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The Official Launch Of Africa Day Campaign 2023
by Eugene Masiku 12 May '23

12 May '23

Hello Wikimedians, You are invited to the Africa Day Campaign 2023!!! In line with the African Union Day theme that seeks to document Africa’s stories to increase the visibility of stories around Africa’s free trade, the African Knowledge Initiative (AKI) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Knowledge_Initiative> seeks to leverage Wikimedia tools and platforms to breed innovative solutions to bridging the content gap on global digital knowledge networks. This initiative will be implemented through Open Foundation West Africa's annual campaign, the Africa Wiki Challenge. This year the Africa Wiki Challenge presents the Africa Day Campaign <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Day_Campaign_2023>, which aligns with the African Union Day's theme of stories around Africa’s free trade agenda, challenges, and benefits, among others. 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 Day Campaign globally !!! *Theme: African Continental Free Trade* Date: *Thursday 18th of May, 2023* Time: *03:00 pm UTC* *To confirm your attendance, kindly register by clicking the link below* https://bit.ly/3O21U2O <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3O21U2O%3Ffbclid%3DIw…> *For more information visit the Africa Day MetaPage* https://bit.ly/3VzZKcD <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3VzZKcD%3Ffbclid%3DIw…> For inquiries kindly reach out to: info(a)ofwafrica.org Make it a point to be there! -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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Africa Day Campaign Microgrant
by Eugene Masiku 10 May '23

10 May '23

Hello everyone, After the first announcement of the Africa Day Campaign Microgrant, we are giving the opportunity to Wikimedians in these following countries to apply for the microgrant: Egypt, Algeria, Liberia, Guinea, Botswana, Kenya and Uganda. As part of this campaign, we are calling on all organizers across Africa to join us in increasing knowledge about topics related to Africa through activities such as edit-a-thons, content campaign drives, local writing contests, and so much more! We want to make this a memorable and unforgettable event for everyone. Who can apply; The best part? We are offering microgrants ranging between USD500 and USD1000 to Wikimedia user groups, affiliates, Mission aligned organizations and institutions, as well as individuals in the aforementioned countries to support their participation in this campaign. Application Deadline The deadline to apply is *Sunday 14th, May 2023*. About the campaign Open Foundation West Africa <https://www.ofwafrica.org/> is proud to be an implementing partner for this year's Africa Day Campaign, which is part of the African Knowledge Initiative (AKI) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Knowledge_Initiative>. This initiative was born out of a partnership between Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> , Africa Union <https://au.int/>, and Africa No Filter <http://www.africanofilter.org/> with a goal to increase the coverage of African topics on Wikimedia projects. Join us as we come together to celebrate Africa's rich cultural heritage and promote the African continent's diverse knowledge base. Let's make this campaign a success, and together we can showcase Africa to the world! For more information contact info(a)ofwafrica.org -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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Wikipedia at 22 celebrations - The Open Foundation West Africa(OFWA) edition
by Eugene Masiku 25 Jan '23

25 Jan '23

Hello everyone, In the spirit of Wikipedia's 22nd birthday celebrations, we at Open Foundation West Africa reflected on our journey with Wikipedia on Friday, 20th January, 2023. We had a good time listening to experiences from both old and new members of our community. It was an exciting moment sharing stories and memorable experiences with each other regarding our expeditions with Wikipedia. Here's a link to watch how we celebrated Wikipedia at 22. Link: https://youtu.be/8SKX2QxWGSk Also, do not forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to be informed on more Wiki activities in our community. Link: https://www.youtube.com/@ofwafrica King Regards, Eugene Masiku. -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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support all Wikipedia
by nesruzyenu＠gmail.com 01 Jan '23

01 Jan '23

thanks for support

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Reminder: African Wikimedia Technical Community Hackathon
by Eugene Masiku 25 Jul '22

