Dear all,

I'm excited to announce that the Wikimedia movement will once again be represented at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum.

This is a major regional forum in which digital policies and internet governance in Africa are debated and shaped, and participants and attendees forge partnerships for action. It will take place in Accra, Ghana, from April 23-25th. Register now so you can join virtually! 

We showed up big last year in East Africa - you can read about Wikimedians' experiences in this blog post. We're hoping to do the same in West Africa. Wikimedians have many lessons to share around the conference theme of "fostering rights and inclusion in the digital age." Don't miss these sessions:

  1. Faire résonner les voix : l'inclusion des Femmes ouest africaines dans lesProjets Wikimedia, ft. @Adjovi Essenam FUMEY @Fatima Oury SOW GUEYE @franckakouete95@gmail.com @beckyelsie@yahoo.fr 

  2. Connect the Unconnected: Strengthening Women’s Access to Rural Broadband Connectivity in Africa, ft. @Sandra Aceng, @Eugene Masiku and more.

  3. An Internet for and by the people: What we gain when we treat the internet as a shared public good, ft. @Sandister Tei, @Kwaku Addo Ofori and more.

  4. Fostering Trust Online in the Year of Democracy: Lessons on Combatting Disinformation on Wikipedia ft. @Felix Nartey, @Abigail Adu-Daako and others.

We hope you'll help cheer us on virtually and make some noise on social media. More information to come over the next few months. 

Warmly,
Ziski

Franziska Putz (she/her)

Senior Movement Advocacy Manager

Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation

Fputz@wikimedia.org

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