Dear everyone,
I trust this message finds you well and in good health. The Wiki Loves Women
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Women> team
is delighted to announce the return of the #SheSaid
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid> campaign for its
highly anticipated 5th edition!
Following the success of last year's edition, we're proud to remind you
that the campaign resulted in 5,555 new articles and 1,766 improved articles
in 18 participating languages.
We're currently organizing this year's campaign, and your involvement will
be pivotal in shaping its success. I'm reaching out to inquire whether
you're planning to organize a local event and to provide you with vital
information.
== Save the Date! ==
This year, the campaign will run from September 1st to December 31st, 2024.
Mark your calendars, because together, we will make a remarkable impact!
== Grant Request ==
If you're considering organizing a local event, you can apply for a grant
from the Wikimedia Foundation before June 1st, 2024 (cycle 6 of rapid grants
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid>) or by September
1st, 2024. Remember if you apply in the second, September, cycle, you will
only get the grant money after the contest has started.
To facilitate a smooth and comprehensive grant application process, we've
prepared this grant request template
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IjrrZOl19B1dwp2Y_sU5W6IEuBW9EPLIyCbpPLG…>.
Please refrain from replying to this email. If you're ready to submit your
grant application, kindly fill out the Fluxx form <https://wmf.fluxx.io/>.
The WLW team will host three office hours in different languages to assist
with the grant application process. Stay tuned via our social media
platforms for more details.
== How to Reach Us? ==
Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas for the upcoming edition,
please don't hesitate to respond to this email or share them with us via:
-
The talk meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid> of the
campaign
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The Wiki Loves Women social media accounts (Facebook
<https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesWomen/>, Twitter
<https://twitter.com/WikiLovesWomen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7…>
or Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/WikiLovesWomen/>)
-
The GenderGap Telegram group
<https://t.me/joinchat/H1XPpRY-f3f3VVyilvMl8Q>
== New to #SheSaid? ==
The Wiki Loves Women initiative celebrates women leaders with the #SheSaid
campaign. The campaign aims to enhance women's visibility by creating new
Wikiquote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiquote> entries or improving
existing ones related to them. After four editions, the campaign has
resulted in over 15,042 newly created or edited articles on Wikiquote.
Learn more on Meta: bit.ly/WLWSheSaid
<https://chatgpt.com/c/bit.ly/WLWSheSaid> or on our website:
www.wikiloveswomen.org.
If you require further clarification or have any questions about the grant
application process, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here
to support you throughout the application and event planning stages.
Cheers,
Afek
On behalf of the Wiki Loves Women team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/Team>
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Cordialement
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<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groupe_d%27utilisateurs_de_la_…>*
Adresse: Université Kofi Annan de Guinée
<https://goo.gl/maps/pJmfg1RvKqcZA7pq5>*, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry*
*Téléphone** : *+ 224 628 09 71 55 <+224628097155> - 654 30 70 40
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De : Eugene Masiku <emasiku(a)ofwafrica.org>
Date : lun. 6 mai 2024 à 14:21
Objet : Invitation -
À : <wikimediagin(a)gmail.com>
CC : <aboubacarkt14(a)gmail.com>
Hello
Dear Prospective Africa Wiki Challenge Organizer,
I hope this email finds you well. As we gear up for the fourth edition of
the Africa Wiki Challenge (AWC)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024> this
year, I am pleased to announce that the theme for AWC 2024 will be Educate
Africa: Nurturing Minds for the 21st Century.
We are pleased to formally invite you to be a part of this year's campaign.
In commemorating the African Union(AU) Day, the theme is aligned with the
AU’s theme for this year
*“The Year of Education - Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century”*
Education plays a pivotal role in shaping societies and empowering
individuals, and we believe that focusing on this theme will allow us to
highlight the importance of knowledge sharing and access to information
across Africa.
