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07 April 2025

Dear Readers,

The Drupal Burkina Faso Association is working hard to bring back DrupalCamp this April at Joseph KI-ZERBO University in Ouagadougou. But there's a hitch: they’re still short on the funding needed to make it happen. That means a potential pause, not for lack of passion or planning, but because access to resources still draws the line between who gets to gather, learn, and grow, and who doesn’t. And for a community that’s trying to build something from the ground up, that line is everything.

This isn’t just Burkina Faso’s problem. It’s a challenge for the entire Drupal ecosystem. If Drupal is going to stay relevant and expand beyond its current reach, it has to grow where the need is greatest and the potential is untapped. Africa’s tech scene is rising fast, and platforms like Drupal could be part of that momentum. But that depends on whether we show up for the developers and organizers making it possible. These aren’t side stories. They’re the future of Drupal, and they deserve real investment.

The code is solid. The talent is there. What’s missing is community at scale. Supporting efforts like DrupalCamp Burkina Faso isn’t charity. It’s strategy. It’s how we build a global, sustainable open-source movement that reflects the diversity of the world it serves. If you believe in the long-term vision of Drupal, now’s the time to act. Because when one community grows, we all move forward.

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