Dear African Wikimedians,
A few Wikimedians representing affiliates in the East Africa region; Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Botswana will be participating at the Digital Rights & Inclusion Forum https://drif.paradigmhq.org/in Nairobi, Kenya from April 12-14.
The Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the conference, which is hosted by Paradigm Initiative, and it is the first time that Wikimedians from the region will be participating to talk about the work they do and network.
It’s exciting to see Wikimedians getting visible in spaces beyond the wikisphere to amplify the amazing work we all do to advance free knowledge and we are making efforts to create more of these spaces.
You can watch all the sessions remotely https://www.youtube.com/@ParadigmHQ! Details below.
*Wikimedia Sessions in DRIFF*
We have three incredible sessions lined-up. You should be able to watch the live-stream via the "Watch Live" link on the website https://drif.paradigmhq.org/ (top right corner).
*A) What does digital inclusion look like on Wikipedia? *
[image: 🗓]13 April @ 09:00am - 10:00am EAT
Event description on website https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-botswana-and-wikimedia-uganda-drif23/
[image: 🗣]Speakers: Candy Khohliwe; Sandra Aceng; Carol Mwaura; Alice Kibombo
[image: 🗣]Moderator: Romeo Lomora
B) *20 years later: What the Wikimedia movement can teach us about the future of a sustainable internet*
[image: 🗓]13 April @ 11:30 am - 12:30 EAT
Event description on website https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-foundation-drif23/
[image: 🗣]Speakers: Winnie Kabintie, Veronica Thamani, Richard Gaines
[image: 🗣]Moderator: ‘Gbenga Sesan, ED of Paradigm Initiative
C*)** Internet Sustainability in Practice: Experiences from Wikimedians in Eastern Africa*
[image: 🗓]14 April @ 10:15-11:15 EAT
Event description on websit https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-community-user-group-south-sudan-drif23/ e
[image: 🗣]Speakers: Terry Boke, Romeo Lomora, Candy Khohliwe
[image: 🗣]Moderator: Winnie Kabintie
Winnie Kabintie (her/she)
Snr Global Movement Communications Specialist, Africa
Wikimedia Foundation https://wikimediafoundation.org/