Furthermore, I regret to inform you that due to recent budget cuts, Open
Foundation West Africa <https://ofwafrica.org/> didn’t receive funding for
this year’s campaign, which means we will not be able to provide funding to
support organizers for this year's AWC. However, we understand the
significance of the AWC in promoting knowledge exchange and collaboration
within the African community.
For groups that have dedicated funds available for programs can allocate
some for this year's AWC
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>, we
would greatly appreciate your support in organizing the event.
While we understand that this year may present challenges in terms of
funding, we are committed to fostering a spirit of collaboration and
community engagement.
Even if organizers are unable to offer prizes, we value your contribution
to the campaign and encourage you to participate in whatever capacity you
can with your local group.
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or require further
clarification. We are excited to work together to make AWC 2024 a success
and look forward to your continued support.
Thank you for your dedication to promoting knowledge sharing and education
in Africa through the Africa Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>.
Best Regards
--
Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
Je vous invite à lire ce débat lol
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De : Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>
Date: dim. 28 avr. 2024 à 11:30
Subject: [Offline-l] Notes from the WM Summit
To: Offline Wikis <offline-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dearly offline,
The Wikimedia Summit was last weekend in Berlin, which I attended on behalf
of WOW. It focused entirely on the idea of a Charter for our movement and
setting up a representative Council that could make global decisions
independently of the WMF.
Notes from the WM Summit
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Summit_2024#Final_Outputs_of_the_…>
compiled
by the hosts.
Photos from the event
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_Summit_2024>
*Charter thoughts*
I found aspects of the current charter draft to be arbitrary and too
operational
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter#In_flux,_incomplete,_…>,
creating a large body without clarity about what it would do, with little
connection to the work of editors on the projects, and with hard-to-change
founding documents.
The main focus of the Berlin discussions was to identify changes that
attendees felt had to be made to the charter, for it to work. Answers to
questions posed ['what do you see as deal-breakers to approving a charter?
/ how would you improve the current text?"] were workshopped over two days
in groups. Then there was a final filtering into 46 condensed suggestions
that those in attendance voted on, and this filter removed some important
points of feedback. Given how the whole progressed, it would have
benefited from input from a broader group [at least sharing regular photos
back with our groups? I would try this next time] and from having already
responded to the most common feedback given on the charter talk page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Movement_Charter>.
I don't feel the conclusion of the process worked. Some of the condensed
statements were underspecified, overcomplicated, or costly for little
benefit. Some common points -- for instance, that the charter had to be
simpler; or that a supermajority should be needed for ratification -- were
filtered out entirely. Only one proposal even mentioned unaffiliated
editors + groups, and translated that concept as '*unorganized volunteers*'
which, considering the wealth and depth of on-wiki organization, is not
accurate at all. The emotional build-up to the vote, and the presentation
of proposals in isolation, as though there were no tradeoffs involved,
contributed to every proposal getting majority support.
As an alternate example of how we could make progress in global governance,
I drafted a minimalist charter
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sj/Design_chats/Charter/en> that
captures tasks I heard people expect such a body to do, and would stay
flexible while we try to actually address those tasks in the coming year.
This is a wiki document: if the idea appeals, please edit it.
The drafting committee's plan is unchanged: to revise the charter draft
once more, then hold a movement-wide vote to ratify it in June. The
ratification would include a vote of affiliates (one vote per affiliate?),
and a simultaneous vote of all editors (one vote per person).
*Other movement thoughts*
Many recurring topics at the Summit seemed healthy: WMDE was adamant about
helping others learn to manage movement-governance events like the Summit,
and about not hosting themselves in two years' time. The spirit of peer
support and mentorship was very strong.
And some recurring topics felt unhealthy: mainly a sense of dependency.
Some affiliates said they felt they could not do anything without WMF
approval and grants, but did not want to feel any obligation to learn how
to develop independent support and partnerships. Some committee members
felt they could only function with WMF-assigned staff and substantial
budgets, based on a bureaucratic model of governance that has not worked
well for us.
