Hello, fellow Wikimedians,

The wait is over, as we all know everyone has been waiting to hear about the Wiki Indaba 2022 conference which will take place in person in Kigali, Rwanda from 4th-6th November 2022.   

The organising team is pleased to inform you that this year’s theme will be ‘’Advancing Africa’s Agenda in the Implementation of the 2030 Movement Strategy“ and the call for proposals is now open.  Please submit your proposals for workshops, discussions and presentations. The deadline for submissions is 01st October 2022. For more details visit the Submissions  Meta page.

The Conference is a few days away, Therefore we are pleased to invite all interested individuals to apply for the scholarship. We have 40 physical full scholarships which will cover airlines, ground travel, accommodation and catering, and Visa fee for Active African Wikimedians in Africa and Diaspora and other mission-aligned institutions in the Open knowledge movement. There are also 40 partial scholarships for local participants in Rwanda which will cover transport refunds.

The scholarship application is open until 23rd September 2022.

Regards,

Derrick Ndahiro,

On behalf of the Wiki Indaba Local Organizing Team and Wiki Indaba Steering Committee