25 Jul '22

Dear Community Members, This is a kind reminder of this year's African Wikimedia Technical Community *Hackathon* hybrid event scheduled to take place this weekend, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2022 respectively. We will be introducing the following contribution areas during the hackathon: website, security, front-end, back-end, documentation and translation. By participating in the hackathon, you have the opportunity to work on issues that matter to you and advance your skills/experience while joining this regional, diverse and inclusive team of contributors and the African Wikimedia Technical team members. You are welcome to bring a new project on board or join an existing project, or create something new with others. The choice is yours! Kindly fill out this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zNaTqJZ24e8knuJkLepNcV4WDkwDOiSLnPGRwi40Od…>to participate as well as give details of your session if you are interested in organizing one. For more information, visit our meta page. <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Open_Foundation_West_Africa_Community_Hackat…> Date: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2022. Venue: OFWA Premises, Opp Bosphorus, Labone Time: 10:00 UTC - 15: 00 UTC *Zoom Link:* https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/86868928049 Best Regards, Eugene -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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African Wikimedia Technical Community Hackathon
by Eugene Masiku 05 Jul '22

05 Jul '22

Dear Community Members The 2022 African Wikimedia Technical Community Hackathon which is a hybrid event is scheduled to take place on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2022 respectively. We will be introducing the following contribution areas during the hackathon: website, security, front-end, back-end, documentation and translation. By participating in the hackathon, you have the opportunity to work on issues that matter to you and advance your skills/experience while joining this regional, diverse and inclusive team of contributors and the African Wikimedia Technical team members. This event is calling on volunteers who are interested in Wikimedia’s technical areas such as code creators, maintainers, translators, technical writers and other technical roles. By this email, we are placing a call on volunteers who are willing to lead and host sessions. These sessions can be under any Wikimedia technical project, topic or technical area of interest like, Wikidata, translation, etc. You are welcome to bring a new project on board or join an existing project, or create something new with others. The choice is yours! You are by this email invited to participate in this year’s Hackathon. Kindly fill out this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zNaTqJZ24e8knuJkLepNcV4WDkwDOiSLnPGRwi40Od…>to participate as well as give details of your Session if you are interested in organizing one. For more information, visit our meta page. <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Open_Foundation_West_Africa_Community_Hackat…> Date: Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2022. Venue: OFWA Premises, Opp Bosphorus, Labone Time: 10:00 UTC - 15: 00 UTC NB: For those who will be joining us virtually, a link will be shared soon. Best Regards [image: AWMT Final flyer.png] -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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African Wikimedia Technical Community Survey Results
by Eugene Masiku 04 Jul '22

04 Jul '22

Hello Wikimedians, Earlier this year we sent out a notice of our intentions to rebrand the "African Wikimedia Developers Project" to "African Wikimedia Technical Community" which will involve not only developers but other technical contributors like: Designers, translators for localization, Documentation writers, Data Science Professionals (Data Scientists,Data Analysts, Machine Learning Engineers, AI professionals and NLP Specialists) and QA Engineers from Automated Testers to Manual Tester. We put out a survey as part of the rebranding process seeking your opinion of the change of name and whether or not the African technical community is in agreement with it. The survey results saw 93.8% in support of the name and the idea behind it with just 6.3% opposing the idea. Considering the results from the survey, we are proceeding with the name African Wikimedia Technical Community Following the change of name, we encourage all members or new members to Sign Up here <https://forms.gle/Yq5Ed8uZqnRJmUpbA> to be registered as official members of the community. We are super grateful for your contribution during the rebranding process, we have exciting projects you would totally love to be a part of. One of these projects is the *AWMT Community- OFWA Hackathon*. For more information about the hackathon, visit the landing page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/African_WikiMedia_Technical_Community_-_OFWA…> . Cheers! -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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african-wikimedia-developers@lists.wikimedia.org
by Louie Jay Jara 30 May '22

30 May '22

Hi how does this work?

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ONAY
by MEHMET ALİ AYHAN 03 May '22

03 May '22

african-wikimedia-developers-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org -- MEHMET ALİ AYHAN <http://www.mehmetaliayhan.com.tr>

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Local Hackathon in Nigeria.
by Ammar Abdulhamid 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

Dear all, The Wikimedia Hackathon is coming up in May this year and there were calls for organizing local in-person events in parallel. I have applied for grant to hold local event in Nigeria. More details about how to participate would be shared as the date nears. Before then, I can be reached via my email in case of any inquiry about the project or about general MediaWiki development issues. Thanks.Ammar

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