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Watch "The Black BlockChain Summit 2023" on YouTube
by Adjoa Linda Fletcher 22 Sep '23

22 Sep '23

https://youtu.be/9m1pxOzY55Q?si=OABwMXozPRR061p1

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🎈Let's Connect Learning Clinic: Understanding the Movement Charter with MCDC
by Bukola James 22 Sep '23

22 Sep '23

Dear Wikimedians, *Are there community members in your user group who want to be introduced to the Movement Charter and start participating in its discussion? This is for you! Session in English with Spanish, French, Portuguese and Arabic interpretation. * [image: 👉] *What is this session for? *Are you curious about the Movement Charter and how it affects the Wikimedia community? This Learning Clinic is designed to give all community members, especially newcomers, an understanding of the Movement Charter’s significance and how they can start engaging with the discussions and contribute. [image: 👉] *Who is this session for?* Any Wikimedian! [image: 👉] *What** do I need to prepare? * Familiarize Yourself: A brief overview of the Movement Charter <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Frequently_Asked_Questions>on the FAQ will be helpful, even if it's just a cursory glance. Watch the live session on Youtube about the Global Council, Hubs <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SItWeX78tv8&list=LL&index=1&t=4s>with the community members. Diff blog about the Global Council <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/13/a-global-council-for-our-movement/>, Building Wikimedia Movement Hubs Together <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/07/27/building-wikimedia-movement-hubs-toge…>. [Optional] full draft text <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Charter/Content/One-page_draft> if you want to read parts of it. [image: 👉] Registration link here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mIHHkltMq4IKZiOcDbNWnvNs95n0qp6HutvBP2_JAF…> . The Google calendar invitation will be sent once you register. The session will be in English and simultaneously translated into Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic and French. We look forward to seeing you! Bukola James, [image: unnamed (1).png]

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Postponing Afrika Baraza to October 6th
by Bobby Shabangu 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Apologies friends, we are postponing Afrika Baraza to October 6th in order to give our francophone community who will be attending the Francophone WikiConvention from 22-23rd September an opportunity to join us. This being the last Baraza edition of the year, which is designated to discuss key steps on the road to finalizing the The Africa Agenda,ahead of Indaba, it’s important that we remain inclusive. Please look out for the draft Africa Agenda that we will be sharing for your review and additional inputs. Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team

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Afrika Baraza September Edition
by Bobby Shabangu 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Dear Friends, The journey towards creating The Africa Agenda is gaining momentum. Drawing from the previous conversations we have had at the Afrika Baraza and the recent meetup at Wikimania; we have started a draft, which needs all your inputs to consolidate. In Preparation for the next Afrika Baraza on 22nd September, 2023 (17;-18:30 UTC) The Baraza Working Group is inviting you to review or comment the draft Africa Agenda HERE <https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1MlIL4u75GqRPrVuB2hPdb43UuyHbysDQ6XY…> and feel empowered to recommend any missing key items/topics during the next baraza. Kind Regards, Bobby Shabangu, On Behalf of Afrika Baraza Organizing Team

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WikiIndaba 2023: Microgrants for community events!
by Wikimedia Morocco 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Dear African Wikimedians, As you may already know, this year's WikiIndaba <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023> is scheduled for November 3-5, 2023, in Agadir, Morocco. In addition to the main event, we're embracing a hybrid model that includes both virtual and localized in-person gatherings across Africa. To foster community engagement on a local level, we are pleased to offer micro-grants to Wikimedia communities across the continent. Wikimedia communities across Africa are warmly invited to apply for micro-grants of up to $300 <https://w.wiki/7V3W>. These funds are intended to support the organization of local events or meet-ups where participants can virtually attend and interact with live-streamed and pre-recorded sessions of the main WikiIndaba conference. Whether you plan to set up a community meet-up, a workshop, or even a hackathon mirroring the larger event, the choice and format are yours—feel free to innovate or draw inspiration from successful projects in other communities Who is eligible? Applications and subsequent reports can be submitted in Arabic, French, or English. While we welcome applications from all African locations, underrepresented communities or groups will receive priority consideration. What should your application contain? Each application should feature a detailed event schedule, a list of prospective local partners, biographies of your organizing team, and a thorough budget outline. A review panel will evaluate applications on a rolling basis, with decisions based on the overall quality of the proposals. Successful applicants will need to sign a formal agreement, specifying grant deliverables and outcomes, and provide essential contact and banking details. When to apply, and how funds are allocated? Micro-grants will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis until the fund is fully exhausted. After the fund is depleted, we will not be able to consider further applications. Early submissions stand a better chance of approval, with the final application deadline set for October 8, 2023. What expenses can the micro-grant cover? Your micro-grant could typically cover costs related to: - Rental of an event venue - Internet connectivity fees and data vouchers - Projector rental - Minor transportation expenditures - Certificates of attendance - Custom printed materials and promotional items - Light refreshments for attendees We eagerly anticipate your active involvement to make WikiIndaba 2023 a ground-breaking success! Warm regards, Wikimedia Morocco User Group Organizing Committee, WikiIndaba Conference 2023

