Hi Olatunde,
It's exciting to hear you're hoping to plan WikiIndaba 2017 in Nigeria!
Please note that while the last date to submit a Project & Event Grant
under the current grant structure is May 30, 2015, beginning July 1, 2015
we will be launching a new Conference Support program to specifically
provide more support for conference organizers. I would recommend you wait
to apply until that program launches.
You can read more about the new grant structure here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outco…
If you have any questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to let us
know.
Cheers,
Alex
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> Subject: [African Wikimedians] WIKIDABA 2017 in Nigeria
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>
> Dear African Wikimedian,
>
> On behalf of the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria, I'm pleased to announce our
> intent to host WIKIDABA 2017 in Lagos State or Abuja, the federal capital
> territory, Nigeria. We wish to inform you that we have the consent and
> endorsement of major stakeholders in open knowledge movement in
> Africa[FOSSFA] ( Free and Open Source Software for Africa) and the Federal
> Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Information and Communication
> Technology.
>
> Since 30th May 2016 is the last day to apply for a grant under the current
> Project & Event Grant, we aim to submit our proposal prior to this
> deadline. We will appreciate any suggestion that will help to achieving a
> successful WIKIDABA 2017.
>
> Being a huge event and it’s about us (African Wikimedian). We therefore,
> request for collaboration with any willing groups in Africa.
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> Olatunde Isaac,
> Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria
> Coordinator, The Wikipedia Library, Yoruba.
> Secretary, Wikimedia User Group Nigeria.
> Phone: +2348166620737
> Email: reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com
> User page: Wikicology
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Dear African Wikimedian,
On behalf of the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria, I'm pleased to announce our intent to host WIKIDABA 2017 in Lagos State or Abuja, the federal capital territory, Nigeria. We wish to inform you that we have the consent and endorsement of major stakeholders in open knowledge movement in Africa[FOSSFA] ( Free and Open Source Software for Africa) and the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.
Since 30th May 2016 is the last day to apply for a grant under the current Project & Event Grant, we aim to submit our proposal prior to this deadline. We will appreciate any suggestion that will help to achieving a successful WIKIDABA 2017.
Being a huge event and it’s about us (African Wikimedian). We therefore, request for collaboration with any willing groups in Africa.
Warmest regards,
Olatunde Isaac,
Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Nigeria
Coordinator, The Wikipedia Library, Yoruba.
Secretary, Wikimedia User Group Nigeria.
Phone: +2348166620737
Email: reachout2isaac(a)gmail.com
User page: Wikicology
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Hi, as a seasonal contributor here, a few comments..........
Saw this heated discussion a few days back by fellow Africans, and there's
reason for all the concerns about the selection process, scholarship
distribution, e.t.c
I also did not get a scholarship, because i did not apply :) however, let's
wish the folks who were selected like in Tunisia all the best, and we also
focus on more that the WMF has to offer to the community.
Am hopeful all discontented voices have been heard and appropriate action
will be taken.
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Hi everyone,
In August, we asked for community feedback on a proposal to change the
structure
of WMF grant programs.
Next steps for implementing changes based on the consultation are now
available:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Imple…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outco…>
Important dates to note:
1 May: Rapid Grants launch; submission forms available for new Project
Grants program
30 May: Last day to apply for a grant under the current Project & Event
Grants program
1 July: Project Grants and Conference Support launch
Come read about the timeline and next steps for implementing changes based
on your feedback. Your questions and comments are welcome on the discussion
page.
Cheers,
Alex
--
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Program Officer
Project & Event Grants
Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
+1 415-839-6885
Skype: alexvwang
Thank you flo for this information.
This means we only have April for the submission.
We will set the ball rolling...
Olaniyan Olushola
Director, WUGN
Treasurer, FOSSFA
MD, Olbims Consulting
Phone: +2348154876844
Email: olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com
Email: olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com
Email:treasurer@fossfa.net
User page: Olaniyan Olushola
Facebook: Olaniyan Shola
Twitter :Olaniyan73
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Reforwarding Alex email to this list since some seems to have miss it.
