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+layout: post
+title: "My experience of mentoring at Django Girls Bangalore 2017"
+date: "2017-11-14 08:01:25 +0530"
+tag:
+  - django
+  - python
+  - djangogirls
+---
+
+![group_photo]({{
+site.url}}/assets/images/django_girls_blr_2018/group_photo.jpg)
+
+## TL;DR
+
+Last Sunday, [Django Girls Bangalore][django_girls_bangalore] organized a
+hands-on session of web programming. This is a small event report from my side.
+
+
+## Detailed overview
+
+[Django Girls][django_girls] is not for a profit initiative led by [Ola
+Sitarska](http://ola.sitarska.com/) and [Ola
+Sendecka](http://blog.sendecka.me/).  Such movement helps women to learn the
+skills of website development using the well-known web-framework
+[Django][django]. This community is backed by organizers from many countries.
+Organizations like The [Python Software
+Foundation](https://www.python.org/psf/), [Github](https://github.com),
+[DjangoProject][django] and many [more](https://djangogirls.org/#supporters) are
+funding [Django Girls][django_girls].
+
+[Django Girls Bangalore][django_girls_bangalore] chapter was organized by
+[Sourav Singh](https://twitter.com/MrSouravSingh) and [Kumar
+Anirudha](https://anirudha.org/).  This was my second time mentoring for the
+[Django Girls][django_girls] event. First was for the [Ahmedabad
+chapter](https://djangogirls.org/ahmedabad/). The venue was sponsored by
+[HackerEarth](https://www.hackerearth.com). 8 male and 2 female mentored 21
+women during this event. Each mentor was assigned more or less 3 participants.
+Introducing participants with web development becomes easy with the help of
+[Django Girls handbook][handbook].  The [Django Girls handbook][handbook] is a
+combination of beginner-friendly hands-on tutorials described in a simple
+language. The [handbook][handbook] contains tutorials on basics of Python
+programming language to deploying your web application. Pupils under me were
+already ready by pre-configuring Python with their workstation. We started by
+introducing our selves. We took some time browsing the
+[website](http://submarinecablemap.com/) of undersea cables. One of the amusing
+questions I got is, “Isn't the world connected with Satellites?”. My team was
+comfortable with the Python, so we quickly skimmed to the part where I
+introduced them to the basics of web and then [Django][django]. I noticed
+mentors were progressing according to the convenience of participants. Nice
+amount of time was invested in discussing raised queries. During illumination,
+we heard a loud call for the lunch. A decent meal was served to all the members.
+I networked with other mentors and participants during the break. Post-lunch we
+created a blog app and configured it with our existing project. Overview of
+[Django][django] models topped with the concept of
+[ORM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-relational_mapping) became the
+arduous task to explain.  With the time as a constraint, I focused on admin
+panel and taught girls about deploying their websites to
+[PythonAnywhere](https://www.pythonanywhere.com/). I am happy with the hard work
+done by my team.  They were able to demonstrate what they did to the world. I
+was more joyful than them for such achievement.
+
+The closing ceremony turned amusing event for us. 10 copies of [Two scopes of
+Django](https://www.twoscoopspress.com) book were distributed to the
+participants chosen by random draw strategy.  I solemnly thank the authors of
+the book and [Pothi.com](https://pothi.com/) for gifting such a nice reference.
+Participants shared their experiences of the day. Mentors pinpointed helpful
+resources to look after. They insisted girls to not satisfy at such point and
+open their wings by developing websites using skills they learned.  T-shirts,
+stickers and badges were distributed as event swags.
+
+You can find the list of all [Django Girls][django_girls] chapters
+[here](https://djangogirls.org/events/map/). Djangonauts are shouted to become a
+mentor for [Django Girls][django_girls] events in your town. If you are not
+finding any in your town, I encourage you to take the responsibility and
+organize one for your town. If you are already a part of [Django
+Girls][django_girls] community, Why are you not sharing your experience with
+others?
+
+###### Proofreaders: [Kushal Das](https://kushaldas.in), [Dhavan Vaidya](http://codingquark.com/), [Isaul Vargas](https://github.com/Dude-X)
+
+[django_girls_bangalore]: https://djangogirls.org/bangalore/
+[django_girls]: https://djangogirls.org/
+[django]: https://www.djangoproject.com/
+[handbook]: https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/
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