On Wed, 22 Sep 2021 at 10:20 AM, <african-wikimedians-request@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:

Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to
african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org

To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit
https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/african-wikimedians.lists.wikimedia.org/

You can reach the person managing the list at
african-wikimedians-owner@lists.wikimedia.org

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..."

Today's Topics:

1. Re: Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊 https://metaGrants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography
(Asaf Bartov)
2. Re: Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊 https://metaGrants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography
(runcie chikeruba)

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:07:16 +0300
From: Asaf Bartov <abartov@wikimedia.org>
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Re: Please house I encourage you all to
help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊
https://metaGrants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography
To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
<african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
Message-ID:
<CAAmrcwdcfEVpTfC2YQ3LjD1q06ARtEaFGEz=idZGV-HC0kOF9w@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="0000000000003ad31205cc9102f4"

I encourage folks to be more thoughtful about endorsing grant proposals.
Only put your name as endorser if you genuinely think the proposal is a
good use of funds to achieve the intended outcome.

In this case, my opinion is that this is too much money for too little
impact. E.g. printing 20 T-shirts for 100 expected pictures?

In general, this is a fairly standard volunteer activity (taking landscape
pictures) that should take place with little expenditure. Support for
transportation needs, and perhaps entrance fees and food for the travel
makes sense, but the rest seems to me to be unnecessary.

For instance, camera rental: it makes sense to encourage photography by
experienced photographers, who generally already have their own gear. If
the plan expects fewer than 20 experienced photographers to attend, then it
should be scaled down to a more realistic number.

If 20 photographers are supposed to create only 100 photos, meaning an
average of 5 photos per person, it's very low impact per person, and per
dollar.

I am not a grantmaker (but I used to be one) and have no decision-making
power over this proposal; if I were, I would have rejected this proposal
for the above reasons, and asked Gabriel to rethink his plan and focus on
impact and expenses that support it directly.

I write this because I think it is improbable that everyone who has already
endorsed the request has read the proposal carefully and given thought to
these questions, so I wanted to demonstrate my own thinking about this
proposal.

It is one of the signs of a mature community that it is able to tolerate
friendly criticism and saying no to colleagues, rather than automatic
support based on "loyalty" and social connections. Evidence of such
maturity would be necessary for the creation of a significant regional hub,
for instance.

I am happy to discuss this further, if anyone is interested.

A.

