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New Wikipedia Growth Features for Newbies
by Justice Okai-Allotey 03 May '21

03 May '21

Hi African Wikimedians, Calling all African community members who recruit and train editors. Are you looking to learn about new tools to help you train and retain new editors? Benoît Evellin (Community Relations Specialist – Growth Team, Wikimedia Foundation) will be talking to recruiters, trainers, and community organizers who take care of new editors. He will be sharing the new Wikipedia Growth features for newcomers, that will help you in your projects. Date: Tuesday 4th May, 2021 Time: 18:00 - 19:00 UTC+0 To receive a calendar invite/reminder and meeting link please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/oCjAMhjbBwtHB75y8 See you there! This event is organized by the Wikimedia Ghana User Group -- *Regards* *Justice Okai-Allotey* *Freelance Digital Marketer* Mobile: +233 (054) 039 4970 Skype: okai_allotey |Avenger - Urithi Labs <https://www.facebook.com/urithimedia/>| |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>|

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Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 13, Issue 33
by BRIGHT AYISI IMAGES 02 May '21

02 May '21

What rewards are there for participants. Getting such pictures of landmarks are sometimes very difficult to reach because you need to travel far and wide to places.

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Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021
by yamen bousrih 01 May '21

01 May '21

Dear African Wikimedians, We are inviting you to participate in Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos 2021, a global contest scheduled to run from July through August 2021. Participants will choose among Wikipedia pages without photo images, then add a suitable file from among the many thousands of photos in the Wikimedia Commons, especially those uploaded from thematic contests (Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Folklore, etc.) over the years. In its first year (2020), 36 Wikimedia communities in 27 countries joined the campaign. Events relating to the campaign included training organized by at least 18 Wikimedia communities in 14 countries. The campaign resulted in the addition of media files (photos, audios and videos) to more than 90,000 Wikipedia articles in 272 languages. Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos (WPWP) offers an ideal task for recruiting and guiding new editors through the steps of adding content to existing pages. Besides individual participation, the WPWP campaign can be used by user groups and chapters to organize editing workshops and edit-a-thons. The organizing team is looking for a contact person to coordinate WPWP participation at the Wikimedia user group or chapter level (geographically or thematically) or for a language WP. We’d be glad for you to reply to this email, or sign up directly at WPWP Participating Communities. Thank you, Yamen Bousrih Regional Ambassador, Arabic speaking countriesWikipedia Pages Wanting Photos Campaign International Team.

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Join the Africa WIki Challenge Campaign!
by Ruby D-Brown 30 Apr '21

30 Apr '21

Dear Wikimedians, We are happy to announce the maiden edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge, a writing contest that calls on all Africans, people of African descent, people that identify with the continent or any one with an interest in Africa to contribute content about the many things that make up the true and rich identity of the continent (its rich and colourful cultures, history, landmarks, education, cities, rivers, lakes, food, vegetation, etc.) from 23rd May to 30th June 2021.[1] The campaign seeks to project stories of Africa, project its identity and help reduce the content gap about the continent on the web.[2] Each year, we will select a theme to guide users on what to contribute to as part of the campaign. This year, we have selected the theme “Landmarks in Africa”.[3] The aim is to document all landmarks that cover historical, cultural, geographical and places of key significance to a country or the continent. These include but not limited to; - Monuments - Statues, Memorials, Historic buildings, Archaeological sites - National Demarcations - Districts, Municipalities, Metropolitan, Regions, States, etc. - Geographical Endowments - Mountains, Valleys, Forests, Waterfalls, Wildlife, Beach, etc. - Infrastructural Developments - Roads, Hospitals, Churches, Mosques, Schools, Rails, Water parks, Hotels, Theme parks, etc. Individuals or affiliates are welcome to participate or support the project. You can participate in the competition by writing new articles or improving existing articles in the destubathon contest.[4] Visit our participate page for more information about how to join the competition.[5] Do you want to organise an activity in your group/country/region? Check out our organizers page or organizers guide for more information.[6][7] There will be virtual office hours prior to the start and during the campaign.[8] These office hours are opportunities to learn more about the campaign, ask questions, or receive support. Kindly send questions, suggestions, comments or concerns to info(a)ofwafrica.org or visit the campaign page on meta or on our website.[9] Regards, Ruby D-Brown Administrative Executive Open Foundation West Africa [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjD7DqepQdg [3 ]- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LDKzenfc4 [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Destubathon [5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate [6] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Organize [7] - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Organisers_Guide_for_AW… [8] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate#Join_our_… [9] - http://awc.ofwafrica.org/ -- Ruby D-Brown Administrative Executive Open Foundation West Africa ofwafrica.org

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Join the Africa WIki Challenge Campaign
by Ruby D-Brown 30 Apr '21

