African-Wikimedians January 2021

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Applications for the WikiLearn Online Learning Pilot are closed
by Cassie Casares 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Hello everyone, Applications for the WikiLearn: Online learning pilot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn> are officially closed. Applicants will receive acceptance emails by January 18, 2021 with onboarding information. The launch date for the Online learning pilot is February 1, 2021. For those who were not able to apply or were not selected this time for an online learning pilot, you will still be able to access all curriculum outlines and knowledge after the pilot has been completed. If you have previously applied, please submit or resubmit an email address due to an error on the application to comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org or complete this quick form. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLqWM6YHAu4ihGCTAnarD-QPkJsKJjgda…> Best, The Community Development Team Cassie Casares Project Coordinator Community Development Wikimedia Foundation ccasares(a)wikimedia.org

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WikimediaZA celebrates Wikipedia 20th birthday
by Bobby Shabangu 14 Jan '21

14 Jan '21

Dear friends, Wikipedia is turning 20 in a world that is increasingly cynical about the place of technology to make our lives better, but that overwhelmingly believes Wikipedia is one of the actually good places on the internet. And that’s because of you! Kindly join WikimediaZA to celebrate every human who clicks, reads, edits, codes, donates, and shares Wikipedia's vision of free knowledge accessible to all. The event is taking place virtually on 15 January at 13:00 - 14: 00. UTC (South African Time) Click here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_20/Events/South_Africa#Programme> to learn more about our event. Looking forward to your presence. Link below: Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91927400671?pwd=d01UQmgyRDJEaUlEME9udlVSV3Q0UT09 Meeting ID: 919 2740 0671 Passcode: 860401 Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu WikimediaZA President

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Gift Wikipedia a Citation on its 20th Birthday!
by Felix Nartey 13 Jan '21

13 Jan '21

To commemorate Wikipedia's birthday, we will once again be adding citations to improve the reliability of the platform. This year's 1Lib1Ref campaign however is very different as Wikipedia turns 20; we are celebrating the humans that make Wikipedia possible, highlighting their contributions and commitment to the platform. In view of this we are asking every human out there to join us in the celebration by gifting Wikipedia a citation to make it more reliable, starting from the 15th Jan to 5th Feb 2021! We are adding a new layer of contribution to celebrate the humans that contribute to the success of the platform as part of the Wikipedia20 celebrations. Join the #1Lib1Ref Human Challenge by contributing citations to improve the quality of articles around human rights on Wikipedia and with top contributors receiving swags from the Wikimedia Store.[1] How can I contribute? Add a citation 1. Let the tool suggest a citation needed statements for you, or use the search menu at the bottom to choose a category (Wikipedia's version of a tag) of an article that you have a special expertise in (for example, British novels or Provinces of Afghanistan ). 2. Go to the article, find the statement 3. Click edit in the section header 4. Add the source following the source guidelines 5. Remove the "Citation needed" template (highlight and backspace in Visual Editor, or remove the template which adds that tag (it looks like {{citation needed}} )) 6. Add the hashtag #1lib1ref to your edit summary 7. Save the page. Visit the participate page to learn more.[2] Communicate - Share a post from our communicate and share page.[3] - We will be sharing a post on diff on Friday, as part of the Wikipedia birthday communication, keep an eye out for that. Help organize? If you are from the CEE don’t miss out on the 1Lib1Ref CEE regional competition, contact Gorana Gomirac WMRS (gorana.gomirac(a)vikimedija.org ) and Natalia Szafran-Kozakowska WMPL (natalia.szafran(a)wikimedia.pl ) for more information.[4] You can also find an activity around you as some countries and institutions such as Canada, Israel, France, Spain, AfLIA, etc. are organizing their own activities.[5] If you are organizing, add your event to the 1lib1ref Event Dashboard or your virtual event to digital events list to enable people across the world participate in your activity.[6][7] It is not too late to schedule an event -- the campaign runs through February 5th and in past years organizers have run #1lib1ref events year round or scheduled activities for #1lib1ref May during the January campaign. Remember to add #1Lib1Ref in the edit summary of your contribution to help us track your activity! Happy 20th Birthday! Felix Nartey [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#… ! [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate [3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/1Lib1RefCEE_campaign [5] - https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_january_2021/overv… [6] - https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_january_2021/overv… [7] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coff… -- Felix Nartey Community and Partnerships Coordinator, Campaigns *Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home>*

