From Nairobi to Addis Ababa, we are stitching together care-first contributor networks.
Each chapter is a living lab grounded in local context. Together we share governance, tooling, and wellbeing practices to nurture East Africa's open source stewards.
Join care pods, collaborate on projects, and co-design local experiments that respond to what your city needs most.
Map your chapter journeyNairobi
A pioneering maintainer collective building civic, financial, and climate-tech solutions.
Monthly meetups · Weekly build nights
Kampala
Peer-led contributor pods focusing on health, education, and community storytelling.
Monthly meetups · Mentorship pods
Dar es Salaam
Coastal innovators tackling open hardware, IoT, and civic infrastructure.
Bi-weekly hack nights · Learning circles
Kigali
Design justice and AI commons practitioners shaping equitable tech futures.
Monthly salons · Documentation labs
Addis Ababa
Emerging networks connecting research hubs with grassroots contributor communities.
Monthly meetups · Residency pilots
Your first 90 days with a chapter.
Whether you're a maintainer, designer, storyteller, or organizer—you belong in our chapters. Here's how we welcome you in.
Arrive as you are
Introduce yourself during check-ins, share your intentions, and meet fellow contributors.
Plug into a pod
Join a learning, wellbeing, or build pod aligned to your interests and availability.
Co-create impact
Lead projects, facilitate sessions, and steward newcomers into East Africa's OSS movement.