Hi Community,
I hope this mail finds you all well.
There is a vacancy for a Wikimedia In Residence position (WiR) and we are
in search of candidates within the South African 🇿🇦 region or space.
We have lots of countries applying for this position from various
communities, but we need members from the South African Community. If
you're here and you're in the South African community kindly apply [1], but
if you're not kindly share to communities or networks that South Africans
are available.
Kindly apply using this link👇:
[1]. https://bit.ly/3Jy36qk
Thank you
Jesse Asiedu-Akrofi
Community Coordinator
Code for Africa
Hello again,
The West Africa Hub Research team is conducting a research on Initiative
25: Regional and thematic hubs in West Africa and your responses will be of
utmost importance to us in conducting this research.
In view of this, we've created a survey to engage Wikimedia community
members of the West African subregion's perception of Wikimedians on hubs.
The primary goal of this survey is to help us understand;
1. What do African volunteers in West Africa think about hubs?
2. What obstacles these hubs in West Africa can address?
The questionnaire will help us understand the perspectives of communities
in West Africa, as well as provide a description of how a hub should be set
up.
This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.
https://forms.gle/szX17P2xh4hQUCqb6
Thanks.
Abdulfatai Mustapha <mustaphasunkanmi(a)gmail.com>
Communications Manager,
Hubs Research in West Africa
Rebonjour,
L'équipe de recherche West Africa Hub mène une recherche sur l'Initiative
25 : Hubs régionaux et thématiques en Afrique de l'Ouest et vos réponses
seront de la plus haute importance pour nous dans la conduite de cette
recherche.
Compte tenu de cela, nous avons créé une enquête pour engager les membres
de la communauté Wikimedia de la sous-région ouest-africaine sur la
perception des Wikimédiens sur les hubs.
L'objectif principal de cette enquête est de nous aider à comprendre;
1. Que pensent les volontaires africains en Afrique de l'Ouest des hubs ?
2. Quels obstacles ces hubs en Afrique de l'Ouest peuvent-ils surmonter ?
Le questionnaire nous aidera à comprendre les perspectives des communautés
en Afrique de l'Ouest, ainsi qu'à fournir une description de la manière
dont un hub devrait être mis en place.
Cette enquête devrait prendre environ cinq (5) minutes à remplir.
https://forms.gle/bQUg4bPBExQDjtWG7
Merci.
Abdulfatai Mustapha <mustaphasunkanmi(a)gmail.com>
Responsable Communication,
Hubs de recherche en Afrique de l'Ouest
Get ready to celebrate 10 years of Wikidata together :D
On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 8:54 AM Léa Lacroix <lea.lacroix(a)wikimedia.de> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> As you may know, Wikidata went live on 29 October 2012 ; in 2022, *we are
> celebrating 10 years of Wikidata together!* We would like to organize
> celebration events all around the world, and to create a huge network of *decentralized,
> local and community-led events*, that will take place onsite or online,
> around October 2022.
>
> The goal of these birthday celebrations are to celebrate the achievements
> of the community, to bring people together, and also to talk about Wikidata
> to the rest of the world in order to get more people onboard. In various
> areas of the world, people get together to organize plenty of different
> birthday events: meetups, workshops, discussions, live streams, editing
> campaigns… *How about you get involved in organizing such an event with
> your local community?*
> ------------------------------
>
> *How to organize an event?*
>
> On the Tenth Birthday
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday> page,
> you will find resources to learn how to plan and schedule an event. You
> will find *a few tips to get started
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>*
> , *some ideas of events formats
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>*
> and *the visual kit
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>* to
> create your own communication material.
>
> If you are interested in organizing an event or an activity for Wikidata’s
> 10th birthday, we recommend you *get in touch with other organizers
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>* to
> get inspired by their experiences and ask for support if needed.
> ------------------------------
>
> *How to get funding for your activities?*
>
> WMF and Wikimedia Deutschland are collaborating on a special Rapid Fund
> campaign for Wikidata’s birthday. If you need financial support to run an
> event, you can now send an application to receive *funding up to 5,000
> USD*.
>
> Feel free to check *the details of the funding campaign, eligibility
> criteria and supported activities
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>*.
> The program covers a wide range of costs that can be funded: renting space
> or equipment, internet connection, transport and accommodation, food and
> refreshments, printing merchandise and communication materials, prizes for
> contests, and more.
>
> To make sure that your application is processed in time for your event,
> don’t wait too long to submit your application! The Wikidata birthday
> events are typically held between mid-September and mid-November, and you
> should send your application at least *45 days before your activity
> starts*.
>
> If you have questions or need support to apply for funding, feel free to get
> in touch
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…> -
> we will also organize calls for organizers starting at the end of August.
> ------------------------------
>
> We will post news about the Wikidata birthday regularly on this talk page
> <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Tenth_Birthday> and on
> social channels, as more exciting projects are coming soon: a collaborative
> celebration video and some blog posts about Wikidata.
>
> If you have any questions, if you want to get involved in Wikidata’s 10th
> birthday or if you have suggestions, feel free to reach out to me.
>
> Best,
> --
> Léa Lacroix
> Community Engagement Coordinator
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V.
> Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24
> 10963 Berlin
> www.wikimedia.de
>
> Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V.
>
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> unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt
> für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207.
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