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Invitation to the CfA WIR Anglophone and Francophone Conferences and Upcoming Webinars
by Bukola James 19 Sep '23

19 Sep '23

Dear Wikimedians, We are thrilled to invite you to join us for our forthcoming *WIR Anglophone and Francophone conferences,* alongside a series of engaging *WIR webinars*. CfA WIR Anglophone Conference 2023 🗣️ Theme: "Empowering a Sustainable African Presence on Wikipedia: Capacity Building and Collaborative Approaches " Join us for the September edition of the Code for Africa #WIR international conference. Distinguished Speakers *Oby Ezeilo (Founder, Wiki for Senior Citizens Network, Nigeria) and Romeo Ronald (Team leader, Wikimedia Community User Group, South Sudan)* will share insights on how to empower a sustainable African presence on Wikipedia. - Language: English - Date: Monday,18th September 2023 - Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM UTC - Zoom Link: Join here <https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81304556344?pwd=QUY5MnV6RXJMRk4ra25KbFJMVy9ZUT09> (No registration required) - Meeting ID: 813 0455 6344 - Passcode: 765006 Conférence WIR Francophone CfA 2023 🗣️ Thème : "Renforcer une présence africaine durable sur Wikipedia : Renforcement des capacités et approches collaboratives" Rejoignez-nous pour l'édition de septembre de la conférence internationale Code for Africa #WIR. Nous accueillerons *Ceslause Ogbonnaya (Chef de projet, Wiki in Africa) et Aristide KOUAME (Chef de projet, Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire) *qui partageront leurs stratégies et expériences sur le renforcement d'une présence africaine forte sur Wikipedia grâce au renforcement des capacités et aux approches collaboratives. - Langue : Français - Date : Mardi, 19 septembre 2023 - Heure : 12h00 - 13h30 UTC - Lien Zoom : https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82428943014?pwd=VjdCYkhnamZiRDgzV3RxREJuRGtJQT09 - ID de réunion : 824 2894 3014 - Code secret : 952570 (Aucune inscription requise) Upcoming CfA Anglophone Webinars Join us for more insightful webinars: Topics - Wed. 20th September: Customising Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Meta-Wiki Page by Rhoda James - October 13: Categorisation on Wikipedia and Wiki Commons by Iwuala Lucy - October 25: Mastering Info-boxes & Enhancing Articles with Short Descriptions by Daniel Obiokeke Registration: Register now <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPOQ3Rg18Rd3v8VQkyavjHT2EJe216PYZ…> - Time: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM UTC. (Kindly adjust the time according to your local time zone) - Note: All registered participants will receive a Google calendar invite for the webinars. Happy Weekend, Bukola James <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bukky658> Community Coordinator, Code for Africa <http://codeforafrica.org/> (Knowledge Team/ WiRs Initiatives)

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Greeting
by Tesloach gash Tut 19 Sep '23

19 Sep '23

Hi to everyone of you! I'm highly appreciated the group i have joined yet. thank you and may creator bless you!!!

