The name of my team is Team Mems, and here’s a quick summary of our experiences during the She Code Africa (SCA) Hackfest 2022 and how we came second.
Written by Aishat Muibudeen
November 14, 2022
It's no secret that women are underrepresented in open source. But what are the reasons for this? And what can we do about it? This article presents the results of a recent survey of the literature on this topic.
Written by Marcel Heyne
September 09, 2022
The aim of Open Source for Equality is to help organisations get started using digital tools for their outreach activities. This guide can help you take the first steps.
Written by Marcel Heyne
September 08, 2022
This case study is part of a series that showcases successful usage of open-source software with a development objective in Uganda and around the world.
Written by Suzanne Belliveau
September 07, 2022
We have successfully completed our first Open Source for Equality Challenge! The results are impressive: five web apps by five female developers in four local languages, covering a range of topics that will help empower rural women in Uganda.
Written by Nyayic Fanny
September 06, 2022
Fala Saúde ("Speak Health") is a web application built for DAHW Brazil. The web application was designed to provide interactive educational content about leprosy and other skin diseases in audio format to health workers in Brazil.
Written by Marcel Heyne
August 10, 2022
In order to introduce and further develop the Open Source for Equality (OSEQ) initiative, we have been planning a deep dive into a local ecosystem for quite some time. The Open Source for Equality Day in Kampala was the official kick-off for these activities.
Written by Marcel Heyne
July 21, 2022
This cheat sheet aims to define key phrases and concepts used to describe open source. It further provides a brief explanation of the words' meanings along with a link to a website where you may get further details.
Written by Marcel Heyne
July 20, 2022
Health and nutrition education programs are usually targeted at women, as they are traditionally seen as the primary caregivers. Yet 500 million women worldwide are still illiterate. Such numbers make it ever so necessary for a sustainable and adaptable strategy to deliver information to excluded communities that do not depend on the printed language. Audiopedia addresses this challenge.
Written by Marcel Heyne
June 13, 2022
MENDIS.app (Mental Distress Application) is an audio-based survey web-app, using mental health screening as a test case to evaluate the broader use of audio-based surveys.
Written by Marcel Heyne
June 08, 2022