--- title: Why Mentorship at Flock Changes Everything! | daily.dev description: Jona Azizaj, a long-time Fedora contributor, reflects on how Flock to Fedora has shaped her journey over the past decade. She highlights the unique value of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-mentorship-at-flock-changes-everything--wudwe2boi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Mentorship at Flock Changes Everything! | daily.dev og:description: Jona Azizaj, a long-time Fedora contributor, reflects on how Flock to Fedora has shaped her journey over the past decade. She highlights the unique value of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-mentorship-at-flock-changes-everything--wudwe2boi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WudWE2bOi.png og:image:alt: Why Mentorship at Flock Changes Everything! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Mentorship at Flock Changes Everything! **[Fedora Magazine](https://daily.dev/sources/fedoramag)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Jona Azizaj, a long-time Fedora contributor, reflects on how Flock to Fedora has shaped her journey over the past decade. She highlights the unique value of in-person mentorship at Flock compared to asynchronous online interactions, emphasizing how the conference builds confidence and belonging among contributors. For Flock 2026 in Prague (June 14–16), she and the Fedora Mentor Summit team are running three initiatives in their 5th edition: a Contributor Recognition Program, a Lunch and Learn session, and a sticker matching icebreaker for first-time attendees. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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