Helen Sherwood-Taylor

PyLadies London

February 2016

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Django girls worldwide

Windhoek, Namibia

Aisha & Katie

Helen & Jess

Django Girls at PyCon Namibia

25th January 2015

Challenges

  • Dealing with multiple currencies
  • Shipping
  • Long summer break

Spreading the word

  • Local schools and universities
  • Follow Namibians on Twitter
  • Meetup groups
  • Searching for women's groups

So, how did it go?

  • People dropped out
  • Extra people came
  • Internet wasn't very good
  • We lost electricity!

Free COMPUTERs

What happens next?

  • Lagos, Nigeria - February 2016
  • Harare, Zimbabwe - April 2016
  • Cape Town, South Africa - May 2016
  • Namibia again?

The conference

❤️ Namibia ❤️

LINKS

Thank you!

 

Twitter: @helenst

 

http://helen.st/

 

Django Girls @ PyCon Namibia

By Helen Sherwood-Taylor

Django Girls @ PyCon Namibia

For PyLadies London, February 2016

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