African-Wikimedians June 2025

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[EN|FR|AR] WikiIndaba 2025: Call for Scholarships Application & Program Submissions/Appel à candidatures pour les bourses et les programmes/دعوة لتقديم طلبات المنح الدراسية والبرامج‎
by WikiIndaba 2025 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

Dear Wikimedians, We are thrilled to announce that the Call for Scholarships Application & Program Submissions for WikiIndaba 2025 conference is now OPEN! Under the theme “*Tuungane na Tukue Pamoja!*” (Let’s unite and grow together!), the WikiIndaba 2025 conference will take place from *21st to 23rd November 2025* in *Dar es Salaam, Tanzania*. This is your opportunity to be part of one of the most impactful gatherings of Wikimedians across Africa and the diaspora. Whether you have innovative ideas, powerful experiences, or community projects to showcase, WikiIndaba 2025 conference is your platform to engage and learn with others who are passionate about free knowledge. Submit your proposal here: bit.ly/INDABA25_PROPOSAL Apply for scholarship here: bit.ly/INDABA25_SCHOLARSHIP *The deadline to apply is 20 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT.* We can’t wait to see you in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Let's connect, collaborate, and shape the future of Wikimedia in Africa together! Best regards, WikiIndaba 2025 organizing team =============================================================================================================== Cher.e.s Wikimédien.ne.s, Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer que l'appel à candidatures pour les bourses et les programmes de la conférence WikiIndaba 2025 est désormais OUVERT ! Sous le thème «*Tuungane na Tukue Pamoja!*» (Unissons-nous et grandissons ensemble!), la conférence WikiIndaba 2025 se tiendra *du 21 au 23 novembre 2025 à Dar es Salaam, en Tanzanie*. C'est l'occasion idéale de participer à l'un des rassemblements les plus marquants de Wikimédiens d'Afrique et de la diaspora. Que vous ayez des idées innovantes, des expériences marquantes ou des projets communautaires à présenter, la conférence WikiIndaba 2025 est l'occasion idéale d'échanger et d'apprendre avec d'autres passionnés de la connaissance libre. Soumettez votre proposition ici: bit.ly/INDABA25_PROPOSAL Postulez pour une bourse ici: bit.ly/INDABA25_SCHOLARSHIP *La date limite est le 20 juillet 2025 à 23h 59 GMT.* Nous avons hâte de vous retrouver à Dar es-Salaam, en Tanzanie. Échangeons, collaborons et façonnons ensemble l'avenir de Wikimedia en Afrique! Cordialement, L'équipe organisatrice de WikiIndaba 2025 ========================================================================================================================= أعضاء ويكيميديا الأعزاء، يسرنا أن نعلن عن فتح باب التقديم للمنح الدراسية وبرامج مؤتمر ويكي إندابا 2025! تحت شعار "لنتحد وننمو معًا!" (*Tuungane na Tukue Pamoja*!)، سيُعقد مؤتمر ويكي إندابا 2025 في الفترة من 21 إلى 23 نوفمبر 2025 في دار السلام، تنزانيا. هذه فرصتكم للمشاركة في أحد أكثر التجمعات تأثيرًا لأعضاء ويكيميديا في أفريقيا والشتات. سواءً كانت لديكم أفكار مبتكرة، أو تجارب قيّمة، أو مشاريع مجتمعية لعرضها، فإن مؤتمر ويكي إندابا 2025 هو منصتكم للتواصل والتعلم مع المهتمين بالمعرفة الحرة. أرسل مقترحك هنا: bit.ly/INDABA25_PROPOSAL تقدم بطلب للحصول على منحة دراسية هنا: bit.ly/INDABA25_SCHOLARSHIP آخر موعد للتقديم هو ٢٠ يوليو ٢٠٢٥، الساعة ٢٣:٥٩ بتوقيت غرينتش. نتطلع لرؤيتكم في دار السلام، تنزانيا. لنتواصل ونتعاون ونرسم معًا مستقبل ويكيميديا في أفريقيا! مع أطيب التحيات، الفريق المنظم لويكي إندابا ٢٠٢٥

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[Learning Clinic] Let’s Connect Learning Clinic: Copyright Reforms: What's Happening in Uganda, South Africa, and Nigeria.
by Justice Okai-Allotey 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