Rapid grant can be asked anytimes, but it is only up to 2000 dollars for
rather standard requests
Wikiindaba would rather belong to Project Grant and those are only
approved twice a year. Last day to apply for next session is 30th of May.
Flo
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Date : Wed, 9 Mar 2016 15:10:15 -0800
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Hi everyone,
In August, we asked for community feedback on a proposal to change the
structure of WMF grant programs.
Next steps for implementing changes based on the consultation are now
available:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Imple…
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants/Outco…>
Important dates to note:
1 May: Rapid Grants launch; submission forms available for new Project
Grants program
30 May: Last day to apply for a grant under the current Project & Event
Grants program
1 July: Project Grants and Conference Support launch
Come read about the timeline and next steps for implementing changes
based on your feedback. Your questions and comments are welcome on the
discussion page.
Cheers,
Alex
--
Alexandra Wang
Program Officer
Project & Event Grants
Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>
+1 415-839-6885
Skype: alexvwang
--
Rupert, I don't see mobile editing replacing the conventional desktop editing experience but I disagree with your claim that mobile editing is "unusable". This assertion is certainly not true. Personally, I created over 500 articles on Wikipedia with thousands of edit to other articles through a mobile phone. In fact, I promoted an article I created with a mobile phone to a GA-status. Yoruba Language is one of the most difficult language to write yet there was a day I wrote 2 articles in that language Wikipedia. I and Olaniyan later wrote some articles there on mobile device.
I will also like to mention that the fact that Africa is a mobile connected continent is not a major reason for the poor contributions from this region. The poor contributions from Africa may be attributed to low number of contributors from this region which could be as a result of unwillingness of Africans to participate in volunteering activities, poor internet facilities, lack of basic understanding of Wikimedia projects and how it works, lack of awareness that any one can contribute, among other reasons. The difficulty of bringing on new volunteers from Africa has resulted in seven straight years of declining editor participation from this region. Thanks for the emergency of new usergroups in Nigeria, Ghana, Tunisia, Algeria and the significant contributions of WikiAfrica Centre. Kudos to Florence and Isla for their efforts!
However, a recent Pew Research Center report found that 39 of the top 50 news sites received more traffic from mobile devices than from desktop and laptop computers, sales of which have declined for years.
This is a challenge for Wikipedia, which has always depended on contributors hunched over keyboards searching references, discussing changes and writing articles using a special markup code. Even before smartphones were widespread, studies consistently showed that these are daunting tasks for newcomers (Not even our youngest and most computer-savvy participants accomplished these tasks with ease)
There is no doubt that the pool of potential Wikipedia editors could dry up as the number of mobile users keeps growing; it’s simply too hard to manipulate complex code on a tiny screen. This is not about Africa but the entire continents.
In 2014, the WMF under Lila Tretikov took the unprecedented step of forcing the installation of new software on the German-language Wikipedia. The German editors had shown their independent streak by resisting an earlier update to the site’s user interface. Against the wishes of veteran editors, the foundation installed a new way to view multimedia content and then set up an Orwellian-sounding “superprotect” feature to block obstinate administrators from changing it back.
Before Lila left the Foundation, she has been hiring developers from the world of open-source technology, and their lack of experience with Wikipedia content has concerned some veterans.
These are existential challenges, but they can still be addressed. There is no other significant alternative to Wikipedia, and good will toward the project — a remarkable feat of altruism — could hardly be higher. If the foundation needed more donations, it could surely raise them.
The real challenges for Wikipedia are to resolve the governance disputes — the tensions among foundation employees, longtime editors trying to protect their prerogatives, and new volunteers trying to break in — and to design a mobile-oriented editing environment. One board member, María Sefidari, warned that “some communities have become so change-resistant and innovation-averse” that they risk staying “stuck in 2006 while the rest of the Internet is thinking about 2020 and the next three billion users.”