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Watch "Wikimania Singapore Conference-2023" on YouTube
by Adjoa Linda Fletcher 16 Sep '23

16 Sep '23

https://youtu.be/JGH9iSh5bMQ?si=7xiKbONj0Rjtp5qO

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LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group: Summer/Fall Wikidata Working Hour Series Third Session September 15th!
by Mohammed Awal Alhassan 12 Sep '23

12 Sep '23

Greetings, everyone – Over the summer and into the fall the LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> will be offering a series of Wikidata Working Hours <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…> to give folks an opportunity to try out various Wikidata-related skills and tools by assembling a data set of diverse library and information science (LIS) materials (articles, conference proceedings, books) and adding it to Wikidata. Wikidata Working Hours provide hands-on Wikidata experience in a supportive space. We hope you will join us if you are interested in learning more about Wikidata, exploring LIS literature, and have been looking for a fun Wikidata project to contribute to. The third Wikidata Working Hour in the series will cover adding the books from our bibliography of diverse LIS resources <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YZjaD5l9hZPLiGRx6oqS7-dwy_d3M3-FDtJ…>that we created in our 1st session to Wikidata as both works and editions. We will learn how to use Zotero, the reference management software, and its browser plugin <https://www.zotero.org/download/connectors> to automatically extract metadata for articles and convert them to a Wikidata format that can be batch uploaded using QuickStatements. To get a sneak preview of what we will be doing, you can learn more about the Wikidata & Zotero link here: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Zotero. Date and time: Friday, September 15, 2023 at 8:00am PT / 11:00pm ET / 15:00 UTC / 4:00pm WAT / 5:00pm CEST / 8:30pm IST (Time zone converter <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1694790009>) Zoom link to join: https://stanford.zoom.us/j/97525952891?pwd=cVl1ZUNwVjlqM2NwdlA5aWhuQ2UwQT09 Password: 215071 Event page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr… Subsequent Working Hours will cover webscraping for data in the PAWS environment, adding authors and publishers manually into Wikidata, batch editing using OpenRefine, batch editing using the LINCS tool, using the Author Disambiguator tool, and analyzing and visualizing data with SPARQL and Scholia. This session will be recorded and the recording shared on the event page. To be sure to receive announcements about future Wikidata Working hours, subscribe to the ld4-wikidata Google Group <https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata>. Other ways to follow what’s going on with the Affinity Group: Ld4-wikidata Google group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/ld4-wikidata #wikidata channel on LD4 Slack: http://bit.ly/ld4slack Notes in public LD4 Wikidata Affinity Group folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JwTulCABs0TkGQDVSnYbIYEb7bC-j4-n WikiProject page: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Gr…

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Africa Day Campaign 2023 Winners
by Eugene Masiku 10 Sep '23

10 Sep '23

Hello everyone, The African Knowledge Initiative <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Africa_Knowledge_Initiat…> (AKI), seeks to leverage the Wikimedia tools and platforms to breed innovative solutions to bridging the content gap on global digital knowledge networks. This year Open Foundation West Africa’s <http://ofwafrica.org> annual writing contest the Africa Wiki Challenge was used as an avenue to help achieve AKI’s goal. The campaign was named the Africa Day Campaign <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Day_Campaign_2023> and themed "Africa Free Continent Trade" to align with the Africa Union Day 2023 theme. From the Campaign's Program Dashboard <https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/africa_day_campaign_2023/ov…>, we tracked a total of 20 Programs, with 473 editors, from 13 countries contributing to 4000 articles After months of intense and rigorous reviews by the Africa Day Contest Jury, we are elated to announce the winners of the Africa Day Campaign 2023. Congratulations to the winners of the campaign. Winners Winner- User:Muhammed Idriss Criteria from Nigeria- 502 new articles in Hausa Wikipedia 2nd Winner - User:Gwanki from Nigeria- 183 new articles in Hausa Wikipedia 3rd Winner- User:Charbel1719 Benin - 75 new articles in French Wikipedia Top Female Contributor- User:Mercyjamb123 - 66 new articles in Igbo Wikipedia We are super grateful to our international jury team who worked effortlessly to ensure that the winners were identified. International Jury User: Azogbonon - Benin User: Yaw Tuba - Ghana User: Anani A. George- Ghana User: Bile_rene - Cameroon User: Justine Msechu -Tanzania User: Memoriesghana -Ghana User: Kwaku Berko- Ghana To all our partners, local organizers, and editors, we appreciate your efforts in making this campaign a success. [image: Africa Day Campaign 2023 (2).png] [image: AFRICA DAY CAMPAIGN STATS.png] Kind Regards, Eugene Masiku -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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