Hello everyone,
I hope this email finds you well. We are excited to announce that a new
board was elected at the *WikiFranca* General Meeting on Thursday, April
25, 2024.
The new board members are :
*Chair* : Georges Fodouop (Cameroon)
*Secretary* : Afek BEN CHAHED (Tunisia)
*Treasurer *: Diallo Mamadou Falilou (Guinea)
*Deputy Secretary *: Michael David Miller (Canada)
*Vice-treasurer *: Rency Inson Michel (Haiti)
Best regards,
*WikiFranca Communications Team*
Hello everyone!
We are happy to inform you that Igbo Wikimedians User Group now has a
mailing list.
Kindly subscribe and get up to date Igbo Wiki community News and events.
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Thank you!
FOR:
Igbo Wikimedians User Group
Dear Friends,
Thank you for a successful upload phase of the contest!!🙏
This is a call for volunteer Wikimedians who wish to be involved in the
first review of images that were submitted to the global competition - Wiki
Loves Africa in 2024.
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2024>
The theme for the competition was Africa Creates with a call for images
that depict the creation, manufacture, and/or production of items, objects,
commodities, and products by Africans across the continent. Read more about
the theme here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2024/Theme>.
If you click this link below:
https://bit.ly/42Volunteer
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer4V-lQ9tRYYQmBy5sKfLTQ3pw8HEnlDh…>
;
to review the guideline and proceed to fill out the form,* you will be
volunteering to participate in the first yes (keep) /no (do not include)
round.*
Volunteer reviewers will be asked to nominate yes (to keep) or no (to not
include) each image in their assigned group.
The first review will take place from the *23 May **- 6 June 2024*. We will
be using the Montage tool and the process will last for about 4hours max.
The deadline to apply for this review group is 2*0th May 2024*.
(Once we have the group in place, we will share more detail with successful
reviewers via email.)
Hello Wikimedians,
You are invited to the official launch of the fourth(4th) edition of the Africa
Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>. The
annual competition seeks to project information about Africa on Wikipedia
and its sister projects.
Over the past three years, the campaign has been organized under different
themes including, "*Landmarks in Africa, Projecting Africa Culture, and
African Free Continental Trade."*
This year's theme "*Educate Africa: Nurturing Minds for the 21st Century" *is
in line with the African Union(AU) Day's theme. The AU under the African
Union’s Agenda 2063 <https://au.int/en/agenda2063/overview> seeks to create
revitalized, high-quality, and unified educational systems that meet the
needs of Africa, generate acceptable attitudes, values, knowledge, and
skills, and support the continent's participation in the international
economy of knowledge.
The objective of this year’s Africa Wiki Challenge
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024> is to
highlight and recognize the diverse educational perspectives in Africa,
encouraging the sharing of information and expertise through engaging
content contributions on Wikipedia.
Are you ready to contribute your quota in bridging the content gap on
Wikipedia?
Join the launch as an individual, group, organizer, participant, or
spectator as we officially launch the Africa Wiki Challenge 2024
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2024>
globally!
Speakers:
Ama Serwah Nerquaye-Tetteh- Secretary General , UNESCO Ghana
*ER Mohammed Yussif Umaru* -*Lecturer, University of Mines and Technology
Ghana*
Theme:
*Educate Africa: Nurturing Minds for the 21st Century*
*Date: Friday 24th May, 2024*
*Time:* *3:00 pm UTC*
To confirm your attendance, kindly register by clicking the link below
https://rb.gy/ear90l
*NB: There will be interpretation for our Francophone family*
Best regards,
Jael Serwaa Boateng
Executive Director
Open Foundation West Africa
Dear Wikimedians,
We are delighted to announce the maiden edition of WikiConference Nigeria,
the national conference of all Nigerian Wikimedians.
WikiConference Nigeria, organized by a group of Wikimedia affiliates in
Nigeria, will be held in Nigeria's capital Abuja from 12th to 15th
September, 2024.