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That should not be on this thread. You can start a new thread on "Wikimedia Project in Africa". The thread on Wikimania 2016 Schorlarship remain the same. Don't divert attention, please!.
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Awesome!
Asaf throws an invite to all. I start my clock and bookmark this thread.
If you would take me up on this invitation, I would love to hear your
thoughts on work in Africa, beyond Wikimania scholarships.
Well said, Asaf, well said!
I personally would love to also hear the thoughts of everyone on the invite
above.
On 11 Mar 2016 10:03 pm, "Asaf Bartov" <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I hear you, Olaniyan, and understand you are feeling alienated and
demotivated by not receiving a scholarship. Regarding your assertion that
the selection criteria are unfair, I think that to agree with it would
require you to present an actual argument against one or more of those
criteria, and I invite you to do so.
I also invite you to think about what else might be done to support and
promote the creation and sharing of free knowledge in Africa, beyond
awarding a few more scholarships to Africans. I remind you that the
Wikimedia Foundation is eager to support mission-aligned work, including
experimentation, through the various grants programs[1], and that there is
a wealth of written materials about program design and best
practices[2][3][4], for African volunteers motivated to do more
programmatic work in Africa.
If you would take me up on this invitation, I would love to hear your
thoughts on work in Africa, beyond Wikimania scholarships.
A.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start
[2] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:32 AM, shola ishola <olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am writing this mail in solidarity with all active Wikipedians in Africa
> . I felt rather alienation and de-motivated by the announcement of the
> result of Wikimania Scholarship 2016. I have reviewed the parameters for
> the selection of candidacy for the above mentioned event and I came to the
> conclusion that the selection is not fair to us (WUGN) and Africa in
> general. Considering what we did withinn the shortest period of the
> recognition of our group, we are more than qualify to be represented at the
> event.
>
> Perhaps, we may be considered to be too young... I wish to state here...
> what's the benefit of an event that won't be developmental in nature. We
> are the future of the movement. Frankly speaking, Africa remains Virgin in
> term of the wikimedia concepts and projects compare to other continents. In
> my opinion, resources should be channel to assist the continents rather
> than the already developed one.
>
> Lastly, if indeed we are so serious about the projects and the movement.
> Then, special quota and interest should be created for developing
> continents rather than the developed ones.
>
> Submitted.
>
> Olaniyan Olushola
> Director, WUGN
> Treasurer, FOSSFA
> MD, Olbims Consulting
> Phone: +2348154876844
> Email: olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com
> Email: olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com
> Email:treasurer@fossfa.net
> User page: Olaniyan Olushola
> Facebook: Olaniyan Shola
> Twitter :Olaniyan73
>
>
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Dear Colleagues,
Apologies for my epistles Dear Asaf,
Thank you for your points and for the links.
Kindly note that you quoted my mail out of context by saying that I am being alienated and de motivatedbecause I didn't receive scholarship. It's not about "Olaniyan" butabout the gross denial of many groups in Africa, the opportunity of exposure tonew knowledge and information that Wikimania offer to share. Just likeyou and I know that, Wikimedia is about community development and no communitycan develop without an effective execution of projects. Now tell me, if youchose just 4 applicants in Africa, how do you want other communities that werenot represented to learn from the products/outcomes of the event?. Also, if youbelieved that Wikimedia is about free sharing of knowledge and information, howcan communities and individual from the alienated groups share their projectwith the larger community of Wikimedians?
I want us to read anddigest an extract from Wikimania mailing list on some of the questions raised onissues relating to the selection of applicants for wikimania scholarship below:
"Olatunde raises a significantissue in that call for communities to participate in the community village isdemoralising if communities dont have the opportunity to attend the event whichis suppose to be bringing everyone together. We have the underlyingprinciple of sharing the sum of all knowledge, if we dont do it internally thenwe cant do it successfully externally.
