African-Wikimedians May 2018

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Update
by Joy Agyepong 25 May '19

25 May '19

Hi Kayode, Got this mail,thanks. Joy

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Update/Mise à jour WikiFundi : 10 minutes of your time please
by Florence Devouard 27 Jun '18

27 Jun '18

Hello We are currently working on updating the content available on WikiFundi. I would like to ask you for help to update pages, and in particular the one related to Wikimedia activities in Africa (in short... to talk about your leading projects :)) Main page of the WikiFundi project : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_WikiFundi The page about wikimedia in Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_WikiFundi_Content/WikiF… Suggestions of stuff I think we should really feature 1) presentation of AWMD. Could someone add a two liners in English ? 2) perhaps an example of a global project such as WikiGap ? 3) please add... Feel free to modify/update the entire page ! It is a wiki ------- Bonjour Nous sommes en train de travailler à mettre à jour le contenu disponible sur WikiFundi J'apprécierais beaucoup votre aide pour mettre à jour les pages et en particulier celle relative aux activités wikimédia en Afrique (en gros... évoquer vos plus chouettes projets) La page d'accueil des pages est ici : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:WikiFundi Et celle sur les activités en Afrique là : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projet:WikiFundi_Contenu/WikiFundi:Activités_… Suggestions de projets à ajouter * Medinapedia ? * projet de quartiers au Cameroun ? * etc. N'hésitez pas à modifier et mettre à jour la page. C'est un wiki.

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Wikindaba Steering Committee (WISCom)
by Felix Nartey 11 Jun '18

11 Jun '18

*Dear Friends,During Indaba 2018 in Tunisia, there was an announcement of setting up a steering committee for the organisation of Indaba. The role of the steering committee is to create a well-defined process for the selection of future hosts of Indaba and supporting the Local Organising Committee (LOC) in the preparation towards the conference.This thought was carried to the African Meet Up at the Wikimedia Conference, where the issue was deliberated and a proposed structure of the steering committee was worked on. We wish to share this document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NoQFHPdvrQeF6_C9K_M14CIlRdqwaE1_J9_B7Xy…> to invite your contribution (suggestions and comments) on improving the structure.[1]The current structure proposes membership/representation from previous organisers of the conference, 3 volunteers slot (for anybody who is willing to support the cause of Indaba), 2 liaisons from the Wikimedia Foundation and a designated representative from the current Local Organising Committee (LOC). At the moment the steering committee consists of the representatives of previous organisers and we are looking to fill the 3 volunteers slot. The steering committee will open a call for interested volunteers soon. We are also working on a Meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba> for Indaba and related activities, we encourage you to visit it when you have the opportunity.[2]On behalf of the steering committee,*-- *Felix Nartey* *Cofounder/Managing Director * *Website: Open Foundation West Africa <https://openfoundationwestafrica.org/>* *+233242844987 | **+447452508504* *Skype:Flixtey * *[1] - **https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NoQFHPdvrQeF6_C9K_M14CIlRdqwaE1_J9_B7XyYU5U/edit <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NoQFHPdvrQeF6_C9K_M14CIlRdqwaE1_J9_B7Xy…>* *[2] - **https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba>*

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LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR WIKI-INDABS 2019 IN NIGERIA
by jemila abdul 20 May '18

20 May '18

Dear all, I am directed to inform you that the local organizing committee for Wiki-indaba 2019 in Nigeria has been constituted. Members of the committee includes: 1. *Chairman*- Olaniyan Olushola 2. *Vice chair* - Isaac Olatunde 3. *Logistics coordinator* - Runcie Chidebe 4. *Conference Program* - -Sam Oyeleye (coordinator) -Faith Adeola -Jemilat Abdulazeez 5. *Scholarship* - Olatunde Isaac & Ayokunle Odedere 6. *Communications* -Kayode Yusuf -Ayokanmi Oyeyemi -Jemilat Abdulazeez -Daniel Okereke 7. *Press* -Bukola Gbebe -Mary Bashua-Alimi -Florence N. -Onuegbu 8. *Other Volunteers* -Alimi Eyitayo, -Femi Adeniyi -Marvelous Osuolale Please, accept the assurance and warm regards of the Chair of the local organizing committee. Jemilat Abdulazeez Interim Publicity Secretary, Wikimedia Abuja Hub For: Chair, Local Organizing Committee.

