (Lead / Contact Person) > - Seth Mensah (Co-Lead) > - Julius Boakye (Co-Organizer) > > We would love your feedback on this proposal and to learn the next official > steps to launch ALC Ghana under the Apache Community Development umbrella > formally. > > Thank you for your time and support! > > Best regards, > > Ezra Yendau, > LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezra-yendau-601ba3246/ > GitHub: https://www.github.com/ezi-code > Wa, Ghana.
