I’ve done Outreachy once so far as a mentor (doing it again starting in a week or so) in the Jenkins project, though it was a project using an Apache library (Log4j Audit). Back then, I had figured that Apache couldn’t participate directly due to Outreachy’s funding requirements. However, if a third party company were to handle the funding, I think that we could participate.
On Sun, May 12, 2019 at 07:47, Awasum Yannick <awa...@apache.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have watched from the shadows as the discussion on diversity at Apache > has evolved over the past few weeks. > > This made me to ask important questions like what initiatives are out there > doing great work to promote diversity? GSoC, Outreachy and the new Google > Seasons of Docs(GSoD) initiatives come to mind. > > Shane, on another thread mentioned Outreachy and other efforts. > > I keep asking myself why the ASF never participated in Outreachy? learn > more about Outreachy here: https://www.outreachy.org > <https://www.outreachy.org/sponsor/> and > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outreachy > > Was it a problem of a lack of volunteers? I am willing to lead efforts if > and when the community decides to participate in Outreachy. > > Is it a lack of Projects? I see alot of issues which can be transformed > into Outreachy code and documentation projects. > > is it a lack of Funds? I have no idea If the Foundation can sponsor > Outreachy but I know when there is a will, there is a way. > > How does Outreachy Fund their program? Here is a detailed explanation on > how funding works over there: https://www.outreachy.org/sponsor/ > > How will Outreachy help us achieve more diversity? few things come to mind: > I am Black and since I was introduced to Open Source, most people/students > in my local community in Cameroon get inspired to contribute( those are > more under represented people flowing into Open Source and Apache > Foundations in particular). Except that is a problem, I dont see why we > should not participate in outreachy. > Giving and empowering a lady for a example will inspire ambition for others > like them. This over time builds. I cannot overemphasis what compound > interest can do here over time. > > Do we need our own Diversity Internships? Thats something we could discuss. > > This will lead us having well balanced, diversed and inclusive projects at > the Apache Foundation. > > > Thanks. > Awasum Yannick > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