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects
by Asaf Bartov 19 May '18

19 May '18

Project grants have just been approved! Of particular interest for Africa are the Wiki Loves Women 2018 and the Outreach in Northern Nigeria (Hausa language), as well as the diaspora-focused BlackLunchTable projects. Details below. A. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Marti Johnson <mjohnson(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Fri, May 18, 2018, 21:05 Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Project Grants program will fund 11 community-led projects To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> *Hi all,In the latest round of Project Grants, the committee has recommended 11 projects for a total of $354,654 in funding. We received 24 proposals for review. Here’s what we’re funding. [1]Software: four projects funded - ScienceSource <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ScienceSource>: Medical knowledge is accessed over 2 billion times a year on Wikimedia projects, but only a relatively small number of editors create and maintain it. ScienceSource seeks to build an algorithm that will model editor decision-making to identify reliable biomedical reference sources. By using machine automation to sift through large volumes of reference materials, ScienceSource will support volunteers to do their work faster and more effectively. [2] - WikiProject X <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/WikiProject_X>: WikiProject X seeks to create better tools for Wikipedian editors collaborating around common interest areas. Previously funded <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_X> twice through Individual Engagement Grants, the project piloted new features for several WikiProjects, including Women in Red <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red>. This grant will replace the multiple disparate modules of WikiProject X with a new extension, CollaborationKit. This improvement will offer editors a more seamless, adaptable interface to for productive collaboration. [3][4][5]. - Timeless: Post-deployment support < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/Timeless:_Post-deploy… >: Timeless is a new volunteer-developed skin designed for editors. It was deployed across all Wikimedia projects in 2017, but lacked sufficient support to address bugs. This grant will support general improvements to make Timeless into a more stable and user-friendly product. [6] - WikidataJS <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikidataJS>: This grant will enable the JavaScript developer community to produce fast, high quality tools so others can better access information on Wikidata. The project builds on Maxlath <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:Maxlath>’s previous creation of several Wikidata-related tools: wikidata-sdk, wikidata-edit, wikidata-cli, wikidata-filter. [7][8]Online organizing: two projects funded - Wiki Loves Monuments international team/2018 coordination < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_interna… >: The international coordination team for Wiki Loves Monuments <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments> (WLM) proposes to strengthen the foundation for healthy and sustainable WLM competitions across the world. As the project celebrates its 10th anniversary, its leaders aim to critically rethink the structural framework of WLM. This grant will support efforts to gather information from national leaders, collect and share best practices from across the community, facilitate the ongoing integration of WLM into Wikidata, and improve operational processes system-wide. [9][10] - Wikimedia CEE Spring 2018 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikimedia_CEE_Spring_2018>: This annual international article writing contest generates content from every country and region in Central and Eastern Europe on 30+ Wikipedias. CEE Spring’s remarkable community spirit plays a central role in fostering a thriving, collaborative volunteer base in the region. The grant will incentivize content creation focused on closing the gender gap, expanding minority language Wikipedias, and showcasing the cultural heritage of Central and Eastern Europe. [11]Offline outreach: five projects funded - BlackLunchTable/BLT 2018 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/BlackLunchTable/BLT_2018>: As an organization, BlackLunchTable <http://www.theblacklunchtable.com/> seeks to create a more truthful and inclusive historical account by inviting people to write the histories of their own culture. In this project, they will host a series of edit-a-thons with the aim of recruiting editors of color and women editors to write biographical articles about notable artists of the African diaspora. The project will primarily focus on English Wikipedia. [12][13] - Wiki In Africa/Wiki Loves Women 2018 < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_In_Africa/Wiki_Loves_Wo… >: In 2016, Wiki Loves Women <http://www.wikiafrica.org/wiki-loves-women/wiki-loves-women/> launched in West Africa in an effort to address the content gap about women in Africa. This project continues the Wiki Loves Women initiative and expands into two new countries in East Africa -- Tanzania and Uganda. The project seeks to raise women’s visibility on Wikipedia, create structural supports for the development of Wikimedia groups, and encourage women’s participation as leaders, partners, and editors. [14][15] - New Zealand Wikipedian at Large < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/New_Zealand_Wikipedian_at_La… >: Through a series of short residencies with multiple institutions, Giantflightlessbirds <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Giantflightlessbirds> will leverage his expertise as a museum curator to establish a networked community of GLAM contributors in New Zealand. Through training and support activities, he aims to