Add 2026 Mentorship Timeline

_data/collaborators.yml

@@ -38,16 +38,6 @@
     - name: github
       link: https://github.com/kikilondon
 
-- name: Damola Taiwo
-  image: assets/images/collaborators/13.jpeg
-  position: Software Engineer
-  comment: Team Collaborator
-  network:
-    - name: linkedin
-      link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badmus-damola-taiwo-643438158/
-    - name: github
-      link: https://github.com/Deejarh
-
 - name: Amenawon Esezobor
   image: assets/images/collaborators/2.jpeg
   position: Senior Software engineer

_data/mentorship-timeline.yml

@@ -1,48 +1,48 @@
 long-term-timeline:
-  - date: "March, 2025 - November, 2025"
+  - date: "Continuous"
     title: "Registration for mentors"
     description: >
       Mentors can apply for Mentorship throughout the year. Once a profile has been approved and published on the website, the mentor will receive a confirmation email.
 
-  - date: "8th of March - 31st of March, 2025"
+  - date: "March 2026"
     title: "Registration for mentees is open"
     description: >
       Mentees will have the opportunity to choose a mentor and apply for a long-term mentorship relationship until the end of March.
 
-  - date: "8th of April, 2025"
+  - date: "April 2026"
     title: "WCC annual mentorship program launch"
     description: >
       This discussion will cover topics such as the specific challenges that women in technology often encounter and how mentorship can provide support and guidance.
 
-  - date: "April, 2025"
+  - date: "April, 2026"
     title: "Introduction emails"
     description: >
       Once the list of matched mentors and mentees is complete, all participants will receive an introduction email containing the next steps.
 
-  - date: "April - November, 2025"
+  - date: "April - September, 2026"
     title: "Regular meetings"
     description: >
       Throughout the programme, mentors and mentees will schedule regular meetings to discuss progress and share advice and feedback. The frequency of these meetings will depend on the preferences of the mentor and mentee, however, they will typically occur every 1-2 weeks.
 
-  - date: "July and September, 2025"
+  - date: "June - July, 2026"
     title: "Programme check-ins"
     description: >
       Mentors and mentees will be invited to a mentorship check-in meeting twice during the cycle to assess progress and collect feedback.
 
-  - date: "November, 2025"
+  - date: "September, 2026"
     title: "End of the Programme"
     description: >
       The mentor and mentee will agree on their final meeting to conclude their sessions. The Mentorship Programme Team will then hold a meeting for all mentors and mentees to wrap up the mentorship programme and discuss wins, progress, and outcomes of the programme.
 
 ad-hoc-timeline:
   - title: "Application period"
-    description: "Every month (from June to November), interested mentees will have the opportunity to apply to the one-time mentorship session program. The application opens at the beginning of each month and it is possible to apply for a mentor during the first 10 days of each month."
+    description: "Every month (from May to November), interested mentees will have the opportunity to apply to the one-time mentorship session program. The application opens at the beginning of each month and it is possible to apply for a mentor during the first 10 days of each month."
   - title: "Mentee selection"
     description: "Once the application period has ended, the Mentorship Programme Team will review the applications and select the mentees who will participate in the program for the month."
   - title: "Mentor notification"
     description: "The Mentorship Programme Team will send a list of selected mentees to the mentors, along with their profiles and information about their goals and expectations for the mentorship."
   - title: "Scheduling sessions"
-    description: "The Mentorship Programme Team will share the mentor's Calendly link with the mentees if the mentor has provided it to the team. The team will also communicate this information via email to both the mentor and the mentee."
+    description: "The Mentorship Programme Team will share the mentor's preferred form of contact (scheduling link / email) with the mentees via email."
   - title: "Session preparation"
     description: "Before each session, mentors and mentees should prepare and plan for the meeting, setting clear goals and objectives for the session."
   - title: "Feedback"

_data/team.yml

@@ -198,4 +198,14 @@
     - name: linkedin
       link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/turdugul/
     - name: github
-      link: https://github.com/Turdugul
+      link: https://github.com/Turdugul
+
+- name: Damola Taiwo
+  image: /assets/images/team/13.jpeg
+  position: WCC Lead
+  comment: Software Engineer
+  network:
+    - name: linkedin
+      link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/badmus-damola-taiwo-643438158/
+    - name: github
+      link: https://github.com/Deejarh

mentorship.html

@@ -15,9 +15,17 @@
     <div class="row featured-content">
         <div class="row-content col-12">
             <div class="card-mission card card-l card-horizontal">
-                <!-- <div class="card-media banner col-12 col-md-7">
-                    <img src="./assets/images/announcements/mentorship-2025-adhoc-banner.jpg" alt="WCC 2025 Mentorship Programme Ad-Hoc Cycle banner">
-                </div> -->
+                <div class="card-media banner col-12 col-md-7">
+                    <img src="./assets/images/announcements/mentorship-2026-banner.png" alt="WCC 2026 Mentorship Programme banner">
+                </div>
+                  <div class="card-body col-12 col-md-5" id="2026-cycle">
+                    <h2 class="card-title">2026 Cycle Opens Soon!</h2>
+                    <li>Long-Term Registrations Open: <span class="font-weight-bold"> March</span></li>
+                    <li>Mentoring Cycle Starts: <span class="font-weight-bold"> April</span> </li>
+                    <li>Monthly Ad-Hoc Registrations: <span class="font-weight-bold">May onwards</span> </li>
+                    <br>
+                    <a href="https://womencodingcommunity.slack.com/archives/C070RN4KNJC" class="btn btn-primary">Join the community</a>
+                </div>
                 <!-- <div class="card-body col-12 col-md-5" id="2025-cycle">
                     <h2 class="card-title">2025 Cycle Now Closed for both Long-Term and Ad-Hoc Registrations!</h2>
                     <p>Ad-Hoc Registrations: <span class="font-weight-bold">First 10 days of every month</span> </p>
@@ -26,9 +34,9 @@ <h2 class="card-title">2025 Cycle Now Closed for both Long-Term and Ad-Hoc Regis
                     <br>
                     <p>Long-Term Registrations are now <span class="font-weight-bold">closed</span> for 2025.</p>
                 </div> -->
-                 <div class="card-body col-12" id="2025-cycle">
+                 <!-- <div class="card-body col-12" id="2025-cycle">
                     <h2 class="card-title text-center">2025 Cycle Now Closed for both Long-Term and Ad-Hoc Registrations!</h2>
-                </div>
+                </div> -->
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>