Initiatives are the driving efforts of our community.
We believe it's important that local communities are supported as much as possible.
They raise the overall capability of Pythonistas in their area with much more consistency.
Our strategies in supporting local communities are as follows:
- sponsor local conferences/meetups organized by the Black Python Devs community leaders
- sponsorships go towards tickets for local community members to attend
Community leaders must be able to grow and develop. This is why we hope that we can get local leaders to global events where they can connect with other leaders in the community, learn from global professionals, and gain global support for their local initiatives.
That being said, investments in opportunity grants are extremely limited, and not everyone can afford to attend these larger events. Furthermore, these opportunities often mean that the recipient has to personally fund their travel, only receiving reimbursement after the fact. Not everyone can get access to higher limit credit cards, loans.
Lastly, the process for getting visas to attend can be confusing and daunting, and different depending on the country. In some cases, you don't know if you can get your visa appointment in time once you get approval.
Our strategies in supporting community leaders are as follows:
- offer a limited grant to community leaders to cover expenses around visa appointments
- work with travel professionals to coordinate flights, hotels, and transportation while traveling
- work with conferences to make their opportunity grants accessible to as many as possible
Opportunities for Black professionals skew towards those with the ability to pay their way into a comfortable life. We can't change how the game is played, but we can play a different game.
Black Python Devs will work with content creators to give as many opportunities to black developers for free or at a discounted rate. This involves coordinating with sponsors. What we can't partner on, we will find from within. We aim to create opportunities for black Python developers to network with one another, learn together, and share their knowledge with our ever-growing community.
Our strategies in supporting black excellence are as follows:
- partner with content creators for bulk discounts on learning content
- host regular events and programs in our Discord for folks to skill up, network, and learn from one another