generate continued long-term contributions to Wikipedia, Commons and Wikidata. [16][17] - Wiki loves Rural Areas - Bimenes < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_loves_Rural_Areas_-_Bim… >: In August 2017, Asturian Wikipedians celebrated 50,000 articles in the rural area of Bimenes, Spain. This project expands on previous community engagement work done in this rural municipality to continue improving Asturian-language content. This will be done through partnerships with multiple cultural institutions, coordination of image donations, and direct training with local residents with a particular focus on encouraging participation by women. [18] - Outreach in Northern Nigeria <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Outreach_in_Northern_Nigeria >: The Hausa Wikipedia is one of the smallest Wikipedias, in terms of the quantity of articles per speaker, yet Hausa is spoken by large populations in Northern Nigeria, Southern Niger, and other parts of West and Central Africa. This proposal aims to encourage the development of Wikimedia projects for Hausa Wikipedia in Northern Nigeria by organizing workshops in the cities of Kaduna and Kano, by engaging in long-term institutional partnerships at large universities in those cities, and by translating help and support materials for new editors in Hausa. [19]On June 14, we will host a Project Showcase <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw> for new grantees to talk about their projects. All are welcome to attend this publicly streamed event. A recording will be available afterward. We encourage MediaWiki developers, communication specialists, project managers, community liaisons, Wikimedia Foundation staff to attend. [20]The open call for Project Grants 2018 Round Two <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project> will launch on November 1, 2018, with applications due November 30, 2018. [21]We are seeking new candidates for the Project Grants Committee. If you or someone you know might be interested in serving on the committee, please contact projectgrants {{at}} wikimedia.org <http://wikimedia.org> with questions or see our committee eligibility page on Meta < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Quarterly/Committee#committe… >. In particular, we are seeking reviewers at this time with expertise relevant to the 2017 Strategic focus areas <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017>: knowledge as a service and knowledge equity. [22] [23] 1. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Browse_applications <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Browse_applications>>2. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ScienceSource <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/ScienceSource>>3. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/WikiProject_X <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/WikiProject_X>>4. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_X <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/WikiProject_X>>5. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red>>6. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/Timeless:_Post-deploy… < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Isarra/Timeless:_Post-deploy… >>7. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikidataJS <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/WikidataJS>>8. <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:Maxlath <https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:Maxlath>>9. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_interna… < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_interna… >>10. <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments>>11. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikimedia_CEE_Spring_2018 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wikimedia_CEE_Spring_2018 >>12. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/BlackLunchTable/BLT_2018 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/BlackLunchTable/BLT_2018 >>13. <http://www.theblacklunchtable.com/ <http://www.theblacklunchtable.com/>>14. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_In_Africa/Wiki_Loves_Wo… < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_In_Africa/Wiki_Loves_Wo… >>15. <http://www.wikiafrica.org/wiki-loves-women/wiki-loves-women/ <http://www.wikiafrica.org/wiki-loves-women/wiki-loves-women/>>16. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/New_Zealand_Wikipedian_at_La… < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/New_Zealand_Wikipedian_at_La… >>17. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Giantflightlessbirds <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Giantflightlessbirds>>18. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_loves_Rural_Areas_-_Bim… < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Wiki_loves_Rural_Areas_-_Bim… >>19. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Outreach_in_Northern_Nigeria <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Outreach_in_Northern_Nigeria >>20. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFjo8wg4wKw>>21. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project>>22. < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Quarterly/Committee#committe… < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Quarterly/Committee#committe… >>23. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017>>* *Marti Johnson* *Pronouns: she/herProgram Officer* *Individual Grants* *Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>* *1 Montgomery, Ste. 1600* *San Francisco, CA 94104* +1 415-839-6885 Skype: Mjohnson_WMF Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share <http://youtu.be/ci0Pihl2zXY> in the sum of all knowledge. 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Re: [African Wikimedians] New user right: event coordinator (Mohammed Bachounda)
by Mohammed Bachounda 17 May '18

