Dear Wikimedians,

Indaba is fast approaching, and there is need for proper planning. From what I can see,  there are limited scholarships available for people who needs scholarship to attend the conference. I think there is need to constitute a scholarship committee to oversea the scholarship program. Although, this might not be necessary if scholarship will only be given to representatives of usergroup like our annual Wikimedia Conference in Berlin.
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The main duties of the committee members prior to Indaba 2016 will include but not limited to:

  • Participation in periodic online meetings with scholarships program manager and other committee members.
  • Assistance in determination of scholarship applicant requirements.
  • Assurance of due consideration and speedy response time to Indaba scholarship applications in multiple languages.
  • Work with the host team and WMF (if necessary).
The community may decide on what criteria should members of the committee be selected.

Best,

Isaac