Based on the way the board operates and pre-approves reports from projects, unless this was something with an ask for the board to do something, I don't think it would achieve anything. What I would suggest instead is emailing this to press at Apache.org. it's a great human interest story and perhaps something that Sally can make some suggestions about.
On Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 09:29 Ed Cable <[email protected]> wrote: > Awasum, > > It would be good and appropriate to note what Ankit has referenced above. > Now that the contributors have safely made it out of Afghanistan, they and > Open Collective have been able to shed more light on the efforts to assist > them in this blog post: > > > https://blog.opencollective.com/helping-open-source-contributors-escape-afghanistan/ > > The campaign was organized by Lukasz Gornicki and Fran Méndez and was > really a great story for how an open source community can come together to > assist individuals in need. I was able to help indirectly promote it to > individual ASF and Apache Fineract community members who were able to > assist in a very small manner in making donations. Words can't express how > much Lukasz and Fran really did to literally help the contributors escape - > it was a harrowing journey and they were actively in touch at each step of > the way to help the contributors get to their destination. > > Ankit is right in that our Fineract contributor (who is named in the blog > post) is an exceptionally talented mobile developer (including being an > Apache Fineract mentor for this years' GSOC) who is in need of support in > helping to get a job as his previous placement was disrupted because of the > crisis in Afghanistan. > > Awasum, please include what you feel would be appropriate from the blog > above and if you would like to include a link to the resume of the > contributor, I can share that as well. > > Ed > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 1:57 AM Muellners ApS <[email protected]> wrote: > >> During this quarter, this community stood besides and supported the young >> talented human lives to escape from Afghanistan when the government >> collapsed, with fund raising by open source members elsewhere and visa >> application support by Denmark based Non for Profit Muellners Foundation, >> to which I am an advisor also. >> >> Please help me decide whether we should add this detail in this report or >> not. The PMC should take privacy consent from the contributor or >> individuals or Foundation mentioned, whose information is shared on the >> report. >> >> I believe this can help the young community member to gain recognition & >> perhaps a job. >> >> >> >> On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 at 09.38, Benura Abeywardena <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Ed ! >>> >>> On Thu, 14 Oct 2021, 09:43 Ed Cable, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I added a few notes to the report. >>>> >>>> Ed >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 2:45 PM Benura Abeywardena <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks @awasum >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 2:55 AM Awasum Yannick <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Permission Granted to benuraab. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 10:06 PM Benura Abeywardena < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It's 'benuraab'. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 2:21 AM Awasum Yannick <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes. You can add changes to the doc but make sure you don't delete >>>>>>>> any information. What is your Confluence ID so that I give you >>>>>>>> permission >>>>>>>> to that document? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2021 at 9:26 PM Benura Abeywardena < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Awasum, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As a former GSOC intern, are we allowed to add contributions to >>>>>>>>> the report? If so, shall I add contributions under the "Contributions" >>>>>>>>> section? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards, >>>>>>>>> Benura >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 14, 2021 at 1:43 AM Awasum Yannick <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am making final edits and additions to the board report. The >>>>>>>>>> deadline is today but I am going to wait for a day and submit the >>>>>>>>>> report >>>>>>>>>> tomorrow evening as the board meeting will take place in 7 days >>>>>>>>>> time. The >>>>>>>>>> board will hopefully still have time to review them before the >>>>>>>>>> meeting >>>>>>>>>> proper. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 8:15 PM Awasum Yannick <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> We have started writing the Fineract Board report for October >>>>>>>>>>> 2021. You are all invited to contribute here: >>>>>>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/2021-10+October+Report >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> GSoC Interns and Mentors, you can contribute by summarizing your >>>>>>>>>>> projects. Ed, would you like to help again here? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Javier, James and others, would you like to write something >>>>>>>>>>> about ApacheCon? I have been hearing important things. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Contributors, put in a few words about the wonderful work you do. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> We will combine all of these points and submit the report on >>>>>>>>>>> Tuesday 12 October 2021. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks. >>>>>>>>>>> Awasum Yannick. >>>>>>>>>>> PMC Chair, Apache Fineract. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Ed Cable* >>>> President/CEO, Mifos Initiative >>>> [email protected] | Skype: edcable | Mobile: +1.484.477.8649 >>>> >>>> *Collectively Creating a World of 3 Billion Maries | *http://mifos.org >>>> <http://facebook.com/mifos> <http://www.twitter.com/mifos> >>>> >>>> -- >> Ankit >> Managing Partner >> Muellners Inc >> >> This mail is governed by Muellners® IT policy. >> The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents >> may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from >> disclosure. 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