17 May '18

Hi I had a lot of problems before I noticed this limitation I asked for account creator rights at this address https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Account_creator / in wikipedia arabic and french both, but is the event coordinator in all projects or just in English wikipedia ? 2018-05-15 16:05 GMT+01:00 <african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> : > Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > african-wikimedians-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: New user right: event coordinator (Emna Mizouni) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 16:04:20 +0100 > From: Emna Mizouni <emna.mizouni(a)gmail.com> > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] New user right: event coordinator > Message-ID: > <CAPAk4SAD=zwSG_a3-RG2UyhVrN-Wfb8q=i3uo+XVhv-gad4ccg@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Excellent news! > > On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 3:26 PM, Isla Haddow Flood < > isla(a)wikiloveswomen.org> > wrote: > > > Brilliant, thanks Asaf. > > > > On 15 May 2018, at 4:04 PM, Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > Hello, folks. > > > > This new user right will be handy for those of you running editing > > workshops on English Wikipedia to bypass the 6-account limit and to grant > > the attendees "confirmed" status. > > > > Details here: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Event_coordinator > > > > Cheers, > > > > A. > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > > > *Isla Haddow-Flood* > > Co-project Director > > Username: Islahaddow > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list > > African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > > > > >

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New user right: event coordinator
by Asaf Bartov 16 May '18

16 May '18

Hello, folks. This new user right will be handy for those of you running editing workshops on English Wikipedia to bypass the 6-account limit and to grant the attendees "confirmed" status. Details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Event_coordinator Cheers, A.

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25 May, Day of Africa
by Paulo Santos Perneta 09 May '18

09 May '18

Hello, As I'm new to the list, I'll do a short presentation. I'm Paulo, from Wikimedia Portugal, and I live in Madeira Island <http://Madeira>, a Portuguese island which geographically is part of the African continental platform. During last Art+Feminism events here at Funchal, we've started a collaboration with a Portuguese feminine association, Associação Presença Feminina <http://apfeminina.wixsite.com/inicio>, which has a number of partnerships, collaborations and initiatives in Africa, and a very close contact with the African communities living in Madeira. We are planning a number of joint initiatives, including one to celebrate the coming Day of Africa, next 25 May, with an edit-a-thon with a focus in Africa, mainly Guine-Bissau, and aiming at the participation of the African communities living here at Madeira. Are there other similar initiatives going on in the Wikimedia Movement, in Africa and other parts of the world, celebrating the Day of Africa? If so, we would be very glad to join you. Looking forward to hearing from you, Paulo Santos Perneta Wikimedia Portugal

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Recent resources (to be proposed on WikiFundi)
by Florence Devouard 09 May '18

09 May '18

Hello I am looking for all recent ressources published (jpg, video, audio or pdf) that can be helpful to add to the list of WikiFundi ressources. If your organisation has recently published * an awesome video to present a project * a leaflet on how to do xxx * a tutorial document * etc. Please drop the link on the talk page of *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipack_Africa_Resources* Thanks Flo PS: to give an example of things I intend to add to this list this year, I can include * the two nigerian videos * the tunisian video related to Medinapedia (help me find the link :) * the new safety booklet (as soon as I can find it...) * the Donating_data_to_Wikidata.webm.480p.webm video

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The African Hour : please register your name for updates
by Florence Devouard 08 May '18

08 May '18

Hello everyone Those at WikiIndaba will perhaps remember that we discussed how to improve communication within the African community. And amongst the decisions made was to set back up The African Hour. Also thought that one of the problem is to reach out to all interesting members. At the moment, some of those are here on this list. Others may be found on Facebook. Others elsewhere... So I suggested we create a list of interesting parties, that would agree to receive pushed information on their talk page, in a very similar manner than for the Education newsletter (or Glam, or Research etc.) Accordingly, I just quickly set up a list of recipients for futur mass messages, that will be delivered on your favorite talk page. This is a very soft launch of this list of recipients to get the ball rolling. If you are interested : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/The_African… And then relay the info in your networks please. Florence PS: For those curious of how that works... here is the equivalent list for the Education newsletter : https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikimedia_E…

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