Grateful as we step into a new month!
Thank you to everyone who applied for the Outreachy May 2026 cohort.
Special appreciation to:
- Mentors currently guiding December 2025 interns
- New mentor projects joining the community
- Returning projects, preparing for the next round
As we wrap up the December 2025 cohort, we’re celebrating the impact across our global network.
Wishing you strength and steady progress in all you’re building.
> A reliable laptop, stable electricity, and consistent internet access are significant expenses in Lagos. “The money you’re going to spend on a laptop is a lot,” she says. When contribution workflows assume constant connectivity and modern hardware, the cost of entry rises quietly.
https://thecondia.com/tilda-udufo-open-source-developer-advocate/
Another good reason to explore #localFirst development workflows, like #Radicle . 
And a damn good argument against relying on #SaaS platforms.
edit: Also worth highlighting are the social hurdles she mentions. Explain the social rules and expectations, ask new contributors if they need help. Working on a PR in public and everyone seeing your failed attempts can be stressful.
What a great article about Tilda Udufo, who I'm extremely lucky to work with on @outreachy! I loved reading about her start in #opensource. Tilda isn't just an #Outreachy organizer, but got started as an intern with Outreachy, then continued to help others as a mentor and now as an organizer!
My favorite quote: "The pivot to open source was driven by a quiet need to prove she belonged in rooms she was still afraid to enter."
https://thecondia.com/tilda-udufo-open-source-developer-advocate/
🐫 Hey !
YOCaml 3.0 is out !
https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ann-yocaml-a-framework-for-static-site-generator/15393/12
[ANN] YOCaml 3.0.0 It had been a while since we announced a release of YOCaml (since 2.5.0), but this weekend we released version 3.0.0 (already available on OPAM)! Since version 2.5.0, many changes have been made to YOCaml, which you can read about in the release notes for the various versions released over the months: (2.6.0, 2.7.0, 2.8.0). Some major innovations that can be noted are: YOCaml finally deletes files that it did not create, which allows for intermediate build steps that co...
The Outreachy May 2026 application window is now open!
We’re excited to welcome new mentoring communities and mentors to the May 2026 cohort. If you’re part of an open source, open science, or non-profit community, this is your chance to support diversity and inclusion in tech through our paid, remote internship program.
Mentors are the heart of Outreachy! 👨🏫 👩🏫
By mentoring, you’re not just guiding interns, you’re helping build more inclusive and sustainable open communities.
We invite you to:
➡️ Join Outreachy through an existing #FOSS mentoring project, or
➡️ Submit your community project to participate in the May 2026 cohort.
Learn more and apply via our CFP page: https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/
https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2026-02-06/may-2026-call-for-mentoring-organizations/
Let’s keep expanding access, opportunity, and representation in open source, together.
#Outreachy #Mentoring #OpenSource #OpenScience #DiversityInTech #OpenCommunities
The initial application for the May 2026 cohort is now open!
Read more: https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2026-02-06/may-2026-initial-applications-open/
We strongly recommend that you read our application documentation before submitting your first application.
Documentations:
➡️ https://www.outreachy.org/docs/applicant/
➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrLAI1zTsX5DSF9XTRhWhjPyPc-U-02CL
The application deadline is Feb. 13, 2026, at 4 pm UTC.
In addition to #Outreachy, we have an internship program for teenagers, the Institute for Computing in Research!
This program is also very exciting to me, as it provides opportunities to high school students to do scientific research internships, wherein they happen to use free software!
https://computinginresearch.org/
Run by amazing volunteers as well as incredible teachers we pay for their very valuable time, I always love seeing what the students work on!
Only $2657 left to meet SFC's match...
Did you know that an amazing group of #Outreachy interns is working on their projects right now? And we're set to welcome applicants to the May round in the coming week. I'm always so inspired by the work they do!
https://www.outreachy.org/alums/2025-12/
Help us continue to do this work! We have just $2,657 left to raise in our match challenge!
Happy new month, community!
A new month brings renewed energy and exciting things ahead in the open source ecosystem.
👀 Friendly reminder: May 2026 Outreachy applications for both FOSS projects and applicants open in just a few days.
If you’re interested, now’s the time to start getting ready.
We’re looking forward to what this month brings 💛
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