David Lewis
Health Activist at Medialternatives
Western Cape, South Africa
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Lewis is a seasoned health activist and media professional in the Western Cape with 15 years of experience blending journalism, research and community advocacy. He founded and runs Medialternatives while contributing long-term to Peoples Health Movement, combining database maintenance and research with persuasive writing and campaign publicity. His background spans newspaper sub-editing, cultural correspondence and production management, giving him a rare mix of storytelling craft and operational know-how. A mesh‑network enthusiast and musician off‑hours, he brings creative, grassroots tech curiosity to public health communications and community organising.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BA, English Literature & Political Studies (Africa), BA, English Literature & Political Studies (Africa) at University of Cape TownMatric, Matric at Camps Bay High School
Github Skills (200)
clipboard10
unix10
prebuild10
windows10
multiboot10
persistence10
chromeos10
bsd10
wmi10
medical10
uefi10
usb10
hyper-v10
linux10
hotspot10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
ubuntupunk/medialternatives
Nov 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:19 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 11 months
ubuntupunk/my-scripts
Nov 2010 - Oct 2019
Contributions:5 commits, 16 pushes in 9 years
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