Linuxchix Africa, founded in 2004 by African women and for African women is the Africa chapter of a world-wide group. In Africa, this chapter hopes to help build the critical mass of Linux skills among African women. It will also evangelise the use of FOSS for the many community development challenges being faced by Africans, especially African women. That is, opening access in what is meant to be a 'free and open' technology sphere.