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Delay of Board of Trustees election
by Zita Zage 16 Aug '22

16 Aug '22

Hi all, I am reaching out to you today with an update about the timing of the voting for the Board of Trustees election. As many of you are already aware, this year we are offering an Election Compass <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_ele…> to help voters identify the alignment of candidates on some key topics. Several candidates requested an extension of the character limitation on their responses expanding on their positions, and the Elections Committee felt their reasoning was consistent with the goals of a fair and equitable election process. To ensure that the longer statements can be translated in time for the election, the Elections Committee and Board Selection Task Force decided to delay the opening of the Board of Trustees election by one week - a time proposed as ideal by staff working to support the election. Although it is not expected that everyone will want to use the Election Compass to inform their voting decision, the Elections Committee felt it was more appropriate to open the voting period with essential translations for community members across languages to use if they wish to make this important decision. The voting will open on August 23 at 00:00 UTC and close on September 6 at 23:59 UTC. Best regards, On behalf of the Elections Committee -- Zita Ursula Zage (she/her) Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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SheSaid 2022Grant Request Template
by Afek Ben Chahed 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Dear all, I hope you are having a good Monday! It was great meeting you at the #SheSaid <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid> office hours. I would like to follow up with you regarding the SheSaid 2022Grant Request Template <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bf0s6_xN2dzRZKGUQ-sWxYMD62ECDVz8iGXj8sO…> and kindly remind you that if you intend to organize a local event, you need to apply for a grant to the Wikimedia Foundation before the 1st September 2022. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or add them to the Meta talk page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid#SheSaid_2022_!> . Best, Afek

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Wikipedian-In-Residence (WiR) [South Africa]
by Jesse Asiedu-Akrofi 05 Aug '22

05 Aug '22

Hi Community, I hope this mail finds you all well. There is a vacancy for a Wikimedia In Residence position (WiR) and we are in search of candidates within the South African 🇿🇦 region or space. We have lots of countries applying for this position from various communities, but we need members from the South African Community. If you're here and you're in the South African community kindly apply [1], but if you're not kindly share to communities or networks that South Africans are available. Kindly apply using this link👇: [1]. https://bit.ly/3Jy36qk Thank you Jesse Asiedu-Akrofi Community Coordinator Code for Africa

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HUBS RESEARCH IN WEST AFRICA
by Abdulfatai Mustapha 03 Aug '22

03 Aug '22

Hello again, The West Africa Hub Research team is conducting a research on Initiative 25: Regional and thematic hubs in West Africa and your responses will be of utmost importance to us in conducting this research. In view of this, we've created a survey to engage Wikimedia community members of the West African subregion's perception of Wikimedians on hubs. The primary goal of this survey is to help us understand; 1. What do African volunteers in West Africa think about hubs? 2. What obstacles these hubs in West Africa can address? The questionnaire will help us understand the perspectives of communities in West Africa, as well as provide a description of how a hub should be set up. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. https://forms.gle/szX17P2xh4hQUCqb6 Thanks. Abdulfatai Mustapha <mustaphasunkanmi(a)gmail.com> Communications Manager, Hubs Research in West Africa Rebonjour, L'équipe de recherche West Africa Hub mène une recherche sur l'Initiative 25 : Hubs régionaux et thématiques en Afrique de l'Ouest et vos réponses seront de la plus haute importance pour nous dans la conduite de cette recherche. Compte tenu de cela, nous avons créé une enquête pour engager les membres de la communauté Wikimedia de la sous-région ouest-africaine sur la perception des Wikimédiens sur les hubs. L'objectif principal de cette enquête est de nous aider à comprendre; 1. Que pensent les volontaires africains en Afrique de l'Ouest des hubs ? 2. Quels obstacles ces hubs en Afrique de l'Ouest peuvent-ils surmonter ? Le questionnaire nous aidera à comprendre les perspectives des communautés en Afrique de l'Ouest, ainsi qu'à fournir une description de la manière dont un hub devrait être mis en place. Cette enquête devrait prendre environ cinq (5) minutes à remplir. https://forms.gle/bQUg4bPBExQDjtWG7 Merci. Abdulfatai Mustapha <mustaphasunkanmi(a)gmail.com> Responsable Communication, Hubs de recherche en Afrique de l'Ouest

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Re: [Wikidata] Wikidata’s 10th birthday in October: call for community events
by Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 03 Aug '22

