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title: "Python Software Foundation News: Cecília Tivir: 2026 PSF Board Election Candidate Interview"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/python-software-foundation-news-cec-lia-tivir-2026-psf-board-election-candidate-interview-wl3iei3rp
source_url: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/08/cecilia-tivir-2026-psf-board-election.html
type: article
source: "Python Software Foundation"
published: 2026-08-25T12:56:08.320Z
updated: 2026-08-25T12:56:32.016Z
tags: ["python", "diversity-and-inclusion"]
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# Python Software Foundation News: Cecília Tivir: 2026 PSF Board Election Candidate Interview

**[Python Software Foundation](https://daily.dev/sources/pyfound)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

An interview with Cecília Tivir, a Mozambican AI-in-education researcher and open-source community organizer running for the 2026 PSF Board of Directors. She discusses her grassroots work co-founding PyLadies chapters in Maputo and Beira, Python Mozambique, and Wansati Lab, and outlines her platform focused on reducing bureaucratic barriers for organizers in Africa and Portuguese-speaking countries, fostering cross-border collaboration, and expanding mentorship structures. She envisions a PSF that supports regional self-sufficiency while sustaining core infrastructure like PyPI and CPython.

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