## W

:::{profile} Winny Nekesa
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roles: |
   Book Dash Committee (2023);
   Book Dash Participant (2022)
github: WinnyNekesa
bio: |
    I am the Head, of the Library and Documentation Centre at the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority  where I   oversee the provision of Library, Registry and other Knowledge Management Systems, ensuring that the information storage and retrieval needs of PPDA staff and stakeholders are met.
    I hold a master's degree in Information, a Postgraduate Diploma in Demography and Statistics and a bachelor's degree in Library and Information Science from Makerere University, Kampala-Uganda.
    I am currently the Africa Regional Secretary of the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST) and a member of the carpentries community.
highlights: |
    It was  such a great opportunity to participate in the 2022 BookDash.
    It was also a great, fantastic and exciting experience for me to further my understanding of GitHub, and  participate in and contribute my first chapter of data curation in the Research Data Management book.
    With more practice and contribution I will become proficient with GitHub and I hope to adopt it for my institution for collaborative purposes.
    I enjoyed working with fellow participants and the amazing Turing Team to successfully have my first chapter.
    The 2022 Book Dash was such a fantastic amazing experience and look forward to continue contributing.
quote: |
    Being part of this year's Book Dash has not only made me appreciate using GitHub and how Turing Way is contributing to data science, but it has also provided me with the necessary skills to use GitHub, which I didn't have at all.
    I have learnt how to contribute using GitHub.
    I hope more colleagues from Africa can also have an opportunity to participate and contribute to these projects.
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