Dear all once again, ,
Thank you! Asante! Shukran! Merci for showing up at the launch of Afrika
Baraza <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Baraza> last week Thursday;
your presence made the launch a resounding success. .
We are just getting started on this exciting venture and need your help to
make this platform a success as we work towards establishing the African
Agenda and making our presence felt in the global Wikimedia movement.
Be free to contribute and let’s agree on the agenda of the next edition of
Afrika Baraza in June.
Also coming soon, is another chance for us all to join the global
conversation during the Wikimedia Foundation Annual Planning
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Annual_Plan>Process
engagement on 27th April 2023, where you are invited to listen, share and
learn about how this year’s planning process can serve the work you are
leading on.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Warm Regards,
Bobby Shabangu, on behalf of the Afrika Baraza Working Group .
Dans le souci de lutter contre le gender gap sur Internet et en particulier
sur Wikipédia, le groupe utilisateur des Wikimediens de la RDCongo organise
deux jours de formation de contribution sur Wikipédia dédiée uniquement au
femmes suivant le programme ci-dessous:
- jours : vendredi 7 et samedi 8 avril 2023
- heure : 11h - 13h UTC
- Lieu : http://meet.google.com/rks-bmpf-fuu
- inscription :
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2UfU5BgIVDnnyv4F98ktWzdUqeX7tj7A…
Merci d'encourager les dames de vos communauté à se joindre à nous afin
d'améliorer l'image de notre chère Afrique sur Internet
Wikipédienement,
Abel Lifaefi Mbula
On nom du WMDRC - UG
Hi Everyone,
The WikiForHumanRights 2023 Campaign is collaborating with the Human Rights
Team at the Wikimedia Foundation to deliver an event safety session for
community organizers and participants.
*Are you organizing or participating in the WikiForHumanRights 2023
Campaign or even interested in learning how to increase your safety when
participating in Wikimedia Projects and engaging with the internet? *
*Join us for a beginner-friendly session on 5 April 2023 at 16:00 UTC to
learn the very basics of digital security, key concepts, best practices,
pros and cons of some popular safety tools. *
*Please register for the session in the link below:*
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcode6vqjIpE9Umx5sxcmGgrysOJKM7…
If you are interested in assessing your digital security risks before the
session, feel free to check through this fun, easy and interactive course
<https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_HUM001+2022/a…>.
*Taking the course is not required to participate in the session, but you
may find it helpful to get acquainted with the topic beforehand. *
We are happy to answer any questions or comments you might have.
Best,
Euphemia
Dear Wikimedians,
Wasiul Bahar <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wasiul_Bahar>
founder of project
korikath <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Project_Korikath> from Wikimedia
Bangladesh is volunteering to show us how to improve African photo
contributions on Commons using the most available photography equipment on
the continent - Mobile phone cameras.
Kindly join us this friday for a training on Mobile phone photography for
Wikimedia Commons:
Date: Friday, 7th April at 13h00 UTC – 14h00 UTC
*Google Meet joining infoVideo call link*:
https://meet.google.com/vih-wqoq-zhe
Or dial: (ZA) +27 10 823 0502 PIN: 508 553 370#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/vih-wqoq-zhe?pin=3402081215988
*Please share this invite with members of your community and interested
parties.*
NB: The language of instruction will be English. However, we would
appreciate the availability of any French volunteer translator. Thank you
Dear All,
We are happy to announce that this year's WikiForHumanRights event in our
community will commence 15th April 2023. It will encourage
contributors/participants to create entries about human right, right to a
healthy environment, environmental pollution and the triple planetary
crisis on the Igbo Wiktionary, Igbo Wikipedia, and Igbo Wikiquote.
Theme: Right to a healthy environment
Topics in focus: Pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss and
ecological crisis.
Date (timeline): 15th to 31st April 2023
Learn more on the Event page:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights_2023_in_the_Igbo_Communi…
Plan to participate!
Regards,
Kingsley Nkem
Igbo Wikimedians User Group
Hello all,
The Universal Code of Conduct project team has completed the analysis of
the comments accompanying the ratification vote on the revised Universal
Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>
.
All respondents to the vote had the opportunity to provide comments
regarding the contents of the revised Enforcement Guidelines draft
document. A total of 369 participants left comments in 18 languages;
compared to 657 commenters in 27 languages in 2022. The Trust and Safety
Policy team completed an analysis of these results, categorizing comments
to identify major themes and areas of focus within the comments. *The
report is available in translated versions on Meta-wiki here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>*.
Please help translate into your language.
Again, we are thankful to all who participated in the vote and discussions.
More information about the Universal Code of Conduct and its Enforcement
Guidelines can be found on Meta-wiki.
On behalf of the Universal Code of Conduct project team,
--
Zita Ursula Zage (she/her)
Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>