August 2024: Wrapping up a round and getting ready for the next.

It’s been a productive month for me at Outreachy.

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From working on wrapping the May 2024 internship cohort (chats, office hour sessions, feedback, social hour, social media engagement, among other tasks) to working with the team to begin the application for our next cohort, December 2024.

Above is a frame of the Outreachy May 2024 graduate interns

The last few months have been a learning and growth journey for the May 2024 interns. As one of the Outreachy organizers and community managers, I enjoyed engaging with them in the community, in the intern chat, and most often on Outreachy social media. I read their blog posts and listened, engaged, and supported them during my office hours. It is true that saying good is hard, and in the May 2024 interns’ case, I am glad they found the journey impactful. They are willing and signing up to continue their open source journey through different mentoring communities. We officially closed the May 2024 intern cohort. Working on the campaign designs and social hour facilitation, among other related tasks, was fulfilling.

The screenshots were taken during the Outreachy May 2024 cohort social event. In the above pictures, Omotola was with some Outreachy interns who shared their experiences.

Here are some feedbacks from the May 2024 cohort interns and mentors.

In August, I worked on the UN’s SDG Digital GameChangers Award for Outreachy. For the notable impacts we have made over the years, I believe this award is recognition Outreachy should receive. We hope it is successful.

I also worked with the team to push out an article on the state of Outreachy funding issue. I have been working on the campaign for this cause across all the Outreachy platforms. If you are reading this, please support us by joining the #SupportOutreachy campaign, sharing the link to our article, and helping us keep our work going.

Application for the December 2024 internship cohort was opened and closed in August; the project community and mentor application is ongoing. I have been meeting with some folks to discuss their project participation in the program. I have also worked on designs, social media content, and engagement during this period. Supporting the applicants via the applicant_help email has also been one of my priorities this month, and we are currently receiving the initial application.