Dear friends,
Make plans to attend the EduWiki live event this month. Listen in as our
guest speaker Veronica Thamaini discusses gender inclusion in education and
the Wikimedia space.
The event will be live-streamed on our social media platforms. The details
are as follows:
Topic: Gender Inclusiveness in Education and Wikimedia space
Date: 15 December 2022
Time: 14:00 UTC to 15:00 UTC
YouTube live Link:
https://youtu.be/sujAOOIclO8
Veronica Thamaini has close to a decade of broad geographical experience in
program management in development issues, including education, gender
equality, and technology for
Development. She currently serves as a Senior Program Officer, Community
Resources - Middle East and Africa for Wikimedia Foundation. As part of the
Community Resources team, she supports communities with funding
opportunities and other resources, ensuring that the free knowledge on
Wikipedia and its sister projects is available and accessible to anyone
worldwide.
Before joining Wikimedia Foundation, she worked with organizations such as
Creative Action Institute across Africa on projects focused on gender
equality and building a sustainable planet. The projects entailed
developing and implementing training and customized consulting services {
custom-designed training and curriculum development, professional
development for educators, and design and facilitate conferences} for
varied stakeholders and done in partnership with development agencies
(UNESCO-IICBA, UNICEF, FAWE, MADRE) and Donor Foundations. The projects
include the Gender-Responsive Pedagogy
<https://www.unicef.org/esa/media/6726/file/GRP-A-Toolkit-for-Teachers-and-Schools-2020.pdf>
for teachers and educators, the East African Girls Leadership Program
<https://www.creativeactioninstitute.org/eagls>, and Sauti Ya Dada
<https://www.creativeactioninstitute.org/sauti-ya-dada>, which works with
adolescent girls throughout East Africa.
We are excited to see you there.
Please spread the message!
Best wishes,
Abdallah
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Sseruwagi Abdallah
Program Assistant | Education Team
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>