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Applications to the WikiLearn closing on January 14, 2021!
by Cassie Casares 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Hello everyone, This is the last reminder to apply to WikiLearn (online learning pilot). The deadline for applications to the WikiLearn (Online Learning Pilot) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn> will close on January 14, 2021. To apply, please find applications on the Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn> pages: 1) Identifying and Addressing Harassment Online <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn/Identifying…> 2) Building Partnerships <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn/Partnership…> Read our privacy statement <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Online_Learning_Pilot_Application_Pri…> If you have already submitted an application, please contact the Community Development team comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org with your preferred email address. You may also submit your email address using this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ytDYzefHGSccOyLCOBFOPRk_p9R1xfBPIsMmPpPMZC…>. We will only be contacting you with course relevant communication. Please visit our project page on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn> if you have any questions or email the Community Development team at comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org. Please share this email with others who may be interested. Best, The Community Development Team Cassie Casares Project Coordinator Community Development Wikimedia Foundation ccasares(a)wikimedia.org

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Fwd: Wikimedia Clinic featuring a presentation from the Growth team
by Asaf Bartov 12 Jan '21

12 Jan '21

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> 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 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Tue, Jan 12, 2021 at 7:53 PM Subject: Wikimedia Clinic featuring a presentation from the Growth team To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimedians, This is a reminder that *tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan 13th, at 6pm UTC*, we will have Wikimedia Clinic #012, this time featuring a presentation from the Wikimedia Foundation's Growth team, on the latest developments and findings from their work. The call will be held in English, using *Google Meet*, and the link is *https://meet.google.com/kdr-ufce-qxh* <https://meet.google.com/kdr-ufce-qxh> As in all Clinics, after the presentation (which will include time for questions and answers), there will be time to bring up *your own topics, questions, or short presentations*. For more information about the program, see its Meta page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics>. You may also be interested in the recent *retrospective* <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics/Retrospective> we published about the program so far. See you tomorrow! A. Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> 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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January 10 All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting
by Pharos 10 Jan '21

10 Jan '21

All Wikimedia affiliates are invited to join a forum in two sessions on Sunday January 10, as a follow-up to our August, September, October, and November meetings of the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network, and the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting in June. The purpose of this meeting is to continue our inter-affiliate discussions around branding, Wikimedia Foundation bylaws changes, movement strategy, Universal Code of Conduct and other global movement issues, and to help lay the groundwork for structures of more ongoing mutual support. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Janu… 3:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly time - https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1610247600 ) 19:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time - https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1610305200 ) Will be held in this meeting room: https://meet.google.com/mff-bsiy-tvd Please see proposed agenda, and sign up with your affiliate here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Jan_… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Jan_… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Jan_… Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) P.S. To prepare for the SWAN call of January 10, we invite everyone to already start developing and sharing ideas on the Interim Global Council. We have set up an etherpad and a jamboard with some key questions. Feel free to create copies to facilitate discussions in more languages. Check here for more details. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network/IGC-…

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Job post : Intern, Wiki In Africa
by Isla Haddow Flood 08 Jan '21

08 Jan '21

Dear all Happy 2021! To start off the new year with a bang, Wiki In Africa, the non-profit behind Wiki Loves Africa and Wiki Loves Women (among a few other things) is searching high and low for a paid intern to work remotely with their core team. Applications close on 22nd January. So many more details can be found at this link: bit.ly/WIAIntern We look forward to hearing from you! warmest Isla

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Applications to the WikiLearn closing soon
by Cassie Casares 06 Jan '21

06 Jan '21

Hello everyone, The deadline for applications to the WikiLearn (Online Learning Pilot) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn> will close on January 14, 2021. To apply, please find applications on our Meta pages: 1) Identifying and Addressing Harassment Online <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn/Identifying…> 2) Building Partnerships <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn/Partnership…> Read our privacy statement <https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Online_Learning_Pilot_Application_Pri…> Please visit our project page on Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn> if you have any questions or email the Community Development team at comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org. We ask that all applicants who have submitted an application to either cohort, please contact the Community Development team comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org with their preferred email address. You may also submit your email address using this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ytDYzefHGSccOyLCOBFOPRk_p9R1xfBPIsMmPpPMZC…>. We will only be contacting you with course relevant communication. Please share this email with others who may be interested. We look forward to reading your applications. Best, The Community Development Team Cassie Casares Project Coordinator Community Development Wikimedia Foundation ccasares(a)wikimedia.org

