Congratulations to @odorajonathan , who has been nominated by fellow community members as May’s Volunteer of the Month! Five community members were nominated by the people to be January’s Volunteer of the Month - and he received two separate nominations!
We want to acknowledge Jonathan’s work and commitment to the OpenMRS community, so we asked him a few questions about himself and the different ways he is involved in our community.
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Name
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AJAL ODORA JONATHAN
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Your OpenMRS ‘name’?
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Tell us a little about your background.
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So, am a student from Bugema University in Uganda, twenty years of age. Currently am pursuing my first degree in Business Information Systems and am in my second year. I am very enthusiastic about programming and technology and love engaging myself in them so as to learn more and improve my skills in this vast field. Before joining OpenMRS I did not engage in much programming as I always wanted to do engineering but my love for computers grew stronger and what better place to start my programming journey than with OpenMRS.
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When did you start with OpenMRS?
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I started OpenMRS around January/February this year, but I did know a-little about the community before joining, very special thanks to @dkayiwa and @jwnasambu . After joining, I began familiarizing myself with the community resources including the Wiki, Talk, JIRA and GitHub.
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How do you participate in the community (What activities, projects, role, etc)?
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I engage in the community by working on tickets.
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I am also currently in the Upgrading core libraries sprint team.
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I have helped find solutions to problems faced by fellow members on talk and IRC.
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I also sometimes attend OpenMRS calls on Uberconference to stay up-to date with community activities.
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What drives or inspires you to work with OpenMRS?
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I love how members in the community are ready to help for any problem or queries that anyone can have
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And also how for every stage one finishes is given a new dev status or badge for every achievement attained.
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What are your favorite things to do in your free time?
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I love playing with cameras(photography), playing baseball and basketball, listening to music, reading articles, learning new staff and reading my Bible too.
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I also like talking to people because I believe there is always something new to learn or share that might be of great help
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What’s your favorite OpenMRS moment or tell us what makes OpenMRS special to you?
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My first ticket I worked on as a newbie to the community gave me one heck of a time but when I had my first pull request merged and ticket closed, felt good knowing I could actually do more, thanks to guys always ready to help like @dkayiwa @mozzy @ruhanga @herbert24 and the rest I can’t mention you all
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How has OpenMRS helped you achieve any of your personal goals or how has working with OpenMRS impacted you?
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I must say I have improved on my coding knowledge practically and learnt new technologies like using git that I originally didn’t have enough knowledge on, all thanks to OpenMRS.
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I have also learnt new programming practices and methods
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I have also learnt how to work with teams which in turn has improved my teamwork skills
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