Community Report for Sustain Africa 2023

An image showing the participants of Sustain Africa 2023

On 16th June 2023, the yearly Sustain Africa event (a satellite event using the Sustain brand) happened in Lagos, Nigeria, bringing OSS contributors and maintainers from different countries in Africa. Open Source Community Africa, a community of open-source enthusiasts, advocates, and experts within and across Africa, hosted the event. This year, they had seven (7) working groups, including:

Open Source Software Development
Open Source Documentation
Open Source Design
Open Source Data Science
Open Source Marketing and Funding
Open Source Programs and Specialized Projects
Open Source Burnout and Mental Health

The conversation around the comprehensive overview of how FOSS is developed, maintained, utilized, and providing a roadmap for solving the cultural, financial, and institutional issues among open-source project maintainers continues to be the focus of Sustain. Kindly read the community report to learn more about the outputs of the summit.

Sustain looks forward to more events like this around the world. If you're interested in how Sustain has hosted events, want to host your event, or want to use the Sustain brand as part of your event, please get in touch and let us know.