SAndrew
Project Manager Associate/ Software Engineer at Kanzu Code
@andrewssanya Uganda, Kampala joined Feb 2025
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CODE
1 badge
Core Contributor
'25
CONTENT
1 badge
Photo Contributor
'25
COMMUNITY
2 badges
WordCamp Organizer
'25
WordCamp Speaker
'26
POLYGLOTS
1 badge
Translation Contributor
'25
Current Job
Project Manager Associate/ Software Engineer
Apr 2026 –
Present
Kanzu Code · Full-time
Job History
Digital Skill Facillator
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
Edutech Club · Freelance
1. Delivered hands-on digital skills training and workshops to learners new to WordPress and open-source tools
2. Designed and facilitated sessions on WordPress, web design, and digital literacy fundamentals
3. Community members and learners with little to no prior WordPress/open-source experience
4. Students and educators reached through Campus Connect–style digital skills programs
elped raise digital literacy and confidence among first-time learners in underserved communities
5. Grew local participation and interest in the WordPress/open-source ecosystem through training and public facilitation
2. Designed and facilitated sessions on WordPress, web design, and digital literacy fundamentals
3. Community members and learners with little to no prior WordPress/open-source experience
4. Students and educators reached through Campus Connect–style digital skills programs
elped raise digital literacy and confidence among first-time learners in underserved communities
5. Grew local participation and interest in the WordPress/open-source ecosystem through training and public facilitation
Key Accomplishments
WordPress Campus Connect Uganda Martyrs University facilitator: hands-on session.
Theme: introducing WordPress and its community to students.
Theme: introducing WordPress and its community to students.
WordPress Campus Connect UTAMU facilitator: hands-on session.
Theme: introducing WordPress and its community to students.
Theme: introducing WordPress and its community to students.
WordCamp Jinja speaker: “The Troubleshooting Hierarchy.”
Theme: a five-layer method for diagnosing any WordPress issue.
Theme: a five-layer method for diagnosing any WordPress issue.
WordCamp Kampala speaker: “WordPress Milestones: 4.3 → 7.0.”
Theme: eleven years of WordPress releases and where it goes next.
Theme: eleven years of WordPress releases and where it goes next.
WordCamp Masaka speaker: “Passwords, Plugins & Permissions: The 3 P’s of WordPress Security.”
Theme: a simple security framework for site owners.
Theme: a simple security framework for site owners.
WordCamp Lira speaker: “Mobile Money & Payments on WordPress in Uganda.” Theme: connecting mobile money payments to WordPress sites.
Community organizing : WordCamp Organizer '25 badge; also a speaker at WordPress Campus Connect (Central & Eastern Uganda Schools 2026)
Speaking : WordCamp Speaker '26 badge; presented at WordCamp Lira 2025 ("Creating Digital Bridges: WordPress as a Tool for Community Empowerment in Africa") and WordCamp Masaka 2025 ("Back, Restore & Migrate In WordPress" covering backup, restore, and migration workflows, recorded on WordPress.tv)
Polyglots / translation : Translation Contributor badge; translated 10 strings and suggested 77 strings for the Luganda locale, including work on the WordPress 6.9.x and 7.1.x development versions, helping make WordPress more accessible to Luganda speakers
Core contributor: Earned the Core Contributor badge; contributed to two WordPress core releases (6.8 and 7.0)
Recent impact
Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.
Last 30 days
5contributions
high2
medium3
score9
Last 90 days
12contributions
high6
medium6
score24
Last 12 months
36contributions
high22
medium14
score80
Team focus
Share of contributions across teams during the last 365 days
WordPress releases
Contributed to 3 releases
- 7.1
- 7.0
- 6.8
Time commitment
5 hours per week
- On my own time 5 hrs/wk
Contributions
Type
November 2026
Nov 08
Sun · 19:37
Core
high
Mentioned in [65340] on WordPress SVN:
Media: Support specific media types that map to video but contain audio.
Media: Support specific media types that map to video but contain audio.
Nov 07
Sat · 09:12
med
Wrote a comment on the post Meeting Agenda for November 3rd, 2026, on the site Make WordPress Training:
@sumitsingh I was able to create the meeting recap for this. Check it out
@sumitsingh I was able to create the meeting recap for this. Check it out
Nov 07
Sat · 08:39
Training
med
Nov 07
Sat · 05:50
high
Wrote a new post, Training Team Meeting Recap – 3rd November 2026, on the site Make WordPress Training:
This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub, Meeting agenda Post 2. You can see…
This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub, Meeting agenda Post 2. You can see…
October 2026
Oct 16
Fri · 16:31
Polyglots
med
Suggested 4 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Oct 11
Sun · 18:03
Polyglots
med
Suggested 42 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
Oct 05
Mon · 19:06
high
Gave props in Slack:
Props to @csheba, @andrewssanya, @stephendumba1, @ocenchris & @mrogers4christ for taking the time and sharing with…
Props to @csheba, @andrewssanya, @stephendumba1, @ocenchris & @mrogers4christ for taking the time and sharing with…
Oct 05
Mon · 19:06
high
Received props from @andrewssanya in Slack:
Props to @csheba, @andrewssanya, @stephendumba1, @ocenchris & @mrogers4christ for taking the time and sharing with…
Props to @csheba, @andrewssanya, @stephendumba1, @ocenchris & @mrogers4christ for taking the time and sharing with…
September 2026
Sep 23
Wed · 15:17
med
Wrote a comment on the post Luganda Translation Workshop at WordCamp…, on the site Translate WordPress:
Thanks to everyone that contributed and pops to @mosescursor for preparing.
Thanks to everyone that contributed and pops to @mosescursor for preparing.
Sep 20
Sun · 08:44
Polyglots
high
Translated 5 strings on translate.wordpress.org.
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Completed courses
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Completed March 7, 2025
Translations
1 locale
lug
Oluganda (Luganda)
Translation Contributor
Contributed translations to 3 projects.