Hello | مرحباً بكم | Olá | Bonjour | Hola Wikimedia-L, Let’s Connect <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect>would like to invite you to participate in our learning clinic: Copyright Reforms: What's Happening in Uganda, South Africa, and Nigeria. The session will be in English and simultaneously translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Arabic. Session date: Friday, June 27, 2025, from 14:00 PM to 16:00 PM UTC. Location(zoom): Event registration link is here <https://forms.gle/VzN7iXGLGWvexXcb8>, and/or you can register on Meta here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Let%E2%80%99s_Connect_Learning_Clinic…> . Once you register, the Google calendar invitation will be sent. [image: 👉] Do you have a skills profile with Let’s Connect? Would you like one? If you want to join the Let’s Connect community, please register here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiea87tSYmB2-1XHn_u8RLe7efMJifJBz…> . 👉 What is this Learning Clinic for? - This session is designed for Wikimedians who are passionate about shaping the visual identity of their communities. Together, we will understand how policy and advocacy work within the Wikimedia movement and the state of copyright reforms in Uganda, South Africa, and Nigeria. Expect a collaborative and inspiring space where we’ll learn from real examples and engage in thoughtful discussion about how design and identity can unify and empower communities. 📚 What should you prepare? Read on Policy and Advocacy activities within the Wikimedia Movement. - Diff Blog here <https://diff.wikimedia.org/global-advocacy/>. - Documentation on Advocacy Activities <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Global_Advocacy/…> - Resource Center. <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation/Legal/Global_Advocacy/…> 🎯 What will you gain? - Learn how you can get involved in Wikimedia’s policy and advocacy work. - Guidance on how to create and take part in an international Wikimedia copyright coalition that supports the public interest. - Practical strategies for anticipating and responding to copyright reforms affecting Wikimedia projects in your region. If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Let’s Connect working group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Team>at Letsconnectteam(a)wikimedia.org. We look forward to seeing you! -- *Regards* *Justice Okai-Allotey* *Board Chair Wikimedia Ghana User Group <https://wmgh.org/>* *Working Group Member* Lets Connect <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Team> *Communications Officer *Humanists Association of Ghana <http://www.ghanahumanists.org> *Africa Coordinator Young Humanist International <https://humanists.international/about/young-humanists-international/>* *Freelance Digital Marketer* *Freelance Visual Storyteller* *(WSET Level 1 <https://www.wsetglobal.com/qualifications/wset-level-1-award-in-wines/> in Wine Certificate)* Mobile: +233 (054) 039 4970 Skype: okai_allotey |Linkedin: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.linkedin.com/in/justice-okai-allotey-306b6354?trk=hp-identity-n…> | Facebook: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.facebook.com/wyzzlewany> | Twitter: @Owula_Kpakpo <https://twitter.com/Owula_Kpakpo> | |Website: *https://about.me/okai-allotey <https://about.me/okai-allotey>*| |Schedule A Meeting:meet with Justice Okai-Allotey <https://calendly.com/owulakpakpo/meet-with-justice-okai-allotey>| *"Our lives begin to the end the day we become silent about things that matter" - Unknown.*

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You're Invited! Join AWA’s June Meetups – Explore Meta-Wiki & Wikidata
by Bukola James 20 Jun '25