*WOW interest*
There was much interest in offline wikis among other attendees, and people
who said they would reach out in the coming weeks. We might think about
running an online workshop on getting started with offline wikis, before
Wikimania. Jan Ainali interviewed me and others about our groups, for a
podcast series; I will let you know when it comes out.
— SJ
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Cordialement
*Aboubacar Keita
<https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Aboubacarkhoraa>*
* Président *
*Adresse: *Yattaya Marché <https://goo.gl/maps/d2iEoh2FQFC98TwB6>*, Ratoma,
Conakry*
*Téléphone** : *+ 224 628 09 71 55 <+224628097155> - 654 30 70 40
*De: *Wikimedia.GIN
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Community_User…>
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Hello, I hope this email finds you well!
I'm glad to share with you the final results of the research "Global South
Technology Survey", published in Meta as *Global Majority Wikimedia
Technology Priorities
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Majority_Wikimedia_Technology_Priori…>
*
*[1]*.
As per my last communication, this document was created as a way of
investigating the Wikimedia technological infrastructure and its associated
challenges through the perspectives of the Global South communities.
We believe that your organization's perspective and input are paramount in
ensuring that the insights presented in the document accurately reflect the
diverse needs and experiences of our global community. Your support in
reviewing and endorsing the findings would bring more relevance to the
research and contribute to fostering an inclusive and equitable
environment in the Wikimedia Movement.
As we established in the timeline for this document, from April 17th until
May 2nd will be the period of internalization of the document within
organizations and also the period to place the signatures on Meta, so we
can make the official launch at Wikimedia Hackathon. So I want to extend to
you an invitation to review the published document with your organization
and your community and, *if they agree with the assessments and
conclusions, sign the document on Meta*, both as an organization and as
individuals. Instructions on how to do that are available at the bottom of
the page on Meta.
We also created a Telegram group <https://t.me/gmw_tech_priorities> [2], if
you have any questions or concerns, please send me a message!
[1] https://w.wiki/9nax <https://w.wiki/7GoG>
[2] https://t.me/gmw_tech_priorities
With best regards,
--
*Éder Porto | Usuário:EPorto (WMB)Gestor de Produtos e Tecnologia* |
*Wiki Movimento Brasil*
*wmnobrasil.org <http://wmnobrasil.org/>*
Hi everyone,
It’s time for the fifth edition of the Coolest Tool Award!! 🎉
Tools play an essential role at Wikimedia, and so do the many volunteer
developers who experiment with new ideas, develop & maintain local & global
solutions, and enhance the experience for Wikimedia communities.
We’d like to invite you all to nominate your favourite & most used tools
and help us celebrate the people who create them!
To nominate your favourite tools, simply follow this link:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award#Coolest_Tool_Award_2024.
Feel free to submit multiple nominations by completing the form as many
times as you'd like. The deadline for Nomination is* May 10th 2024.*
For further details on the nomination and selection process, the Coolest
Tool Award Academy, and the upcoming award ceremony, please visit
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Coolest_Tool_Award.
The award is organized & selected by the Coolest Tool Academy. We plan to
award the coolest tools in a variety of categories (see last year’s
categories for an example). Excitingly, we're returning to an in-person
event for the first time since 2019, with winners set to be unveiled at
Wikimania 2024.
Thank you immensely for your participation and recommendations. Together,
let's celebrate innovation and collaboration within the Wikimedia community!
Regards,
On behalf of the Coolest Tool Academy 2024
Hello, I hope this email finds you well!
My name is Éder Porto, I am reaching out to you on behalf of the User Group
Wiki Movement Brazil as the Products and Resources manager. Our
organization, in collaboration with CIS-A2K, has conducted a research
initiative known as the *Global South Technology Survey*
<https://w.wiki/7GoG>* [1]*.
This survey aimed at investigating the technological infrastructure and its
associated challenges through the perspectives of the Global South
communities. We have just finished a draft proposal of the results and we
are extending an invitation to you and your esteemed community to
actively engage in its discussions.
