# DEI Project Badging

## About DEI Project Badging

The DEI Project Badging Initiative is a [CHAOSS](https://chaoss.community/) that awards badges to open-source projects that demonstrate diversity and inclusion. This initiative promotes leadership, self-reflection, and self-improvement on issues critical to building the Internet as a social good.

The DEI project badges help open source project maintainers showcase their ongoing commitment to improving and supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

## How does DEI Project Badging work?

- Open Source projects submit their project repository containing a DEI.md file. Check out what a DEI.md file entails and how to create one [here](https://github.com/badging/badging/blob/main/DEI.md).

- The project badging scanner bot will search through the DEI.md file in the specified repository for evidence of required metrics.

- Once the scan is complete, the project will receive a markdown snippet that can be included in the README.md as an image of the DEI Project Badge earned.

- Upon the conclusion of each badging level, the project receives an inclusive language report on how to improve its DEI efforts in order to apply for and earn the next badging level.
  <img width="901" alt="Badging process" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/badging/badging/main/src/assets/images/badges/bronze-badge.svg">

## Badging Levels

Currently, the DEI Project Badge is available in one level

| Level    | Badge                                                                                                                | Requirements Met        |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| Bronze   | ![Bronze Badge](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/badging/badging/main/src/assets/images/badges/bronze-badge.svg) | Presence of DEI.md File |


## Contributing to this Project

This is a living repository, meaning we are very open to changes and improvements. We follow the GitHub pull-request workflow. More details on specifically what that means can be found in the CONTRIBUTING.md file. If you would like to contribute but aren't sure how to go about doing so, please reach out to the [community on Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/chaoss-workspace/shared_invite/zt-28p56bayt-67TRjdA4yJWQmUd4hCzULg) or Elizabeth Barron (@ElizabethN). We are happy to help!

Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

### Acknowledgments

Our heartfelt gratitude to all the maintainers of this project. Thank you for your ongoing efforts to maintain and nurture this project.

- [Tochukwu Odeme](https://github.com/Teek-tech)
- [Precious Abubakar](https://github.com/misspee007)
- [Kaxada](https://github.com/kaxada)
- [iyimide adegunloye](https://github.com/mide358)
- [Ruth Ikegah](https://github.com/Ruth-ikegah)
- [Anita Ihuman](https://github.com/Anita-ihuman)
- [Kingsley Mkpandiok](https://github.com/iamkingsleey)
- [Desmond Obisi](https://github.com/desmondsanctity)
- [Gift Uhiene](https://github.com/Giftea)
- [Adeyinka Oresanya](https://github.com/adeyinkaoresanya)