03 Aug '22

Get ready to celebrate 10 years of Wikidata together :D On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 8:54 AM Léa Lacroix <lea.lacroix(a)wikimedia.de> wrote: > Hello all, > > As you may know, Wikidata went live on 29 October 2012 ; in 2022, *we are > celebrating 10 years of Wikidata together!* We would like to organize > celebration events all around the world, and to create a huge network of *decentralized, > local and community-led events*, that will take place onsite or online, > around October 2022. > > The goal of these birthday celebrations are to celebrate the achievements > of the community, to bring people together, and also to talk about Wikidata > to the rest of the world in order to get more people onboard. In various > areas of the world, people get together to organize plenty of different > birthday events: meetups, workshops, discussions, live streams, editing > campaigns… *How about you get involved in organizing such an event with > your local community?* > ------------------------------ > > *How to organize an event?* > > On the Tenth Birthday > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday> page, > you will find resources to learn how to plan and schedule an event. You > will find *a few tips to get started > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>* > , *some ideas of events formats > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>* > and *the visual kit > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>* to > create your own communication material. > > If you are interested in organizing an event or an activity for Wikidata’s > 10th birthday, we recommend you *get in touch with other organizers > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>* to > get inspired by their experiences and ask for support if needed. > ------------------------------ > > *How to get funding for your activities?* > > WMF and Wikimedia Deutschland are collaborating on a special Rapid Fund > campaign for Wikidata’s birthday. If you need financial support to run an > event, you can now send an application to receive *funding up to 5,000 > USD*. > > Feel free to check *the details of the funding campaign, eligibility > criteria and supported activities > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…>*. > The program covers a wide range of costs that can be funded: renting space > or equipment, internet connection, transport and accommodation, food and > refreshments, printing merchandise and communication materials, prizes for > contests, and more. > > To make sure that your application is processed in time for your event, > don’t wait too long to submit your application! The Wikidata birthday > events are typically held between mid-September and mid-November, and you > should send your application at least *45 days before your activity > starts*. > > If you have questions or need support to apply for funding, feel free to get > in touch > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Tenth_Birthday/Ru…> - > we will also organize calls for organizers starting at the end of August. > ------------------------------ > > We will post news about the Wikidata birthday regularly on this talk page > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata_talk:Tenth_Birthday> and on > social channels, as more exciting projects are coming soon: a collaborative > celebration video and some blog posts about Wikidata. > > If you have any questions, if you want to get involved in Wikidata’s 10th > birthday or if you have suggestions, feel free to reach out to me. > > Best, > -- > Léa Lacroix > Community Engagement Coordinator > > Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. > Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 > 10963 Berlin > www.wikimedia.de > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter der Nummer 23855 Nz. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt > für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list -- wikidata(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org/me… > To unsubscribe send an email to wikidata-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org >

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Update: Invitation to WikiAfrica Hour episode 14
by Ceslause Ogbonnaya 28 Jul '22

28 Jul '22

Dear Wikimedians, WikiAfrica Hour episode 14 is back & better! What has the WMF elections committee been up to? What planning and processes are involved in WMF 2022 Board elections? Don't miss the answers to these questions and more as we engage Abhishek Suryawanshi from Wikimedia Foundation Elections Committee, and the Top 6 2022 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees elections candidates like Tobechukwu Precious Friday, Shani Evenstein Sigalov, Mike Peel, Kunal Mehta & Farah Jack Mustaklem, as they share their experiences so far, and aspirations if elected! Come prepared with your questions! Date: 5th August 2022 Time: 4pm UTC Details:https://w.wiki/4NCj Regards, Ceslause Ogbonnaya *WikiAfrica Hour host*

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Announcing Wikistories: a new visual form of content
by Uzoma Ozurumba 27 Jul '22

27 Jul '22

Hello Friends! The Inuka team [1] and the Wikistories pilot project team [2] are delighted to announce that we have launched the first version of the Wikistories tool, which is now available on the Bahasa Indonesian Wikipedia, as a beta feature. Wikistories is a new tool used to create visual format content that combines images and short text from Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia. Presently, the Wikimedia Indonesia community is running a Wikistories pilot testing campaign that will help the Wikistories team evaluate the outcome of this version, improve the tool and get ready to engage with other Wiki communities that would like to incorporate this content format in their projects. We are so excited about the possibilities of this tool and would like you to learn more about it in this blog post [3] and the Wikistories FAQ page [4] (you can also help with the translation of the page to your language). Please feel free to provide feedback, comment, and ask questions about the tool on the Wikistories talk page [5]. Thank you! Uzoma Ozurumba On behalf of the WMF Inuka team [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Inuka_team [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikistories [3] https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/07/25/wikistories-a-new-visual-content-form… [4] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikistories/FAQ [5] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikistories

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WISCom Volunteer Positions
by Bobby Shabangu 24 Jul '22

24 Jul '22

Dear Wikimedians, The WikiIndaba Steering Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Indaba_Steering_Committee> (WISCom) has two volunteer positions open for Wikimedians in Africa and the diaspora to apply. If you are passionate about African community activation and development, providing support to events/ conference planning and administration, you can apply here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_Steering_Committee_(WISCom)_Volu…>. WISCom was formed in 2018 to oversee the process of the WikiIndaba conference and support African Wikimedians who associate with WikiIndaba.This came after a resolution was taken <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Conference/WM_TN/Wikiindaba2018/Repo…> to lift the burden of constant burnout from WikiIndaba conference organisers. In this regard, WISCom is composed of representatives from previous Wiki-Indaba organisers, current WikiIndaba Conference Local Organising Committee (LOC), and three volunteers from the wider community. The due date for applications is 5 August 2022. Apply today! Kind regards, Bobby Shabangu WISCom

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Call for Jury for Africa Wiki Challenge 2022 Writing Contest.
by Eugene Masiku 19 Jul '22

19 Jul '22

Hello fellow African Wikimedians, We have finally drawn the curtains on the second edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge_2022>after a successful contest. Open Foundation West Africa is placing a call for members to participate in this year’s AWC Jury in the following languages: *English,* Arabic, Hausa, and French. Join this year's jury to help us determine this year’s winners. Interested African Wikimedians should fill this form[1] <https://forms.gle/D9qggmDoqqL8caoU6> Link [1]: https://forms.gle/D9qggmDoqqL8caoU6 Cheers! -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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Re: Job Opening – French Facilitator for Wikidata Course
by AfLIA Communications 15 Jul '22