While your organization may not have been directly involved in the survey
process, we believe that your insights and perspectives would be most
beneficial in shaping the discourse about technology in the Wikimedia
Movement. Therefore, *we urge you to take part in reviewing the drafted
document
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fi4vPDBSMnXRuanfSPUc4D0bT9U6FPlf-pfBXCr…>
[2],
sharing your comments, and offering suggestions where you deem necessary*.
We will compile and address all the comments and suggestions until April
16th.
If you would like, we also created a Telegram group
<https://t.me/gmw_tech_priorities> [3]. I've prepared a presentation
<https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L4mlkYQ4hXwPZC8VfbRmXe-hr-3hzIx7b6Y…>
[4]
to give more information, as well, but if you have any questions or
concerns, please send me a message!
[1] https://w.wiki/7GoG
[2]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fi4vPDBSMnXRuanfSPUc4D0bT9U6FPlf-pfBXCr…
[3] https://t.me/gmw_tech_priorities
[4]
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L4mlkYQ4hXwPZC8VfbRmXe-hr-3hzIx7b6Y…
With best regards,
--
*Éder Porto | Usuário:EPorto (WMB)Gestor de Produtos e Tecnologia* |
*Wiki Movimento Brasil*
*wmnobrasil.org <http://wmnobrasil.org/>*
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De : Georges Fodouop <wikifranca(a)lists.wikimedia.fr>
Date: ven. 8 mars 2024 à 11:59
Subject: [wikifranca] [WikiFranca] Appel à bénévoles pour le comité de
facilitateurs de l'AG élective de Wikifranca
To: Dominique Eliane Yao <dominique.sigan(a)gmail.com>, Michael David Miller <
mdmiller(a)wikimedia.ca>, Diallo Mamadou Falilou <mamadoufaliloukt14(a)gmail.com>,
Delphine Ménard <delphine(a)notafish.org>, WikiFranca <
wikifranca(a)lists.wikimedia.fr>
Chers membres de la communauté Wikifranca,
Dans le cadre de l'organisation de l'assemblée générale élective prévue
pour le mois d'avril 2024, le Comité d'Administration lance un appel à
bénévoles pour la constitution du comité de facilitateurs chargé de
superviser le processus électoral.
Ce comité jouera un rôle crucial dans la mise en place et la bonne conduite
des élections.
Le rôle du comité de facilitateurs comprendra les actions suivantes :
- Appel à candidature pour les différents sièges du Conseil
d'Administration.
- Coordination des candidatures et vérification de leur éligibilité.
- Organisation et supervision du déroulement des élections.
- Proclamation des résultats et transmission des informations pertinentes
aux parties concernées.
Si vous êtes intéressé(e) à contribuer à cette initiative en tant que
membre du comité de facilitateurs, nous vous prions de bien vouloir
répondre par mail à l'un des membres du CA à savoir : Eliane, Delphine,
Georges, Michaël et Mamadou.
Pour toute information complémentaire ou toute question, veuillez vous
adresser au secrétaire (Georges)
Nous sommes disponibles pour répondre à vos interrogations. Merci par
avance pour votre engagement et votre précieuse contribution à la vie de
notre communauté.
Cordialement,
Le CA de WikiFranca
____________________________________
Georges Fodouop
IT Manager - Wikimedia Trainer
Co-founder Wikimedia Cameroon
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Cameroon_User_Group>
User : Geugeor
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Cordialement
*Aboubacar Keita
<https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Aboubacarkhoraa>*
* Président *
*Adresse: *Yattaya Marché <https://goo.gl/maps/d2iEoh2FQFC98TwB6>*, Ratoma,
Conakry*
*Téléphone** : *+ 224 628 09 71 55 <+224628097155> - 654 30 70 40
*De: *Wikimedia.GIN
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Community_User…>
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