# Home ![](https://496985267-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M8K9kD4jeGnErA_LJYT%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-7d4daed60c53beb6119a1afbdc66ccc9ea6b45ff%2FNXTBC.png?alt=media) [![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-6-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-) [![Financial Contributors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/osca/all/badge.svg?label=financial+contributors)](https://opencollective.com/osca) [![OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/osca/backers/badge.svg)](#backers) [![OpenCollective](https://opencollective.com/osca/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors) *** **Open Source Community Africa** is for open-source lovers, enthusiasts, advocates, and experts within and across Africa with the sole aim of increasing the rate of credible contributions by African software developers, designers, writers, and everyone involved in the sphere of technology to open source projects both locally and globally, changing the perception of Africans from just the billion users to the **NEXT BILLION CREATORS**. Welcome to our documentation guide for members looking to know more about **Open Source Community Africa** and also make a contribution to any of our projects. To suggest changes, click the GitHub icon on any docs page and make a pull request. If you're unsure how to do that, kindly read the [documentation contribution guidelines](https://docs.oscafrica.org/~/changes/xMDCL5DzAhhQl0q8bjTh/contributing/documentation/guidelines). > PS: This documentation is a work in progress; please be patient with us as we slowly fill up empty pages and add a contribution guideline. Feel free to give us feedback for now. Thank you. If you need any help, please contact us at or join the `#documentation` channel on our [Discord](https://bit.ly/osca-discord) server. Cheers!
## Get Started Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa? Read the following sections: {% content-ref url="about/introduction" %} [introduction](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/introduction) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="about/community-code-of-conduct" %} [community-code-of-conduct](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/community-code-of-conduct) {% endcontent-ref %} {% content-ref url="about/terminology" %} [terminology](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/terminology) {% endcontent-ref %} ## Browsing Categories Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa branding guidelines? Read the section below: {% content-ref url="about/guidelines" %} [guidelines](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/guidelines) {% endcontent-ref %} Got a question or inquiry? Read Read the section below: {% content-ref url="about/faqs" %} [faqs](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/faqs) {% endcontent-ref %} Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa team? Read the section below: {% content-ref url="about/team" %} [team](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/team) {% endcontent-ref %} Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa values and processes? Read the section below: {% content-ref url="about/the-osca-way" %} [the-osca-way](https://docs.oscafrica.org/about/the-osca-way) {% endcontent-ref %} Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa community? Read our **COMMUNITY** section: {% content-ref url="community" %} [community](https://docs.oscafrica.org/community) {% endcontent-ref %} Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa finance processes? Read the section below: {% content-ref url="finance" %} [finance](https://docs.oscafrica.org/finance) {% endcontent-ref %} Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa partnerships and external OSS programs? Read the section below: {% content-ref url="oss-programs" %} [oss-programs](https://docs.oscafrica.org/oss-programs) {% endcontent-ref %} Want to know more about contributing to Open Source Community Africa? Read the section below: {% content-ref url="contributing" %} [contributing](https://docs.oscafrica.org/contributing) {% endcontent-ref %} Want to know more about Open Source Community Africa projects? Read the section below: {% content-ref url="projects" %} [projects](https://docs.oscafrica.org/projects) {% endcontent-ref %} ## Contact Us If you need more help, please contact us at or join our [Discord](https://bit.ly/osca-discord) server. ## Financial Contributors Become a financial contributor and help us sustain our community. \[[Contribute](https://opencollective.com/osca/contribute)] ### Individuals ![OSCA Financial Contributors](https://opencollective.com/osca/individuals.svg?width=900) ### Organizations Support this project with your organization. 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