As for the response the process for Wikimania has been changed, in Mexico lastyear a decision was taken with many communities unaware and excluded from thediscussion because they didnt have anyone there. With Wikmania being every 2years its becomes more significant that all communities have representativesattend every wikimania otherwise it ends up isolating communities for 4 yearsfrom the whole of the movement. The scholarship process is alsobroken and its needs to be discussed it needs to be reconsidered to allow forthe changes”
Submitted by Gnangarra.
It seems some of us are comfortable with our minority role in the movement…and if we continue this way, I wonder what would be the future of the movementin the continent.
Great thanks to Isla and Florence and others for their roleson the continent, by providing direction through the introduction of sustainable platform for collaborationand sharing of knowledge among the various communities in Africa. Even withthis on hand, we still need a larger forum where all the communities andvolunteers who align with our movement can come together to express themselves yearin year out.
Now that no one knows the fate of Wikiindaba and Wikimaniais out of reach. What next?
Submitted. Olaniyan Olushola
Director, WUGN
Treasurer, FOSSFA
MD, Olbims Consulting
Phone: +2348154876844
Email: olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com
Email: olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com
Email:treasurer@fossfa.net
User page: Olaniyan Olushola
Facebook: Olaniyan Shola
Twitter :Olaniyan73
That should not be on this thread. You can start a new thread on "Wikimedia Project in Africa". The thread on Wikimania 2016 Schorlarship remain the same. Don't divert attention, please!.
Best,
Olatunde Isaac.
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Awesome!
Asaf throws an invite to all. I start my clock and bookmark this thread.
If you would take me up on this invitation, I would love to hear your
thoughts on work in Africa, beyond Wikimania scholarships.
Well said, Asaf, well said!
I personally would love to also hear the thoughts of everyone on the invite
above.
On 11 Mar 2016 10:03 pm, "Asaf Bartov" <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I hear you, Olaniyan, and understand you are feeling alienated and
demotivated by not receiving a scholarship. Regarding your assertion that
the selection criteria are unfair, I think that to agree with it would
require you to present an actual argument against one or more of those
criteria, and I invite you to do so.
I also invite you to think about what else might be done to support and
promote the creation and sharing of free knowledge in Africa, beyond
awarding a few more scholarships to Africans. I remind you that the
Wikimedia Foundation is eager to support mission-aligned work, including
experimentation, through the various grants programs[1], and that there is
a wealth of written materials about program design and best
practices[2][3][4], for African volunteers motivated to do more
programmatic work in Africa.
If you would take me up on this invitation, I would love to hear your
thoughts on work in Africa, beyond Wikimania scholarships.
A.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start
[2] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:32 AM, shola ishola <olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am writing this mail in solidarity with all active Wikipedians in Africa
> . I felt rather alienation and de-motivated by the announcement of the
> result of Wikimania Scholarship 2016. I have reviewed the parameters for
> the selection of candidacy for the above mentioned event and I came to the
> conclusion that the selection is not fair to us (WUGN) and Africa in
> general. Considering what we did withinn the shortest period of the
> recognition of our group, we are more than qualify to be represented at the
> event.
>
> Perhaps, we may be considered to be too young... I wish to state here...
> what's the benefit of an event that won't be developmental in nature. We
> are the future of the movement. Frankly speaking, Africa remains Virgin in
> term of the wikimedia concepts and projects compare to other continents. In
> my opinion, resources should be channel to assist the continents rather
> than the already developed one.
>
> Lastly, if indeed we are so serious about the projects and the movement.
> Then, special quota and interest should be created for developing
> continents rather than the developed ones.
>
> Submitted.
>
> Olaniyan Olushola
> Director, WUGN
> Treasurer, FOSSFA
> MD, Olbims Consulting
> Phone: +2348154876844
> Email: olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com
> Email: olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com
> Email:treasurer@fossfa.net
> User page: Olaniyan Olushola
> Facebook: Olaniyan Shola
> Twitter :Olaniyan73
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> African-Wikimedians mailing list
> African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians
>
>
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Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org
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Awesome!