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Fwd: We're seeking an Africa-based coordinator to co-lead the #VisibleWikiWomen campaign!
by Adjoa Linda Fletcher 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Whose Knowledge <info(a)whoseknowledge.org> Date: Tue, Jan 5, 2021 at 11:21 AM Subject: We're seeking an Africa-based coordinator to co-lead the #VisibleWikiWomen campaign! To: <belrivers(a)gmail.com> View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/143295300eaa/seeking-vww-africa-based-campaign-coordinat…> *Africa-based campaign coordinator* *Whose Knowledge? is seeking a campaign coordinator to co-lead the #VisibleWikiWomen global campaign and support Africa based partners to add images of notable women to Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia.* *More about us:* Whose Knowledge? <https://whoseknowledge.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0dc18da4138d7c6ac…> is a global campaign to center the knowledge of marginalized communities (the majority of the world) on the internet. Most public knowledge online has so far been written by white men from Europe and North America. To address this, we work particularly with women, people of color, LGBTQI communities, indigenous peoples and Global South communities to build and represent more of all of our own knowledge online. *The Project:* Women’s knowledge and contributions to the world are invisible in so many ways. When we look at women’s invisibility online, Wikipedia is a good proxy to explain why this is such a critical issue. Less than a fourth of Wikipedia biographies represent women. Many biographies of notable women don’t exist or are incomplete. More often than not, women biographies don’t have images. We estimate that less than 20% of Wikipedia articles of important women have pictures. And, when women’s faces are missing from Wikipedia, that invisibility spreads. Half a billion people read <https://whoseknowledge.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0dc18da4138d7c6ac…> Wikipedia every month, and it is the 5th most visited website <https://whoseknowledge.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0dc18da4138d7c6ac…> in the world, so gaps in Wikipedia have a big impact on the broader internet. Whose Knowledge?, in partnership with the Wikimedia movement, feminist and women’s organizations, GLAM institutions and allies around the world, have hosted the #VisibleWikiWomen campaign every year from March to May since 2018, to add more images of women to Wikipedia and the broader internet. So far over 15,000 images have been used across Wikipedia and the different Wikimedia projects as a result of this campaign. However, Wikipedia (and the broader internet) are still missing many images of important and influential women, especially black, brown, indigenous and trans women. A special focus is what we call #womenofcolors, our targeted effort to increase the number of images of influential black, brown, indigenous and trans women, especially from the Global South that are uploaded to Wikipedia as part of the #VisibleWikiWomen campaign. *Role:* A regional coordinator who will co-manage the campaign globally with our existing coordinator based in Latin America and focus on developing new connections and partnerships in Africa, helping make the #VisibleWikiWomen 2021 campaign a success! This is a paid, part-time contractor role, 10-20 hours per week, for 4 months (February - May). *Responsibilities:* - Act as a first point of contact for local partners and selected global partners - Coordinate and support communications, media and publicity - Keep website up to date, help showcase stories and successes along the way - Facilitate communications with Wikimedians, partners and allies - Prepare materials, resources, and toolkits for partners - Support participants on Commons and Wikipedia as images are uploaded - Analyse the effort after completion, and communicate outcomes and learning to partners and broader audiences *Our ideal candidate has:* - Experience with Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons - Experience facilitating international groups or networks, coordinating volunteers, etc - Ability to clearly communicate virtually - Previously worked in multicultural/multilingual online spaces - Proficiency in English. Other language skills relevant in the African context would be highly desirable - Interest and experience in working with visual materials (photographs, art work, and other visual forms) - Initiative to start things, move projects forward, and manage tasks independently - A feminist, anti-colonial perspective *Candidates must be from and reside in the African continent!* To apply, please send an email with Subject: *#VisibleWikiWomen Coordinator Africa* to *visiblewikiwomenATwhoseknowledgeDOTorg*, Application deadline is *January 25th. 2021*. Include your CV and tell us why you're interested and a good match for this role. *WHOSE KNOWLEDGE?* Is a global campaign working to create, collect and curate knowledge from and with marginalised communities, so that the internet we build and defend is ultimately an internet of, for and by all. 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Wikipedia in African Libraries Course: Cohort 1 registration opens
by AfLIA Communications 05 Jan '21

05 Jan '21

Happy New Year to All! Following a successful pilot testing phase, AfLIA wishes to announce that registration has opened for applicants to enroll in the Wikipedia in African Libraries (#WikiAfLibs) Course - Cohort 1. AfLIA therefore, invites all African library educators and librarians in all library types and from every country on the continent to apply and be part of the online learning program, fully funded by the Wikimedia Foundation Among others, the Course will teach African librarians how they can better assist their user communities to use Wikipedia, tell their stories by themselves on a very visible global platform and also nurture relationships between Wikipedia communities in Africa with libraries. For registration details go to: 1. English: https://web.aflia.net/wikipedia-in-african-libraries-course-cohort-1-regist… 2. French / Portuguese: https://web.aflia.net/cours-sur-wikipedia-dans-les-bibliotheques-africaines… We are interested in reaching many others from your country, who may equally be interested in benefiting from this important initiative. We encourage you to circulate news about the Call among your colleagues, friends, supervisors, instructors, students etc. in the library and information sector. For enquiries, feel free to send us a mail at afliacomm(a)aflia.net Best regards, AfLIA Communications --- *Follow AfLIA to keep updated.* *Official Website* <http://web.aflia.net/> *|* *Official Facebook* <https://www.facebook.com/aflianetwork/> *| **Official Twitter* <https://twitter.com/AfLIACon> * | Official YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPaQeggWf7gVPSkLhYl9_8g>* To join AfLIA: Send an email to *membership(a)aflia.net <membership(a)aflia.net> *

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