An Open Letter to the Python Software Foundation
Dear PSF, We, organisers in the pan-African Python community, would like to raise some concerns and frustrations that have been brought to a head by recent events. We held the first-ever DjangoCon Africa in November, a flagship event for our community, and the first Africa-wide Python event since 2019’s PyCon Africa. The PSF Board approved a grant of USD 9000 for the conference (six days, 200 people). The event was a significant success, and the PSF’s support was key to that. Delays in the grant award process As acknowledged in the PSF’s article, “ September & October Board Votes ”, there were however some problems leading up to the grant decision. First, the Grants Working Group was unable to come to a consensus on the request, so the decision was passed to the PSF Board. The Board was also unable to come to a consensus in its September meeting. Finally in the Board’s October meeting, the grant was approved. That was just a few weeks before the event started, nearly three months