20 Jun '25

*Happy New Week, African Wikimedians!* EN: We’re excited to invite you to the *June edition of the African Wikipedian Alliance (AWA) Meetups* — a great opportunity to learn, connect, and grow your skills within the Wikimedia movement. See details below for our *Anglophone* and *Francophone* sessions: FR: Nous sommes ravis de vous inviter à l’édition de *juin des rencontres de l’African Wikipedian Alliance (AWA)* — une excellente occasion d’apprendre, de se connecter et de développer vos compétences au sein du mouvement Wikimedia. Retrouvez ci-dessous les détails de nos sessions anglophone et francophone : *Anglophone Meetup (Today!)* Trainer: Blessing Linason (Community Manager, African & Proud) Topic: Meta-Wiki what it is and why it matters? Objective: To learn how Meta-Wiki can streamline project coordination and showcase your work across Wikimedia. Time: Today at 1:00 PM UTC (convert to your local time <https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/>) ➡️ Sign up to secure your spot and receive a calendar reminder (essential!): https://forms.gle/9TSn67E4eNJa5mh59 Zoom link <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84911551309?pwd=MtHbcl6abe9HRBJz73z81wHrqbApuY.1> to connect directly to the call. *Rencontre mensuelle francophone de l’AWA – Juin* Formatrice : Alexandra TCHUILEU, Présidente (Wikimédiens du Cameroun User Group) Thème : Wikidata pour les débutants Objectif : Vous initier à la contribution sur Wikidata en comprenant sa structure, afin que vous puissiez ajouter, modifier et améliorer les données en toute confiance. Date : Vendredi 20 juin Heure : 13h00 UTC (à convertir selon votre fuseau horaire local <https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/>) ➡️ Inscrivez-vous pour réserver votre place et recevoir un rappel dans votre calendrier (essentiel !) :https://forms.gle/H4vs7yGFc3gpjasz6 See you there! Bukola James <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bukky658> Certified Librarian| Infoprenuer| Open Knowledge Advocate Community Coordinator, African Wikipedian Alliance <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/African_Wikipedian_Alliance>

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Introducing the WikiHeritage Fellowship
by James Rhoda 20 Jun '25

20 Jun '25

Dear All, We are excited to announce the launch of the WikiHeritage Fellowship, a transformative initiative aimed at improving access to Nigeria’s historical records. Through a strategic collaboration between Wikimedia UG Nigeria (registered as Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation), the Young Innovation Leaders (YIL) Initiative, and the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB), this fellowship seeks to unearth, digitise, and publish rare archival documents as open knowledge resources on platforms like Wikipedia. We designed this idea to preserve and digitise hundreds of historical records, including manuscripts, letters, maps, and public documents that have remained largely inaccessible to the public. The goal is to ensure that Nigerian history is no longer confined to physical vaults but is made openly available and accessible to students, educators, researchers, and the global public. *The partnership brings together:* • Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation contributes its expertise in free knowledge dissemination and a robust volunteer community to enrich Wikipedia and its sister projects with verified historical content. • The Young Innovation Leaders (YIL) Initiative provides leadership development, youth engagement, and digital literacy training. • The Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB) offers access to rare archival resources and provides institutional support for their proper digitisation and preservation. This collaboration is also strategically aimed at making pre-Internet archival resources available in digital formats, enabling them to be used as citable, verifiable sources to enhance the quality and depth of historical content about Lagos and Nigeria on Wikipedia and similar knowledge platforms. "We believe that our history should not be hidden in vaults. This project is about preserving our heritage and making it openly available, responsibly and accurately," said Olushola Olaniyan, President of the Wikimedia Nigeria Foundation. The project emerged as a strategic response to the critical lack of authoritative and reliable sources supporting the online documentation of Nigeria's history. It aims to fill the gap in verifiable information and promote balanced storytelling about the country's past. The project will premiere in Lagos, widely regarded as one of Nigeria's most culturally rich, technologically advanced, and administratively structured states, making it an ideal starting point for this ambitious undertaking. *Key Highlights of the Project* • Digitisation of Archival Records: Hundreds of rare historical documents will be digitised and preserved for unrestricted public use. • Wikipedia Content Enrichment: Primary source materials will be integrated into Wikipedia articles to enhance the accuracy and depth of information. • Community Engagement: Volunteers will participate in public edit-a-thons and workshops to gain skills in historical documentation and digital preservation. • Youth Empowerment: Young journalists and fellows will benefit from a series of training programs in Wikipedia editing, leadership, and archival research. *Fellowship Program Launch* As part of this initiative, the organising partners are pleased to announce the launch of a Fellowship Program, which will run from June 18 to June 30, 2025. The fellowship will train selected participants in archival research, leadership, and digital documentation, preparing them to serve as custodians of Nigeria's historical legacy. A Model for National Impact This collaboration is expected to serve as a model for future public-private knowledge-sharing partnerships, aligning with broader goals around open data, digital citizenship, and cultural preservation. By empowering communities and expanding access to historical information, the initiative is poised to leave a lasting impact on how Nigeria's history is preserved, taught, and shared. *Application Time-Line* Application Launch: 18 June 2025 Application Close: 30 June 2025 Program Start: July 2025 Applicants can apply using the registration link below: https://forms.gle/ErajYsEuGynJj9TAA To learn more about the project, visit the link to its meta page below : https://w.wiki/EVvh Warm regards, Rhoda James On behalf of the WikiHeritage Organising Team

