This is such a great initiative. I am new on the platform but learning a lot. Getting all this for free is a bonus. Wish this can reach my society and the community around.
South Africa, Johannesburg
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Dear free knowledge-loving friends,
The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa is now accepting session proposals [1]. This is an opportunity to represent the work of Wikimedians and how important it is to support and advance internet freedom in the region.
This annual event gathers policymakers, regulators, human rights defenders, journalists, academics, private sector players, global information intermediaries, bloggers, and developers. It will take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on September 27-29, 2023, and offers a platform to discuss how to advance privacy, free expression, inclusion, free flow of information, civic participation, and innovation online. This year will mark a decade of hosting the landmark event in various African countries, including Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia.
African Wikimedians have recently participated in major regional and international fora such as the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum, and RightsCon. You can learn more about their experiences here [2] and the types of sessions that they hosted here [3].
Although the Foundation cannot support attendance, if you have the means to participate, I highly encourage you to look into joining the event.
All the best,
Ziski
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[1] https://cipesa.org/2023/06/submit-your-session-proposal-or-travel-support-a…
[2] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/01/takeaways-from-digital-rights-and-inc…
[3] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/05/25/wikimedians-will-be-at-rightscon-2023…
Dear all,
The Wiki In Africa team, organiser of Wiki Loves Africa International photo
contest would like to get feedback from Wiki Loves Africa 2023 participants
through a short survey. This is to help the team to understand what didn’t
work well, and what worked well in order to make Wiki Loves Africa better
in the future.
*To fill the short survey, visit https://bit.ly/WLA23_survey
<https://bit.ly/WLA23_survey> . *
Kindly share with your community of Wiki Loves Africa 2023 participants.
Regards,
Wilson Oluoha
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Bonjour à tous, à toutes,
L'équipe de Wiki In Africa, organisatrice du concours international de
photographie Wiki Loves Africa, souhaite obtenir les commentaires des
participants de Wiki Loves Africa 2023 par un court sondage. Il s'agit
d'aider l'équipe à comprendre ce qui n'a pas bien fonctionné et ce qui a
bien fonctionné afin d'améliorer Wiki Loves Africa à l'avenir.
*Pour remplir le court sondage, visitez https://bit.ly/WLA23_survey
<https://bit.ly/WLA23_survey>. *
Veuillez partager avec votre communauté de participants à Wiki Loves Africa
2023.
Cordialement,
Wilson Oluoha
Dear Wikimedians,
In response to expressed needs of the communities in sub-Saharan Africa to
help achieve growth of the editing communities in the region, the Wikimedia
Foundation is working on an experiment-based project dubbed the Africa
Growth Project. The project seeks to enhance already existing community
efforts by creating a more effective online learning component, which would
allow in-person efforts to focus on already-engaged newbies who have
obtained a solid foundation in Wikipedia policies and collaboration norms,
maximizing the return on investment of human volunteer effort. The
hypothesis guiding this experiment is that providing high-quality training
to new and existing Wikimedians covering the basics of contribution to
Wikimedia (including introducing the many ways to contribute beyond article
writing) can double the retention rates of active editors in the region.
For the pilot, we will be developing four modules, and we are inviting you
to share feedback on outlines for these training modules, which are:
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Module 1: Preparing to participate in Wikimedia projects
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_Core_…>
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Module 2: 101 Ways to Contribute to Wikimedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_Core_…>
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Module 3: The Voice of Wikipedia: Neutral Point of View
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_Core_…>
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Module 4: Sourcing knowledge: Verifiability on Wikipedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_Core_…>
We hope to benefit from your experience as a Wikimedian in sharing your
input on these module outlines, to ensure that they capture what is needed
to support community understanding of those policies.
We are interested to hear your thoughts on what's missing, what's good,
what could be improved, and any suggestions on the modules' and sections'
order and pace, great illustrative examples and helpful exercises that
would be useful to incorporate.
We await this input and will take it all into consideration as we develop
the full modules based on these outlines (including whatever change
suggestions we accept). We will also be publishing the complete modules on
the WikiLearn platform when they are ready.
See the details of each module here:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_Core_…
And share your comments here;
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_…
For your input to be useful in our module development, please share your
feedback by July 21st, 2023.
Thank you,
From the Africa Growth Pilot team (Dumisani Ndubane, Veronica Thamaini,
Asaf Bartov)
--
Veronica Thamaini | Manager of Regional Programs, Community Resources
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
[image: Baraza (1).png]
The June edition of Afrika Baraza is happening this *Friday, 23 June at
17:00 *
*UTC.*
We have great conversations lined up in the quest to define the African
Agenda within the Wikimedia Movement. Please Sign up
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ef1LB-bFHAnNoTgdzG26E-amJfM1vhDkHYsAb47…>
today, to choose a break-out room for your prefered topic.
Otherwise you can join by using the link below:
Meeting Link <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84739608024>
Looking forward to seeing you all this Friday!
Kind Regards,
Bobby Shabangu,
On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team
[AR] لقراءة الرسالة باللغة العربية، يرجى التمرير لأسفل
[FR] Pour lire cet email en français, veuillez faire défiler vers le bas.
Hello, fellow Wikimedians,
We would like to remind you regarding the Wiki Indaba 2023 conference
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023> which will
take place in Agadir <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agadir>, Morocco from
3th-5th November 2023.
