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!
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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.
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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]
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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!
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Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
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