30 Apr '21

Dear Wikimedians, We are happy to announce the maiden edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge, a writing contest that calls on all Africans, people of African descent, people that identify with the continent or any one with an interest in Africa to contribute content about the many things that make up the true and rich identity of the continent (its rich and colourful cultures, history, landmarks, education, cities, rivers, lakes, food, vegetation, etc.) from 23rd May to 30th June 2021.[1] The campaign seeks to project stories of Africa, project its identity and help reduce the content gap about the continent on the web.[2] Each year, we will select a theme to guide users on what to contribute to as part of the campaign. This year, we have selected the theme “Landmarks in Africa”.[3] The aim is to document all landmarks that cover historical, cultural, geographical and places of key significance to a country or the continent. These include but not limited to; - Monuments - Statues, Memorials, Historic buildings, Archaeological sites - National Demarcations - Districts, Municipalities, Metropolitan, Regions, States, etc. - Geographical Endowments - Mountains, Valleys, Forests, Waterfalls, Wildlife, Beach, etc. - Infrastructural Developments - Roads, Hospitals, Churches, Mosques, Schools, Rails, Water parks, Hotels, Theme parks, etc. Individuals or affiliates are welcome to participate or support the project. You can participate in the competition by writing new articles or improving existing articles in the destubathon contest.[4] Visit our participate page for more information about how to join the competition.[5] Do you want to organise an activity in your group/country/region? Check out our organizers page or organizers guide for more information.[6][7] There will be virtual office hours prior to the start and during the campaign.[8] These office hours are opportunities to learn more about the campaign, ask questions, or receive support. Kindly send questions, suggestions, comments or concerns to info(a)ofwafrica.org or visit the campaign page on meta or on our website.[9] Ruby Damenshie-Brown Administrative Executive Open Foundation West Africa [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjD7DqepQdg [3 ]- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LDKzenfc4 [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Destubathon [5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate [6] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Organize [7] - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Organisers_Guide_for_AW… [8] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate#Join_our_… [9] - http://awc.ofwafrica.org/ -- Ruby D-Brown Administrative Executive Open Foundation West Africa ofwafrica.org

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Join us for 1Lib1Ref this May!!
by Felix Nartey 30 Apr '21

30 Apr '21

Hello Librarians and library lovers, (Sorry for cross posting) >From May 15th to June 5th 2021, we will be joining together once again to continue providing reliable and factual information to the world through Wikipedia and the #1lib1ref campaign. To participate is easy, simply add a citation to Wikipedia!![1] *May Experiments * This May we are focused on: - growing the campaign in East and South East Asia with local affiliates -- if you want to help contact Venus Lui via (vlui-ctr(a)wikimedia.org) or me. - working closely with AfLIA to sustain our relationship with the Librarians network in Africa. Last year the participation from African Librarians was overwhelming, recording about 84% of the total numbers of edits attained (33,257). This surged our campaign to a staggering increase of 394%YoY for the May campaign.[2] - Supporting our long standing partner for the campaign, IFLA as they explore citations on Wikidata [3][4] How can you engage? We invite you to engage in three ways: - Make an edit - Participate globally and virtually by adding citations to Wikipedia.[5] - Organise - Lead a community activity or event in your library, country or region.[6] - Amplify - Share and just keep sharing the campaign within your networks and help us reach out to library and research communities around the world.[7] Join local events or editathons If you are organising an activity virtually or providing a space to teach or train people with an interest in the campaign, please add your event(s) here.[8] In light of the pandemic, we strongly encourage virtual activities and advise everyone to follow the WHO health guidelines.[9] If restrictions have been lifted in your country and are considering organising in-person events, kindly follow the Wikimedia COVID risk assessment for events.[10] Ensure all your contributions are recorded by using the #1Lib1Ref hashtag in your edit summary! Add your activity to the campaign dashboard to help us track the activities happening across the globe.[11] This is very important for us to monitor the reach and success of the initiative. Learn more in our office hour Join the next campaigns office hour on Thursday 13th May at 3:00pm UTC, where we will share about strategies in Asia and Africa, under the theme “exploring regional or thematic approaches to campaigns in tackling topics of interest ”.[12] Please tell your library, researcher and knowledge-loving friends about #1Lib1Ref in May. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable! You can join the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries ( libraries(a)lists.wikimedia.org), and 1Lib1Ref (1lib1ref(a)lists.wikimedia.org) mailing lists, or by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group.[13] Cheers, Felix Nartey [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/May_… [3] - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:IFLA_Wikidata_Working_Group/1Lib1Ref [4] - https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:IFLA_Wikidata_Working_Group/1Lib1Ref [5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikiped… [6] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikiped… [7] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share [8] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Eve… [9] - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 [10] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Risk_assessment_during_COVID-19 [11] - https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2021/programs [12] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team#Office_… [13] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group -- Felix Nartey Senior Program Officer, Campaigns Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Call for Election Volunteers
by Zita Zage 30 Apr '21