Please submit your proposals for workshops, discussions and presentations.
The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2023 at 23.59 GMT. For more
details visit the Submissions Meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023/Submissions>.
In order to have a good preparation, especially considering the visa
applications, we would also like to inform you that we will not be able to
extend the deadline, so please make sure to send your submissions on time.
Regards,
The Wiki Indaba 2023 Local Organizing Team
Arabic
الأعزاء الويكيميديون،
يسعدنا تذكيركم بخصوص مؤتمر ويكي إندابا 2023
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023>، المزمع عقده
في مدينة أڭادير
<https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1>
المغربية، في الفترة ما بين 3 إلى 5 نونبر 2023.
يرجى تقديم مقترحاتكم لورش العمل والمناقشات والعروض التقديمية. الموعد
النهائي لتقديم الطلبات هو 30 يونيو 2023 على الساعة 23.59 بالتوقيت العالمي
المنسق. لمزيد من التفاصيل ، يمكنكم بزيارة صفحة ميتا الخاصة بالتقديم
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023/Submissions>.
في إطار التحضير الاستباقي للمؤتمر، لا سيما طلبات التأشيرة، نود أيضًا
إخباركم أنه لن نستطيع تمديد الموعد النهائي، لذا المرجو إرسال طلباتكم قبل
الموعد المذكور.
مع التحيات
فريق تنظيم ويكي إندابا 2023 المحلي
French
Bonjour amis wikimédiens,
Nous voulons vous envoyer un rappel concernant la conférence Wiki Indaba
2023 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023> qui aura
lieu à Agadir <https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agadir>, au Maroc, du 3 au 5
novembre 2023.
Veuillez soumettre vos propositions d'ateliers, de discussions et de
présentations. La date limite de soumission est le 30 juin 2023 à 23.59 GMT.
Pour plus de détails, visitez la page de soumissions sur Méta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023/Submissions>.
Afin d’assurer une bonne préparation, notamment en ce qui concerne les
demandes de visa, nous tenons également à vous informer que nous ne serons
pas en mesure d'étendre la date limite. Veuillez donc envoyez vos
soumissions à temps.
Cordialement,
L'équipe d'organisation locale de Wiki Indaba 2023
Hi Wikimedians,
Join us for an inspiring session at the Code for Africa Wikipedian in
Residence (WIR) international conference as we explore ways to "enhance
African representation on Wikipedia and bridge the content deficit for
progress"
[image: 🗣] Tochi Precious, Executive Director and Chairperson of the Igbo
Wikimedians User Group in Nigeria, and Olushola Olaniyan, President of
Wikimedia Nigeria Usergroup, will be your guides on this exciting journey.
Together, we will uncover strategies for progress and tackle the challenges
hindering accurate African representation on Wikipedia and its Sister's
projects.
[image: 📅] Save the date: June 22, 2023
[image: ⏰] Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM WAT
[image: 📍] Where: Join us on Zoom at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85600486639?pwd=bC9xMHVCSFdXL3AwRHFnbE5MVGhXQT09
(**No registration needed**)
Together, we can empower African voices on Wikipedia!
#AfricanRepresentation #Wikipedia #ContentDeficit #KnowledgeMatters
Bukola James <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bukky658>
Community Coordinator,
Code for Africa <http://codeforafrica.org/> (Knowledge Team/ WiRs
Initiatives)
Hi Wikimedians,
[image: CfA WIR International Conference June 2023.jpg]
Join us for an inspiring session at the Code for Africa Wikipedian in
Residence (WIR) international conference as we explore ways to "enhance
African representation on Wikipedia and bridge the content deficit for
progress"
[image: 🗣] Tochi Precious, Executive Director and Chairperson of the Igbo
Wikimedians User Group in Nigeria, and Olushola Olaniyan, President of
Wikimedia Nigeria Usergroup, will be your guides on this exciting journey.
Together, we will uncover strategies for progress and tackle the challenges
hindering accurate African representation on Wikipedia and its Sister's
projects.
[image: 📅] Save the date: June 22, 2023
[image: ⏰] Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM WAT
[image: 📍] Where: Join us on Zoom at
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85600486639?pwd=bC9xMHVCSFdXL3AwRHFnbE5MVGhXQT09
(**No registration needed**)
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the solution and make a lasting
impact. Let's celebrate African heritage and ensure its rightful place in
the digital world!
The session will be conducted in English for a wider reach.
Spread the word, invite your Wikifriends, and let's gather to reshape the
narrative. Together, we can empower African voices on Wikipedia!
#AfricanRepresentation #Wikipedia #ContentDeficit #KnowledgeMatters
Bukola James <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bukky658>
Community Coordinator,
Code for Africa <http://codeforafrica.org/> (Knowledge Team/ WiRs
Initiatives)
The June edition of Afrika Baraza is happening this *Friday, 23 June at
17:00 *
*UTC.*
We have great conversations lined up in the quest to define the African
Agenda within the Wikimedia Movement. Please Sign up
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ef1LB-bFHAnNoTgdzG26E-amJfM1vhDkHYsAb47…>
today, to choose a break-out room for your prefered topic.
Otherwise you can join by using the link below:
Meeting Link <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84739608024>
Looking forward to seeing you all this Friday!
Kind Regards,
Bobby Shabangu,
On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team