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About the Program
Djangonaut Space is a free, 8-week group mentoring program where individuals will work self-paced in a semi-structured learning environment. It seeks to help members of the community who wish to level up their current Django code contributions and potentially take on leadership roles in Django in the future.
The programme has run since January 2024 and it is currently in its 6th session. Previous mentees in the programme have gone on to become maintainers, Django foundation board members and join various teams.
Read program documentation
Get Involved
Be a Djangonaut
Join your crew contribute to Django and the community! Be part of an amazing community of passionate contributors, maintainers, and mentors.
Be a Navigator
Do you regularly contribute to a project and guide others to learn how to contribute? Our program is limited by the number of navigators we have.
Be a Captain
Are you a member of the Django community and want to welcome others in? Captains provide support to make Djangonauts feel welcome.
Sponsor
Support the community and its members financially. Your financial support sends people to conferences and more!
Hear from our community
"You get to see how maintainers think about and sustain OSS projects. I was supported by maintainers in the django CMS ecosystem where I made significant feature contributions and fixes ā¦"
"The session provided a supportive environment where learning was mutual mentors and peers alike shared insights openly, and questions were encouraged. This exposure to global collaboration not only strengthened my ā¦"
"Participating as a mentee in the Djangonaut Space was a highly valuable experience. The program provided clear, step-by-step guidance on how to navigate the core framework, find the right issues ā¦"
"The Djangonauts in the program have shown their dedication to the community (be it Django, Python or Open Source Software). Iām happy to invest time and energy into making their ā¦"
"In 2022, I made a quiet but risky decision: I chose Django as my main backend framework. At the time, I had no mentor, no role model close to me ā¦"