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You're invited: Feminism and Folklore Advocacy Session – June 20
by Joris Quarshie 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

Dear Wikimedians, We are pleased to invite you to an inspiring session in the *Feminism and Folklore International Campaign Advocacy Series* titled: *🎙️ Documenting Indigenous Women’s Wisdom: The Role of Grandmothers and Elders* 🗓 *Friday, June 20, 2025* ⏰ *4:00 PM UTC* 🌍 *Online – Zoom link <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86470824823?pwd=s7ruwuxrradtJNcZLVT9EyClb8g7ho.1>* 👤 *Facilitator: Obiageli Ezeilo (Wiki for Senior Citizens Network)* Join us as we explore how the oral teachings of grandmothers and elders preserve cultural heritage and influence today’s feminist movements. Learn how to document these narratives using Wikimedia platforms! 🔗 *Event Page & Details:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Documenting_Indigenous_Women%E2%80%99… This session includes: ✔️ A keynote presentation ✔️ Story-sharing interactive segment ✔️ Q&A + tools for documenting women’s wisdom on Wikimedia We hope to see you there! *On behalf of the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team*

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Registration for Wikimania 2025 is now open
by Wikimania 17 Jun '25

17 Jun '25

Dear Wikimedians, Greetings from Wikimania 2025 COT, We are excited to inform you that registration for Wikimania 2025 is now officially open! We encourage you to register now for the in-person or virtual event. Register for the in-person event by 13 July or while places last. Register for the online event anytime. Register here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Registration and check out our latest Diff blog <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/05/27/register-now-to-attend-wikimania-nair…> for more information. For any support, feel free to contact the COT via email at wikimania(a)wikimedia.org We look forward to seeing you all in Nairobi. Kind regards, Terry Boke Communications Lead - Wikimania 2025

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Reminder to Join the June Edition of AWW Skill Up Workshop.
by Oluwapelumi Aina 14 Jun '25

14 Jun '25

Hello everyone, It's about to go down and we can't wait to welcome you onboard. Join us in the next 30 minutes for an interactive session into the latest innovations transforming how projects are planned, executed, and measured. 📅 *Date*: Today, 14th June 2025 🕔 *Time*: 2:00 PM UTC 📍 *Location*: Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85657138788 *Guest Trainer*: Barakat Adegboye #AWWSkillUpWorkshop #ProjectManagement #Empowerment #CapacityBuilding #Representation #DigitalSkills Best regards, ---------------------- Oluwapelumi Aina Training Coordinator Africa Wiki Women

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Languages on the Brink.
by Oluwapelumi Aina 14 Jun '25

14 Jun '25

According to UNESCO, about 10% of African languages mostly those spoken by small communities are projected to disappear within a century. But, is the pace of language preservation and documentation keeping up? Africa Wiki Women Voices <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Women_Podcast>Host; *Oluwapelumi Aina*, engaged in an unapologetic conversation with *Tochi Precious*; a Wikimedian in Residence at Wikitongues, to decipher, what we are not getting right. In this episode, we took a critical look at the state of cultural and linguistic preservation on the Africa Continent, and the pathway forward. 🎧 *Listen now on* *Spotify* ; https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JbSTuCgEjUxy5O9YPjcc1?si=cC_NOr3tQwKFVwr0… *Pocket cast*; https://pca.st/episode/aeb6b16f-2115-41f8-88bf-4a9dffa7b919 *Castbox*; https://castbox.fm/vb/818668166 👍 *Don't just listen, hit the follow button.* 💬 *drop a comment after listening.* 🔗 *Don't keep it to yourself, share with your community..* #AWWVoicesPodcast #AfricaWikiWomen #AfricanLanguages #Culture #Representation Best regards, ----------------------- Oluwapelumi Aina <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Emmanuella643> Podcast Host <https://open.spotify.com/show/6ErymARAjs1f73L1XUWylN?si=nanloPrnTiq2GMA0HFk…> Africa Wiki Women

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