Hi All,

I came across this article that I thought would be of interest to you:

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/7689.html

Cheers,

Grant

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   1. Wikimania Scholarship (Florence Devouard)
   2. Re: Wikimania Scholarship (Samuel Guebo)
   3. Re: African-Wikimedians - translation of  kiwix interface in
      African languages (Ingo Koll)
   4. Looking for contacts and feedback and endorsement for my
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:41:34 +0100
From: Florence Devouard <anthere@anthere.org>
To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
        <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc: Erina Mukuta <erinamukuta@gmail.com>
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Wikimania Scholarship
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Hi all

I wanted to outline that applications to Wikimania Scholarship opened a
few days ago.
It is probably worth outlining these two points:

1. "Based on the applicant's home country, each applicant will be
categorized as either a Global North or Global South
<https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_South> applicant, with the
/total number of scholarships distributed between the Global North and
Global South being set at 25% and 75% respectively."

/2. Unlike in previous years, activity within the Wikimedia movement
will be the main criteria for evaluation. Participation in non-Wikimedia
free knowledge, free software, collaborative or educational initiatives
is a plus but is no longer a requirement; individuals who solely
contribute to such areas are no longer encouraged to apply. Please see
the FAQ for more information on eligibility./

/If you were deeply involved in Wikimedia the past year and would like
to get the opportunity to talk about your activities in Mexico, to
listen to other participants experience and to build new projects, do
consider applying for a travel grant.

Anthere /
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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:25:54 +0000
From: Samuel Guebo <samuelguebo@gmail.com>
To: Florence Devouard <anthere@anthere.org>
Cc: Erina Mukuta <erinamukuta@gmail.com>, Mailing list for African
        Wikimedians     <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] Wikimania Scholarship
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Thank you Flo'.

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Florence Devouard <anthere@anthere.org>
wrote:

>  Hi all
>
> I wanted to outline that applications to Wikimania Scholarship opened a
> few days ago.
> It is probably worth outlining these two points:
>
> 1. "Based on the applicant's home country, each applicant will be
> categorized as either a Global North or Global South
> <https://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_South> applicant, with the
>
> *total number of scholarships distributed between the Global North and
> Global South being set at 25% and 75% respectively." *2. Unlike in
> previous years, activity within the Wikimedia movement will be the main
> criteria for evaluation. Participation in non-Wikimedia free knowledge,
> free software, collaborative or educational initiatives is a plus but is no
> longer a requirement; individuals who solely contribute to such areas are
> no longer encouraged to apply. Please see the FAQ for more information on
> eligibility.
>
> If you were deeply involved in Wikimedia the past year and would like to
> get the opportunity to talk about your activities in Mexico, to listen to
> other participants experience and to build new projects, do consider
> applying for a travel grant.
>
> Anthere
>



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Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 22:34:24 +0330
From: "Ingo Koll" <ikoll@gmx.de>
To: <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [African Wikimedians] African-Wikimedians - translation
        of      kiwix interface in African languages
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Just for notice: finished today the last words from the KIWIX-list for Swahili. Keep it up!
Ingo - kipala from sw


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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Help to translate Kiwix user interface in African
      languages (Enock Seth Nyamador)
   2. Re: Help to translate Kiwix user interface in African
      languages (Emmanuel Engelhart)
   3. Re: Help to translate Kiwix user interface in African
      languages (Mohomodou Houssouba)
   4. Re: Afripédia Douala (georges fodouop)
   5. Wikipédia et les études africaines / Wikipedia and African
      Studies (Simon Imbert-Vier)







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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 21:02:48 -0600
From: John Cummings <John.Cummings@wikimedia.org.uk>
To: african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Looking for contacts and feedback and
        endorsement for my funding proposal to work with UNESCO
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Hi all

I’m looking for feedback and endorsement for my Wikimedia Foundation PEG
grant to be Wikimedian in Residence at UNESCO
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/MrjohnCummings/UNESCO_Wikimedian_in_Residence>.
I’d very much appreciate if you would have a look, I want to include as
many different projects and languages as possible and connect editors in
each country with local UNESCO partners. I'd very much like to make some
local Wikimedia contacts in countries where Wikipedia Zero is available.


The big thing for me around education is working with UNESCO and it's
partners to release content under an open license and for this to act as a
model for other UN organisations. I think this will be especially
interesting to them with relation to Wikipedia Zero
<http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Zero>.


I ran a pilot project that resulted in the images found in the Wikimedia
Commons category Images from the archive of UNESCO
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_the_archive_of_UNESCO>,
here are a few examples:

   -
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Soda_volcano,_Oromia,_Ethiopia.jpg>

   The Soda volcano, Oromia, Ethiopia.

   -
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rubbles_of_the_cathedral_after_the_earthquake_that_hit_the_Capital_Port_au_Prince_just_before_5_pm_on_12_January_2010.jpg>

   Rubble of the cathedral after the earthquake that hit the Capital Port
   au Prince just before 5 pm on 12 January 2010.

   -
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Young_monk,_wearing_a_special_costume,_Desert_road_in_China,_July-August_1991,_Sikkim,_India.jpg>

   Young monk, wearing a special costume, July-August 1991, Sikkim, India.

   -
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sabha,6,_getting_ready_to_walk_to_school_from_her_house_on_the_borders_eastern_Gaza_strip,_where_she_and_her_family_are_still_living_in_tents.jpg>

   Sabha, 6, getting ready to walk to school from her house on the borders
   eastern Gaza strip, where she and her family are still living in tents.

   -
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohana_fishermen_hunters_use_lures_from_real_birds_to_catch_more_birds.jpg>

   Not far from Mohenjo-Daro (or Mohenjodaro) - These Mohana
   fishermen/hunters use lures from real birds to catch more birds. They will
   either eat them or sell them. Mohenjodaro, Pakistan.

   -
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Priest_of_rock-Hewn_Churches_of_Lalibela,_a_high_place_of_Ethiopian_Christianity,_still_today_a_place_of_pilmigrage_and_devotion..jpg>

   Priest of rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, a high place of Ethiopian
   Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and devotion.

If you think this is a worthwhile project please click this link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/MrjohnCummings/UNESCO_Wikimedian_in_Residence>
and
then click the endorse button.

Many thanks

John

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