Outreachy/Round 27

Wikimedia will be taking part as a mentoring organization for Outreachy Round 27. Read information for participants  Read information for mentors



Program timeline
(borrowed from https://www.outreachy.org/apply/project-selection/ )

Ideas for projects
Keep an eye on this section for project ideas! We will continue to add ideas here from now till the application period opens.

Improve documentation of Programs & Events Dashboard

 * About: Create demo videos, and review and update written documentation for, https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/
 * Tech stack: Familiarity with Ruby & JavaScript helpful for troubleshooting but not required, Familiarity with wikis and/or Wikidata - helpful but not required
 * Mentor(s): Sage Ross, Amine Hassou
 * Relevant links: Phabricator issue

Improve how Wiki Education Dashboard counts references added

 * About: Implement an better way to import and use reference count data in the backend update processes for https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/ and https://dashboard.wikiedu.org
 * Tech stack: Ruby (required), JavaScript (helpful)
 * Mentor(s): Sage Ross, Amine Hassou
 * Relevant links: Phabricator issue

Application process steps
See Outreachy/Participants

Contact

 * Outreachy Administrator: Onyinye Onifade and Sheila Karuku
 * Reach out for general questions on the outreachy27 Zulip chat (preferred), after reading Outreach programs/Zulip.
 * Read how to communicate effectively and get help on technical questions.