The primary aim of the conference is to promote the growth and
sustainability of Wikimedia projects in Nigeria, strengthen the
relationship between various Wikimedia communities across the country,
foster collaboration and engender cross-affiliate projects. The conference
will also serve as a platform for capacity building, knowledge sharing and
give room for aligning strategic discussions of Wikimedians in Nigeria to
the Movement Strategy 2030.
We invite all Wikimedians and individuals interested in open knowledge to
join us for this maiden edition of the conference.
*Programs*
Do you want to present your work or project or run a workshop? The
organizing team will seek for proposals for presentations, capacity
building workshops as well as panel
discussions. The conference will offer a wide range of session styles and
flexible time slots. We will announce the details for Program submissions
soon.
*Travel scholarship*
To support participation, scholarships for domestic travel are available.
We will share the details for the scholarship application process soon.
*Volunteers for Conference Committees*
The conference organizing committee is looking for interested volunteers to
join the various committees of the conference including Scholarship,
Logistics, Communications, Program, and Partnership. The application is
open at https://bit.ly/wikinigeria-call-for-volunteers. The deadline for
committee volunteers application is 28th May, 2024.
We look forward to welcoming you in Abuja!.
Kind regards,
Ammar Abdulhamid,
On behalf of the Conference Organizing Team
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
-
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>
Fellow Wikimedians,
In an effort to ensure the participants contribute quality content to
Wikimedia projects during the 2024 AfroCreatives FESPACO EDIT-A-THON, we
shall be having training sessions specific on documenting film related
topics on Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.
The global training sessions will take place online in English, French and
Arabic as scheduled below:
*1.Topic*:How to Edit English Wikipedia (in EN)
* - Schedule:11th May @ 11:00 UTC and 15th May @ 16:00 UTC*
*2. Topic:*How to Edit French Wikipedia (in FR)
- *Schedule:* *11th May @ 10:00 UTC and 16th May @ 16:00 UTC*
*3. Topic:*How to Edit Arabic Wikipedia (in AR)
- *Schedule: **11th May @ 10:00 UTC and 16th May @ 16:00 UTC*
*4. Topic: *How to contribute on Wikidata & Wikimedia Commons
- *Schedule: 18th May* *- EN @ 10:00 UTC, FR @ 12:00 UTC and AR @ 16:00
UTC*
For more details: https://w.wiki/9qac
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Wikimedian-In-Residence, AfroCreatives*
Cher.e.s Wikimédien.ne.s,
Dans un effort pour garantir que les participant.e.s contribuent des
contenus de qualité aux projets Wikimedia lors de l'EDIT-A-THON FESPACO
2024 d' AfroCreatives, nous organisons des sessions de formation
spécifiques sur la documentation de sujets liés au cinéma sur Wikipédia,
Wikidata et Wikimedia Commons.
Les sessions de formation globales se dérouleront en ligne en anglais,
français et arabe comme prévu ci-dessous:
*1. Sujet: *Comment contribuer sur Wikipédia en anglais (en ANG)
- *Calendrier: Le 11 mai à 11h00 UTC et Le 15 mai à 16h00 UTC*
*2. Sujet:* Comment contribuer sur Wikipédia française (en FR)
- *Calendrier: Le 11 mai à 10h00 UTC et Le 16 mai à 16h00 UTC*
*3. Sujet: *Comment contribuer sur Wikipédia en arabe (en AR)
- *Calendrier: * *Le 11 mai à 10h00 UTC et Le 16 mai à 16h00 UTC*
*4. Sujet: *Comment contribuer sur Wikidata et Wikimedia Commons
- *Calendrier: Le 18 mai - **en ANG à 10h:00, FR à 12h:00 et AR à 16h:00*
En savoir plus: https://w.wiki/9$Xf
Cordialement,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Wikimedien-en-residence, AfroCreatives*