30 Apr '21

Hi everyone, Would you like to get the right people elected to the Wikimedia Foundation’s Board of Trustees? Voter turnout in prior elections was about 10% globally. We know we can get more voters to help assess and promote the best candidates in the upcoming board elections, but to do that, we need your help. We are looking for volunteers to serve as Election Volunteers. You can read more about this role here:[1] Election Volunteers should have a good understanding of their communities. The facilitation team sees Election Volunteers as doing the following: - Promote the election in their communities’ channels - Organize discussions about the election in their communities - Translate messages for their communities *If you want to be an Election Volunteer for any of the African language wiki or any of the Wiki projects, and connect your community with this movement effort?* *Check out more details about Election Volunteers* <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…> and add your name next to the community you will support in this table <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio…> or get in contact with a facilitator <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021#Team>. [2] We aim to have at least one Election Volunteer for Wiki Projects in the top 30 for eligible voters. Even better if there are two or more sharing the work. If you have any questions or comments regarding this role please reach out to me or any of the board governance facilitators. Best, Zita and the Facilitation team [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/2021-04… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/2021/Electio… -- Zita Ursula Zage Board Governance Facilitator- Sub-Saharan Africa Wikimedia Foundation | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zuz_(WMF) ᐧ

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Fwd: Wikimedia Clinics: new digest and two upcoming calls
by Asaf Bartov 29 Apr '21

29 Apr '21

Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 1:29 AM Subject: Wikimedia Clinics: new digest and two upcoming calls To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimedians, Following a three-month hiatus since Wikimedia Clinic #012, we have now scheduled the next two Wikimedia Clinic <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics>[1] calls, as follows: 1. *May 4th at 6pm UTC*, featuring a presentation about Structured Data Across Wikimedia <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Structured_data_across_Wikimedia> [2] (SDAW). Meeting link <https://meet.google.com/cto-ckau-jag>[3]. 2. *May 10th at 4pm UTC*, featuring a presentation about the Wikimedia Enterprise <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise>[4] project. Meeting link <https://meet.google.com/tab-uvtx-oby>[5]. The *digest* from Wikimedia Clinic #012 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics/012>[6], which featured a presentation from the Foundation's Growth team, has now been posted too. Please help spread the word to your local communities. See you there! A. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Structured_data_across_Wikimedia [3] https://meet.google.com/cto-ckau-jag [4] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Enterprise [5] https://meet.google.com/tab-uvtx-oby [6] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics/012 Asaf Bartov (he/him/his) Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality! https://donate.wikimedia.org

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Afrocine: Conclusion of the 2020 Months of African Cinema Global Contest
by Sam Oyeyele 26 Apr '21

26 Apr '21

Greetings! The Months of African Cinema Global Edit-a-thon was concluded on 30 November 2020,[1] and we want to send a big thank you to all the participants who helped make it a success! Over 3,200 articles were created across 19 language Wikipedias, surpassing all expectations and placing the contest firmly as one of the most successful article-writing contests on Wikipedia. We also want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who volunteered to be part of the jury team. It was very complicated trying to assess the quality of 3,000 articles, but we did it! All our winners have now been announced and you can check the complete list here.<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri…>[2] Thank you so much for being part of this global event! Thank you for helping to fix African content gaps on Wikipedia! We hope to see more of your participation in future AfroCine events and activities. Please remember to sign up on the main WikiProject participants’ page,[3] and on the meta page[4] to get updated with these activities. Thanks, Sam, On behalf of The AfroCine Project team. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri… 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Months_of_Afri… 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_AfroCine/Participants 4. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_AfroCine_Project

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April 25 All-Affiliates Strategic Meeting
by Pharos 25 Apr '21

25 Apr '21

All Wikimedia affiliates are invited to join a forum in two sessions on Sunday April 25, as a follow-up to our August, September, October, November, January, February, and March meetings of the Strategic Wikimedia Affiliates Network, and the All-Affiliates Brand Meeting in June. The purpose of this meeting is to continue our inter-affiliate discussions around the Interim Global Council + Movement Charter, grants relaunch, WMF community board seats, movement strategy, and other global movement issues, and to help lay the groundwork for structures of more ongoing mutual support. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Apri… 3:00 UTC (Asia-Pacific friendly time - https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1619319600 ) 19:00 UTC (Europe-Africa-Americas friendly time - https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1619377200 ) Will be held in this meeting room: https://meet.google.com/mff-bsiy-tvd Please see proposed agenda, and sign up with your RSVP here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Apri… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Apr_… https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Wikimedia_Affiliates_Network#Apr_… Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)

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