From: Winnie Kabintie <wkabintie-ctr@wikimedia.org>
Date: On Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 10:41 AM
Subject: [African Wikimedians] EA Wikimedians in Kenya for DRIFF
To: african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
CC: Franziska Putz <fputz@wikimedia.org>, Belinda Mbambo <bmbambo@wikimedia.org>
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 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.
Itβs 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! 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 (top right corner).
A) What does digital inclusion look like on Wikipedia?
13 April @ 09:00am - 10:00am EAT
Event description on website
Speakers: Candy Khohliwe; Sandra Aceng; Carol Mwaura; Alice Kibombo
Moderator: Romeo Lomora
B) 20 years later: What the Wikimedia movement can teach us about the future of a sustainable internet
13 April @ 11:30 am - 12:30 EAT
Event description on website
Speakers: Winnie Kabintie, Veronica Thamani, Richard Gaines
Moderator: βGbenga Sesan, ED of Paradigm Initiative
C) Internet Sustainability in Practice: Experiences from Wikimedians in Eastern Africa
14 April @ 10:15-11:15 EAT
Event description on website
Speakers: Terry Boke, Romeo Lomora, Candy Khohliwe
Moderator: Winnie Kabintie
