Dear African Wikimedians, Wiki Indaba is Africa's annual gathering of
Wikimedians; this year it's in Morocco:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023 . I am proposing
a hackathon as part of the program:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OTA_Update_Hackathon . If you are an active
Wikimedian and are interested in participating in the hackathon, you can
ask to do so in person or online:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_2023/Submissions/OTA_Update_Hack…
.
If you are signed into your Wiki account, you just need to add your
"signature" by typing ~~~~ and indicating local or remote.
Thanks!
Michael Graaf, M.Phil (UCT)
Researcher, Editor &
Community Informatics Practitioner
Mob +27795487242
WhatsApp/ Signal/ Telegram +27647754342
ORCID 0000-0002-1951-5739
Dear Wikimedian,
This is a call for those volunteer Wikimedians who wish to be involved in
the first review of images that were submitted to the global competition -
Wiki Loves Africa in 2023.
The theme for the competition was Climate & Weather with a call for images
that reflect weather and climatic conditions in Africa, as well as the
effect of climate change, events and activities on the continent. Including
inventions and innovations birthed on the continent as a result of peculiar
climate and weather conditions. Read more about the theme here
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2023/Theme>.
If you click this link below:
https://bit.ly/42izWTL ;
read the review guideline and proceed to fill out the form, you will be
volunteering to participate in the first yes (keep) /no (do not include)
round.
You can also scan the attached QR code to access the form.
Volunteer reviewers will be asked to nominate yes (to keep) or no (to not
include) each image in their assigned group.
The first review will take place from the *16-25 June 2023*. We will be
using the Montage tool and the process will last for about 4hours max.
The deadline to apply for this review group is *10th June 2023*.
(Once we have the group in place, we will share more detail with successful
reviewers via email.)
Warm Regards
--
*Wilson Oluoha*
UTC+1
Skype: studywilson1106 | Telegram: @Wilsn_Oluoha | Whatsapp: message
<https://wa.me/2348069451106>
Wikimedia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:OtuNwachinemere>|
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/devouard/>LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilson-oluoha-a2b4a6181/> | Website
<https://www.wikilovesafrica.net/> | Instagram
<https://instagram.com/i_see_a_picture> | Twitter
<https://twitter.com/OluohaWilson>
Hear my name <https://namedrop.io/wilsonoluoha>
Hello Wikimedians,
You are invited to the official launch of the Africa Day Campaign today.
In line with the African Union Day theme that seeks to document Africa’s
stories to increase the visibility of stories around Africa’s free trade, the
African Knowledge Initiative (AKI)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Knowledge_Initiative> seeks to leverage
Wikimedia tools and platforms to breed innovative solutions to bridging the
content gap on global digital knowledge networks.
This initiative will be implemented through Open Foundation West Africa's
annual campaign, the Africa Wiki Challenge.
This year the Africa Wiki Challenge presents the Africa Day Campaign
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Day_Campaign_2023>, which aligns
with the African Union Day's theme of stories around Africa’s free trade
agenda, challenges, and benefits, among others.
Are you ready to contribute your quota in bridging the content gap on
Wikipedia??
Join the launch as an individual, group, organizer, participant, or
spectator as we officially launch the Africa Day Campaign globally !!!
*Theme: African Continental Free Trade*
Date: *Thursday, 18th of May, 2023 **(Today)*
Time: *03:00 pm UTC*
*To confirm your attendance, kindly register by clicking the link below*
https://bit.ly/3O21U2O
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3O21U2O%3Ffbclid%3DIw…>
*For more information visit the Africa Day MetaPage*
https://bit.ly/3VzZKcD
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3VzZKcD%3Ffbclid%3DIw…>
For inquiries kindly reach out to: info(a)ofwafrica.org
Make it a point to be there!
--
Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa
Dear Wikimedians,
I am writing to announce that the ISA tool demo meeting
previously scheduled for *today 18th May 2023* has had to be postponed due
to technical difficulties with the tool on toolforge.
We are hoping it gets fixed asap to enable us to fix a new date for the
demo. All inconveniences are deeply regretted. A new date will be announced
as soon as possible.
Warm regards
Wilson
Hi Wikimedians,
*Gentle Reminder*
This is an open invitation to our CfA WIRs meetup scheduled for tomorrow,
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 1:00p.m WAT.
The distinguished speaker for the event is Ruby Dankwah, Senior Programs
Officer at Open Foundation West Africa.
She will be delighted to enlighten us on the process of organizing work
sessions for various Wikimedia projects.
Please refer to the session details below:
• Topic: Organizing Work Sessions on a Wikimedia Project
• Date: May 16, 2023
• Time: 13:00 GMT+1
• Location:https://bit.ly/WIR-eng
We eagerly anticipate your presence at the session.
Feel free to reach out to me if you have any inquiries.
Warm Regards,
Bukola James
--
Bukola James <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bukky658>
Community Coordinator,
Code for Africa <http://codeforafrica.org/> (Knowledge Team/ WiRs
Initiatives)
Hi everyone,
Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) [1] is an international photo contest that encourages utilizing Wikimedia Commons' images, audio and video files to illustrate and enrich Wikipedia articles lacking images/media files.
The WPWP team is inviting Wikimedians and community organizers to join its organizing team for the fourth edition of the contest which will take place from July to August, 2023.
Interested people should send an email to wpwpcampaign(a)gmail.com.
Questions and feedback should also be sent to the same email.
Application opens 16 May, 2023 and closes on 23 May, 2023.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Pages_Wanting_Photos_2023
Kind regards,AmmarpadWikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
Hello Wikimedians,
You are invited to the official launch of the Africa Day Campaign 2023 this
Thursday!!
In line with the African Union Day theme that seeks to document Africa’s
stories to increase the visibility of stories around Africa’s free trade, the
African Knowledge Initiative (AKI)
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Knowledge_Initiative> seeks to leverage
Wikimedia tools and platforms to breed innovative solutions to bridging the
content gap on global digital knowledge networks.
This initiative will be implemented through Open Foundation West Africa's
annual campaign, the Africa Wiki Challenge.
This year the Africa Wiki Challenge presents the Africa Day Campaign
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Day_Campaign_2023>, which aligns
with the African Union Day's theme of stories around Africa’s free trade
agenda, challenges, and benefits, among others.
Are you ready to contribute your quota in bridging the content gap on
Wikipedia??
Join the launch as an individual, group, organizer, participant, or
spectator as we officially launch the Africa Day Campaign globally !!!
*Theme: African Continental Free Trade*
*There will be interpretation for our French, Swahili and Arabic speakers
during the launch. *
Date: *Thursday 18th of May, 2023*
Time: *03:00 pm UTC*
*To confirm your attendance, kindly register by clicking the link below*
https://bit.ly/3O21U2O
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3O21U2O%3Ffbclid%3DIw…>
*For more information visit the Africa Day MetaPage*
https://bit.ly/3VzZKcD
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3VzZKcD%3Ffbclid%3DIw…>
For inquiries kindly reach out to: info(a)ofwafrica.org
Make it a point to be there!
--
Eugene Makafui Masiku,
Communications Officer
Open Foundation West Africa