Asaf throws an invite to all. I start my clock and bookmark this thread.
If you would take me up on this invitation, I would love to hear your
thoughts on work in Africa, beyond Wikimania scholarships.
Well said, Asaf, well said!
I personally would love to also hear the thoughts of everyone on the invite
above.
On 11 Mar 2016 10:03 pm, "Asaf Bartov" <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I hear you, Olaniyan, and understand you are feeling alienated and
demotivated by not receiving a scholarship. Regarding your assertion that
the selection criteria are unfair, I think that to agree with it would
require you to present an actual argument against one or more of those
criteria, and I invite you to do so.
I also invite you to think about what else might be done to support and
promote the creation and sharing of free knowledge in Africa, beyond
awarding a few more scholarships to Africans. I remind you that the
Wikimedia Foundation is eager to support mission-aligned work, including
experimentation, through the various grants programs[1], and that there is
a wealth of written materials about program design and best
practices[2][3][4], for African volunteers motivated to do more
programmatic work in Africa.
If you would take me up on this invitation, I would love to hear your
thoughts on work in Africa, beyond Wikimania scholarships.
A.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start
[2] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/
[3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns
[4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:32 AM, shola ishola <olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am writing this mail in solidarity with all active Wikipedians in Africa
> . I felt rather alienation and de-motivated by the announcement of the
> result of Wikimania Scholarship 2016. I have reviewed the parameters for
> the selection of candidacy for the above mentioned event and I came to the
> conclusion that the selection is not fair to us (WUGN) and Africa in
> general. Considering what we did withinn the shortest period of the
> recognition of our group, we are more than qualify to be represented at the
> event.
>
> Perhaps, we may be considered to be too young... I wish to state here...
> what's the benefit of an event that won't be developmental in nature. We
> are the future of the movement. Frankly speaking, Africa remains Virgin in
> term of the wikimedia concepts and projects compare to other continents. In
> my opinion, resources should be channel to assist the continents rather
> than the already developed one.
>
> Lastly, if indeed we are so serious about the projects and the movement.
> Then, special quota and interest should be created for developing
> continents rather than the developed ones.
>
> Submitted.
>
> Olaniyan Olushola
> Director, WUGN
> Treasurer, FOSSFA
> MD, Olbims Consulting
> Phone: +2348154876844
> Email: olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com
> Email: olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com
> Email:treasurer@fossfa.net
> User page: Olaniyan Olushola
> Facebook: Olaniyan Shola
> Twitter :Olaniyan73
>
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Hi All,
I am writing this mail in solidarity with all active Wikipedians in Africa . I felt rather alienation and de-motivated by the announcement of the result of Wikimania Scholarship 2016. I have reviewed the parameters for the selection of candidacy for the above mentioned event and I came to the conclusion that the selection is not fair to us (WUGN) and Africa in general. Considering what we did withinn the shortest period of the recognition of our group, we are more than qualify to be represented at the event.
Perhaps, we may be considered to be too young... I wish to state here... what's the benefit of an event that won't be developmental in nature. We are the future of the movement. Frankly speaking, Africa remains Virgin in term of the wikimedia concepts and projects compare to other continents. In my opinion, resources should be channel to assist the continents rather than the already developed one.
Lastly, if indeed we are so serious about the projects and the movement. Then, special quota and interest should be created for developing continents rather than the developed ones.
Submitted.
Olaniyan Olushola
Director, WUGN
Treasurer, FOSSFA
MD, Olbims Consulting
Phone: +2348154876844
Email: olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com
Email: olaniyanshola(a)yahoo.com
Email:treasurer@fossfa.net
User page: Olaniyan Olushola
Facebook: Olaniyan Shola
Twitter :Olaniyan73