Dear Wikimedians,
I'm delighted to invite you to episode 15 of WikiAfrica Hour, titled
*Wikimedians
In Residence*.
The session is focused on shining light on the marriage between Wikimedia
and some host organisations and its members who are interested in a
productive relationship with the encyclopedia and its community.
To make the experience a fun and memorable one, we have invited the
following guest speakers:
1. Bobby Shabangu - WiR, United Nations Development Programme,South
Africa
2. Florence Devouard - WiR, World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
3. Nicolas Vigneron - WiR, Clermont Auvergne University
4. Alice Kibombo - WiR, African Library and Information Associations
(AfLIA)
5. Daniel Obiokeke - WiR, The Africa Narrative
Date: 2nd September 2022
Time: 4pm UTC
Details: https://w.wiki/5dft <https://t.co/Z5FogXbr5l>
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Host,WikiAfrica Hour *
Dear all,
The Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI) working group is happy to announce a
call for applications for Implementing partners for the various campaigns
in the project
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/08/04/africa-knowledge-initiative-welcomes-…>
.
The Implementing partners will be responsible for organizing a campaign in
one of these African Union Holidays:
- Africa Youth Day – Nov 1, 2022
- Environment/Wangari Maathai Day – Mar 3, 2023
- Africa Day – May 25, 2023
Interested organizations, affiliates (user groups/chapters) and groups are
welcome to submit applications via this application form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyaySvNhTPF-F0WvwMdRHIUcWGgyYAtDc…>
.
*Minimum Requirements*
- Must be an organization, affiliate (user groups or chapters) or a group
- Experience organizing international campaigns
- Experience organizing around the topical area of interest
- Must be in good standing with the grants system/affcom requirements at
the WMF
*NB:* Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
*Application deadline is 4th September 2022*.
Enquiries about the application or the Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI)
project should be sent to campaigns(a)wikimedia.org.
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Wikimedian In Residence, Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI)*
Chers Wikimédien.ne.s,
Le groupe de travail Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI) est heureux
d'annoncer un appel à candidatures pour les partenaires d'exécution des
différentes campagnes du projet
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/08/04/africa-knowledge-initiative-welcomes-…>
.
Les partenaires d'exécution seront responsables de l'organisation d'une
campagne dans l'un de ces jours fériés de l'Union Africaine:
- Journée de jeunesse africaine – 1er novembre 2022
- Journée d'environnement/Wangari Maathai - 3 mars 2023
- Journée d'Afrique – 25 mai 2023
Les organisations intéressées, les affiliés (groupes
d'utilisateurs/chapitres) et les groupes sont invités à soumettre des
candidatures via ce formulaire de candidature
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfyaySvNhTPF-F0WvwMdRHIUcWGgyYAtDc…>
.
*Exigences minimales*
- Doit être une organisation, une affilié (groupes d'utilisateurs ou
chapitres) ou un groupe
- Expérience dans l'organisation de campagnes internationales
- Expérience d'organisation autour du domaine d'intérêt
- Doit être en règle avec les exigences du système de subventions /
d’Affcom à la Fondation Wikimedia
*NOTEZ:* Seuls les candidats présélectionnés seront contactés.
*La date limite de candidature est le 4 septembre 2022*.
Les demandes de renseignements sur la candidature ou le projet Africa
Knowledge Initiative (AKI) doivent être envoyées à campagnes(a)wikimedia.org.
Cordialement,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Wikimédien en R**é**sidence, Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI)*
Hello everyone,
The Movement Strategy Forum <https://forum.movement-strategy.org/> (MS
Forum) is a multilingual collaborative space for all conversations about
Movement Strategy implementation. It provides a great opportunity to share
your Movement Strategy(MS) work, find collaborators, and get even more
support and ideas for your MS projects. We are inviting all Movement
participants to collaborate on the MS Forum. The goal of the forum is to
build community collaboration using an inclusive multilingual platform.
The Movement Strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Movement_Strategy> is a
collaborative effort to imagine and build the future of the Wikimedia
Movement. Anyone can contribute to the Movement Strategy, from a comment to
a full-time project.
Join this forum with your Wikimedia account, say hi here
<https://forum.movement-strategy.org/t/say-hello/79> and go ahead and join
or start a conversation on the recommendation you are most passionate
about! Feel free to discuss your MS project ideas and plans or even reports
from MS projects you have worked on. To get started, you can also watch this
video
<https://forum.movement-strategy.org/t/a-walk-through-the-movement-strategy-…>
.
The Movement Strategy and Governance team (MSG) launched the proposal for
this MS Forum in May. After a 2-month review period, we have just published
the Community Review Report
<https://forum.movement-strategy.org/t/ms-forum-community-review-report/1436>
. It includes a summary of the discussions, metrics, and information about
the next steps.
We look forward to seeing you at the MS Forum!
Best regards,
--
Zita Ursula Zage (she/her)
Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi all,
I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the
voting for the Board of Trustees election.
As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election
Compass
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…>
to
help voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics.
Several candidates requested an extension of the character limitation on
their responses expanding on their positions, and the Elections Committee
felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals of a fair and equitable
election process.
To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the
election, the Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to
delay the opening of the Board of Trustees election by one week - a time
proposed as ideal by staff working to support the election.
Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election
Compass to inform their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it
was more appropriate to open the voting period with essential translations
for community members across languages to use if they wish to make this
important decision.
The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at
23:59 UTC.
Best regards,
On behalf of the Elections Committee
--
Zita Ursula Zage (she/her)
Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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