2023 wrap up: Anna's favourite project
![Portrait of Anna](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/ck-website-wagtail/images/AnnaC.width-864.jpg)
Favourite project from this year?
My favourite project that I’ve worked on this year has been the Solidarity Knows No Borders website for Migrants Organise . Migrants Organise provides a platform for refugees and migrants to organise for power, dignity and justice.
I enjoyed using the WordPress Full Site Editor for this project and getting to see how I could create a site flexible enough for customisation while maintaining a strong visual identity. The most challenging part of the site was the community map component but I think it works really well.
![Screenshot of the community page, with a list of organisations on the left and map on the right.](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/ck-website-wagtail/images/sknb-map.width-864.png)
![Homepage of the Solidarity Knows No Borders site](https://ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/ck-website-wagtail/images/Screenshot_2023-12-19_at_12.49.07.width-864.png)
Can you share a tip/tool/learning from this year that has work well for you?
Step back and take breaks.
As a junior software engineer I’m still learning everyday on the job. My tip for learning this year would be to take a step back from the problem and draw it out on a piece of paper or talk about it out loud. This has often helped me break through something I was stuck on. It also helped me to come up with solutions I hadn’t thought of before. Also valuable is taking a short break or a walk around the block!
What have you got planned for next year?
Data, React & Gutenberg Blocks
Next year I want to focus on fetching data from various sources and processing it according to the project’s needs. I also want to improve my skills with React and in particular building custom Gutenberg blocks for WordPress. As a co-op I hope that we can spend more time building digital infrastructure for movement groups that will solve some of their common problems.