About this project

Haitians Who Code highlights all of the inspiring Haitians in the tech industry. The goal is to inspire new technologists, encourage people to diversify their feeds, and discover amazing individuals to join your team.

If you're of Haitian descent, this site's for you

There are amazing Haitians all accross the industry. Hopefully this project inspires yo to see yourself among the ranks.

If you're not of Haitian descent, this site's for you to ☺️

Reply to a recruiter: Tired of recruiting emails? Instead of hitting archive, reply with a link to this site.

Target your mentoring: Dedicate your lunch breaks towards mentoring people that might not normally get access to you.

Volunteer: Consider blocking off some time to teach tech to younger students

Similar directories

Examining diversity along the axis of gender adn racse is one small piece of the puzzle. If you’ve found this site to be valuable, please take a look at the work of friends in the industry building similar efforts.

Blacks Who Design

Brazilians Who Design

Latinxs Who Design

Queer Design Club

How to use

Here are some things Haitians Who Code can help you with:

If you’re a hiring manager, use this project to find candidates.

Examine the ratio of senior men to senior women in your organization. Are people of color equally represented? Consider hiring people of color into promotions above their current role.

If you’re organizing a conference, use this project to find speakers.

Ensure that the women’s speaking slots are as prominent as the men’s. Are women of color equally represented? Consider reaching out to women who have never given a talk before.

Further reading

For becoming a better ally – to haitians, women, people of color, LGBTQ, disabled, ESL or any other marginalized group.

• Guide to Allyship by Amélie Lamont
• How to Build Inclusive Culture by Nicole Sanchez
• Be a Pal, My Dudes by Erika Hall
• What Does Sponsorship Look Like? by Lara Hogan
• Some Garbage I Used to Believe About Equality by Johnathan Nightingale

Other notes

Support

Haitians Who Code is an independent project sprung out of /dev/haiti. If you’re interested in supporting it, please consider sponsoring a young Haitian.

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If you’ve been featured in the directory and you’d rather not be, please send a DM to @devhaiti on Twitter and you will be removed.

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