15 Jul '22

Hello Florence, Thanks for sharing information on the Wikidata MOOC developed by Wikimedia France. The resources will certainly prove useful. Regards, On Tue, 12 Jul 2022, 19:07 , < african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/african-wikimedians.lists.wikim… > > You can reach the person managing the list at > african-wikimedians-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Job Opening – French Facilitator for Wikidata Course > (Florence Devouard) > 2. Re: Job Opening – French Facilitator for Wikidata Course > (Nkem Osuigwe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:33:44 +0200 > From: Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Re: Job Opening – French Facilitator > for Wikidata Course > To: african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org, Georges Fodouop > <gfodouop(a)gmail.com> > Message-ID: <a2cb3157-6de5-a923-f60f-9feba07d492e(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="------------sG5WtB6rCJxkYYJ5neu0rPmz" > > Hello Aflia (I would prefer a real name or a username... but well) > > > I would like to point out that Wikimedia France recently published the > WikiData MOOC. > See the announcement here : > https://www.wikimedia.fr/les-inscriptions-au-mooc-wikidata-sont-ouvertes/ > > Registration, programme etc. are available on the training platform : > > https://formations.wikimedia.fr/courses/course-v1:WikimediaFrance+MWd-1+202… > < > https://formations.wikimedia.fr/courses/course-v1:WikimediaFrance+MWd-1+202… > > > This is not an old outdated mooc. It is top of the notch. Months (if not > years) of development to come to it. > > So I am not saying that a Wikidata facilitator is not needed (it IS > certainly needed). > > But it looks like it may not be necessary to spend several months > translating modules and learning materials into French, when there is a > super super recent Mooc dedicated to just be that. It would look a lot > like reinventing the wheel to me. > > > Best > > > Florence > > > PS: amongst the creators of the MOOC is Georges Fodouop, French > speaking, who is likely to be on this list, > > Le 06/07/2022 à 13:54, AfLIA Communications a écrit : > > Greetings! > > > > We are looking for a course facilitator to work remotely with a course > > manager and the AfLIA team for seven months to translate Wikidata > > curricula, modules and learning materials into French. The French > > facilitator will also train and manage French-speaking participants > > who will enrol for the Wikidata course. Apply if you are eligible and > > interested. Spread the word! > > > > Details - > > > https://web.aflia.net/job-opening-french-facilitator-for-wikidata-course/ > > > > Nous recherchons un animateur de cours pour travailler à distance avec > > un responsable de cours et l'équipe AfLIA pendant sept mois afin de > > développer et de traduire en français des programmes, des modules et > > du matériel d'apprentissage sur Wikidata. > > > > L'animateur devra également former et gérer les participants > > francophones qui s'inscriront au cours Wikidata. Posez votre > > candidature si vous êtes éligible et intéressé. Répandez la nouvelle ! > > > > Merci > > AfLIA Communications > > > > --- > > *Follow AfLIA to keep updated.* > > *Official Website* <http://web.aflia.net/>***|* *Official Facebook* > > <https://www.facebook.com/aflianetwork/> *| **Official Twitter* > > <https://twitter.com/AfLIACon>*| Official YouTube > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPaQeggWf7gVPSkLhYl9_8g> > > * > > To join AfLIA: Send an email to *membership(a)aflia.net > > * > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe send an email > toafrican-wikimedians-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org-------------- next part > -------------- > A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ... > Name: not available > Type: text/html > Size: 8535 bytes > Desc: not available > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:01:23 +0100 > From: Nkem Osuigwe <neosuigwe(a)aflia.net> > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Re: Job Opening – French Facilitator > for Wikidata Course > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Cc: Georges Fodouop <gfodouop(a)gmail.com> > Message-ID: > <CABd7ZcfgimyXyHD2VxxqVQFZomR6_1sUK1n-b28GwLK93PhB= > A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="0000000000001eba2305e3a04cc6" > > I feel you, Florence!🤓 > The mail is from Stanley (He/Him), AfLIA's head of Communications Team😊 > > Regards > > > Nkem E. Osuigwe PhD CLN > Human Capacity Development & Training Director, > African Library and Information Associations & Institutions(AfLIA) > P.O.Box BC 38, Burma Camp, Accra, Ghana. > *neosuigwe(a)aflia.net <neosuigwe(a)aflia.net> * > *drnkemosuigwe(a)gmail.com <drnkemosuigwe(a)gmail.com>* > > *nkemekene(a)ymail.com <nkemekene(a)ymail.com>* > *Website: www.aflia.net <http://www.aflia.net>* > Facebook /Twitter /Instagram > > *"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster > horses." - Henry Ford.* > *"**Knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while > imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know > and understand" - Albert Einstein* > > > > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 4:34 PM Florence Devouard <fdevouard(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello Aflia (I would prefer a real name or a username... but well) > > > > > > I would like to point out that Wikimedia France recently published the > > WikiData MOOC. > > See the announcement here : > > > https://www.wikimedia.fr/les-inscriptions-au-mooc-wikidata-sont-ouvertes/ > > > > Registration, programme etc. are available on the training platform : > > > https://formations.wikimedia.fr/courses/course-v1:WikimediaFrance+MWd-1+202… > > > > This is not an old outdated mooc. It is top of the notch. Months (if not > > years) of development to come to it. > > > > So I am not saying that a Wikidata facilitator is not needed (it IS > > certainly needed). > > > > But it looks like it may not be necessary to spend several months > > translating modules and learning materials into French, when there is a > > super super recent Mooc dedicated to just be that. It would look a lot > like > > reinventing the wheel to me. > > > > > > Best > > > > > > Florence > > > > > > PS: amongst the creators of the MOOC is Georges Fodouop, French speaking, > > who is likely to be on this list, > > > > Le 06/07/2022 à 13:54, AfLIA Communications a écrit : > > > > Greetings! > > > > We are looking for a course facilitator to work remotely with a course > > manager and the AfLIA team for seven months to translate Wikidata > > curricula, modules and learning materials into French. The French > > facilitator will also train and manage French-speaking participants who > > will enrol for the Wikidata course. Apply if you are eligible and > > interested. Spread the word! > > > > Details - > > > https://web.aflia.net/job-opening-french-facilitator-for-wikidata-course/ > > > > Nous recherchons un animateur de cours pour travailler à distance avec un > > responsable de cours et l'équipe AfLIA pendant sept mois afin de > développer > > et de traduire en français des programmes, des modules et du matériel > > d'apprentissage sur Wikidata. > > > > L'animateur devra également former et gérer les participants francophones > > qui s'inscriront au cours Wikidata. Posez votre candidature si vous êtes > > éligible et intéressé. Répandez la nouvelle ! > > > > Merci > > AfLIA Communications > > > > --- > > *Follow AfLIA to keep updated.* > > *Official Website* <http://web.aflia.net/> *|* *Official Facebook* > > <https://www.facebook.com/aflianetwork/> *| **Official Twitter* > > <https://twitter.com/AfLIACon> > > * | Official YouTube > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPaQeggWf7gVPSkLhYl9_8g> * > > To join AfLIA: Send an email to > > *membership(a)aflia.net <membership(a)aflia.net> * > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to > african-wikimedians-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to > > african-wikimedians-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > >

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