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THE ENCOUNTER: PYTHONS ADVENTURES IN AFRICA Aisha Bello & Daniele Procida AISHA Cisco, Django Girls, PyLadies DANIELE Divio, Django, conferences PYTHON IN AFRICA Where we are now PyCon Nigeria coming 2017 PyCon Zimbabwe PyCon

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THE ENCOUNTER: PYTHON’S ADVENTURES IN AFRICA

Aisha Bello & Daniele Procida

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AISHA

Cisco, Django Girls, PyLadies

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DANIELE

Divio, Django, conferences

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PYTHON IN AFRICA

Where we are now

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PyCon South Africa

since 2012

PyCon Namibia

since 2015

PyCon Zimbabwe

since 2016

PyCon Nigeria

coming 2017
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South Africa 4 Namibia 2 Zimbabwe 6 Nigeria 31 Kenya 4 Madagascar 1 Ghana 2 Republic of the Congo 1 Sudan 4 Tunisia 4 Uganda 6 62 workshops 11 countries

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HOW WE GOT HERE

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HOW IT ALL STARTED

School of Medicine, Cardiff University

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PROFESSOR JUDITH HALL

School of Medicine, Cardiff University

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Phoenix Project • Reducing poverty •Promoting health

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NAMIBIA

Windhoek

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What is Python? What is open-source software? What is a PyCon? Why?

Professor Judith Hall Cardiff University Phoenix Project

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THIS HAD BETTER WORK.

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ZIMBABWE

Harare

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Anna Makarudze Humphrey Butau

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PYCON ZIMBABWE 2017

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NIGERIA

Lagos

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PYCON NIGERIA

Lagos, September 15 & 16 2017

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@tmdoubleu @danidee @eeyitemi @olahfemi @sprime

PYCON NIGERIA ORGANISERS

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@tejuafonja @gbozee @geekhijabi @acetkwas @ayodejiujas @okekedesmond @nwomachuks @osayamenomigie

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PYTHON NIGERIA

~700 Slack members 1000+ PyLadies subscribers ~500 PyData enthusiasts

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DJANGO GIRLS

919 attendees 31 workshops 28 cities

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…AND GHANA

Accra Kumasi Koforidua Ho

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DJANGO GIRLS FOR INTERNALLY- DISPLACED PERSONS

Lagos, 2017 Organised by AboCoders

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SMART GIRLS PROJECT

Ajegunle, Lagos, 2017 60 Girls, 12 weeks

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In partnership with Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative and TechMe

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“

I hated computers because I kept failing the subject in school. I couldn’t even put it on and

  • ff. I was scared each time I saw a computer,

always thinking if I touched it, it would spoil.

  • Jane Nnadi, 14 (SmartGirls Project, 2017)
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Now, all my fears are gone. I can now code. I’m also very bold now in the class when it comes to answering questions about computer… I will keep on learning so as to become a great developer.

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UNDERSTANDING PYTHON IN AFRICA

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AFRICA

It’s not a big country

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AFRICA

  • ne-fifth of the world’s land area

home to 1.2 billion people 50+ countries 1250-3000 languages vast ethnic and cultural diversity

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AFRICA IS DIFFERENT

from Africa

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TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA

Are PyCons a frivolous luxury?

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AFRICA NEEDS TECHNOLOGY TOO

Infrastructure, healthcare, government, business, telecommunications, all run on software.

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AFRICA NEEDS TECHNOLOGY TOO

Buy it. Build it. Maintain it. Adapt it. Own it.

CHOICES FOR AFRICAN ECONOMIES

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AFRICA NEEDS TECHNOLOGY TOO

Build it. Maintain it. Adapt it. Own it.

OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE HELPS MAKE THIS A POSSIBILITY

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AFRICA NEEDS TECHNOLOGY TOO

Stuff Skills

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?

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HOBBYISM

When free is unaffordable

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  • WORK. NOT FUN.
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WELL I WASN’T EXPECTING THAT

Not your usual challenge

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PYTHON IN EUROPE

Funny

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PYTHON IN EUROPE

Funny

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SNAKES IN AFRICA

Actually not funny

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BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR SNAKES PLEASE

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AFRICAN TIME VS EUROPEAN TIME

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THE PERSONAL TOUCH

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WE DIDN’T EXPECT THAT (PART 2)

Will the west even recognise African technological brilliance?

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BENIN BRONZES

Benin Kingdom

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BENIN BRONZES

“a people so primitive and savage”

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WILL AFRICANS BUY AFRICAN TECHNOLOGY?

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AFRICAN TECHNOLOGICAL SELF-CONFIDENCE

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PYTHON IN AFRICA

and Africans in Python

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PYTHON IN AFRICA

What’s next?

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PYTHON IS SPECIAL

It’s the community

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IT’S NOT ACTUALLY ABOUT PYTHON

Python is the way in for open-source software and new skills

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DOES PYTHON IN AFRICA NEED YOUR HELP?

Or does it need your participation and engagement?

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JOIN US

Come to an African PyCon

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PyCon South Africa 2017

Cape Town, 3-8 October za.pycon.org

PyCon Namibia 2018

Windhoek, February na.pycon.org

PyCon Zimbabwe 2017

Harare, 23-26 August zw.pycon.org

PyCon Nigeria 2017

Lagos, 15 & 16 September pycon.ng
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MAKE NEW FRIENDS

And keep them

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DON’T JUST BE A TOURIST

Be a Pythonista

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CHANGE THE WORLD

Take part in the future

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AFRICA

The future

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THANK YOU

Aisha Bello aishabello2050@gmail.com @AishaxBello Daniele Procida daniele.procida@divio.com @EvilDMP

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tinyurl.com/pythonafrica

Python in Africa resources and links