On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 09:00 Gabriel Joe Amuzu <amuzugabrieljoe@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to make it a
> reality 😊
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography
>
>
> Thank you
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 at 1:46 PM, <
> african-wikimedians-request@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to
>> african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
>>
>> To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit
>>
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/african-wikimedians.lists.wikimedia.org/
>>
>> You can reach the person managing the list at
>> african-wikimedians-owner@lists.wikimedia.org
>>
>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
>> than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..."
>>
>> Today's Topics:
>>
>> 1. Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is now open (Geoffrey Kateregga)
>> 2. Submission for the digest (Michelle van Gilder)
>> 3. Wiki Indaba 2021 Scholarships applications now open
>> (Geoffrey Kateregga)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:47:25 +0300
>> From: Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1@gmail.com>
>> Subject: [African Wikimedians] Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is
>> now open
>> To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
>> <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Message-ID:
>> <
>> CAGF60mT+6m4n59w+-6M0cSPaifPX6-vZZy_NTYNJJM1yN7rgYg@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
>> boundary="00000000000083817b05cc411916"
>>
>> Dear Community Members,
>>
>> We are pleased to announce that registration for Wiki Indaba 2021
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021> is now open.
>>
>> This year’s Wiki Indaba will be hosted by the Wikimedia Community User
>> group Uganda and held virtually between 05 - 07 November 2021 under the
>> theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the Future.
>>
>> Click on this link to register http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021
>> <http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021>
>>
>>
>> The call for submissions is still open until September 24th, please submit
>> your session proposal either as a presentation, panel discussion,
>> lightning
>> talk, or workshop before September 24th, 2021 by simply stating the title
>> of your session and providing a brief description via
>> https://pretalx.com/wiki-indaba-2021/cfp.
>>
>> Please reach out to wikiuganda@gmail.com if you have any questions.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing
>> Committee.
>> -------------- next part --------------
>> A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
>> Name: not available
>> Type: text/html
>> Size: 4222 bytes
>> Desc: not available
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:44:47 -0400
>> From: Michelle van Gilder <michelle@theafricanarrative.org>
>> Subject: [African Wikimedians] Submission for the digest
>> To: african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
>> Message-ID:
>> <
>> CAJ7zCTNe87bs+TPuoho276s9cAh45YUpnV+KvyOh44PRno8D1g@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
>> boundary="00000000000047236d05cc728471"
>>
>> Hello – The Africa Narrative submitted a note of introduction several
>> months ago which the African Wikimedian Digest kindly disseminated. I’d be
>> grateful if you could once again put out a notice on our behalf, this time
>> in support of our search for a Wikimedian-in-Residence. Thank you very
>> much.
>>
>>
>> Michelle
>>
>>
>> The Africa Narrative (TAN), a non-profit that develops singular, high
>> impact initiatives in support of African creatives and the African
>> cultural
>> and creative industries, is seeking a Wikimedian-in-Residence to be part
>> of
>> an exciting Wikipedia project that TAN is spearheading. The AfroCreatives
>> Wikiproject aims to support and mobilize creatives and professionals from
>> the African creative sector, as well as enthusiasts more broadly, to
>> contribute and enhance knowledge on Wikipedia about Africa’s creative
>> economy. Its inaugural effort will target the film sectors of Egypt,
>> Nigeria, Rwanda, and Senegal.
>>
>>
>>
>> We are seeking a dynamic individual with a track record of editing
>> Wikipedia on Africa-related content and with a passion for African arts
>> and
>> culture. The position is remote and can be based anywhere on the
>> continent. Applications will be accepted through October 7th. More
>> information on the role and how to apply can be found here
>> <https://www.theafricanarrative.org/wir-application>.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Michelle van Gilder
>>
>> Founder | Acting Executive Director
>>
>> M: 917-825-7556
>>
>> O: 202-559-9182
>>
>> www.theafricanarrative.org
>>
>> The Africa Narrative
>>
>> <http://www.instagram.com/africanarrative>
>> <https://twitter.com/54narratives>
>> -------------- next part --------------
>> A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
>> Name: not available
>> Type: text/html
>> Size: 8466 bytes
>> Desc: not available
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:45:46 +0300
>> From: Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1@gmail.com>
>> Subject: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba 2021 Scholarships
>> applications now open
>> To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
>> <african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
>> Message-ID:
>> <
>> CAGF60mR4NNvuhxNQtS4bD4v9U5Zx1q6AvWqZzjnOQkZOJQTp_Q@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
>> boundary="0000000000000248d605cc819e37"
>>
>> Dear Community members,
>>
>> Transitioning WikiIndaba online this year offers an unparalleled
>> opportunity to expand representation but it also requires participants to
>> have access to a quality internet connection to meaningfully and fully
>> engage and contribute.
>>
>> THE CONNECTIVITY SCHOLARSHIP
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021/Scholarships>
>> For Wiki Indaba 2021, the first virtual edition of WikiIndaba Online, we
>> are launching a Connectivity Scholarship to provide direct financial
>> support for participants to connect and engage.
>>
>> Session organizers, speakers, and participants can apply for 2 levels of
>> funding support ($50 USD or $100 USD), which they can use for:
>>
>> - Direct connecting: Purchasing internet data or contributing to the
>> cost of internet access and use;
>> - Support connecting: Travel to access computers and internet points;
>> - Secure connecting: Purchasing privacy screens or VPNs;
>> - Other support: Cost of childcare or other services that enable active
>> participation.
>>
>> Apply Now
>>
>> You can apply to receive funding by clicking
>> https://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021scholarships The deadline for scholarship
>> applications is October 7, 2021 at 11:59pm EAT.
>>
>> This is the first time a fund of this nature has been offered at Wiki
>> Indaba. We deem it necessary as we transition from the familiarity of
>> in-person conferences of yesteryear to the possibilities we are about to
>> explore at the online Wiki Indaba 2021. We welcome your questions and
>> feedback. You can reach out to our team by email at wikiuganda@gmail.com
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>>
>> Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing
>> Team
>> -------------- next part --------------
>> A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
>> Name: not available
>> Type: text/html
>> Size: 8650 bytes
>> Desc: not available
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Subject: Digest Footer
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> African-Wikimedians mailing list --
>> african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
>> To unsubscribe send an email to
>> african-wikimedians-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> End of African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 13, Issue 65
>> ***************************************************
>>
> _______________________________________________
> African-Wikimedians mailing list --
> african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
> To unsubscribe send an email to
> african-wikimedians-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
>
-------------- next part --------------
A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
Name: not available
Type: text/html
Size: 15176 bytes
Desc: not available

------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:20:22 +0000 (UTC)
From: runcie chikeruba <runciecwc@yahoo.com>
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Re: Please house I encourage you all to
help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊
https://metaGrants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography
To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
<african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
Message-ID: <1336210564.99236.1632306022552@mail.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_Part_99235_1573958731.1632306022546"

Absolutely insightful.

Do Everything in Love!
Runcie C.W. ChidebeExecutive Director Project PINK BLUE
Health & Psychological Trust Centre (HPTC)t: +234 803 6053 866, +44 774 3714 707Alt. email: runcie.chidebe@projectpinkblue.org
-Awardee, Global Ties U.S. IVLP Alumni Award for Social Innovation and Change, USA.-2019 Commonwealth Scholar, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom.-Alumnus, U.S. Government International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), USA. -2018 Most Impactful Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur Award.-Catherine Pouget Research Award, Mapi Trust Group, Lyon, France. -Premier Alumni Award, Department of Social Work, University of Nigeria. -Academy Scholar, International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS)- World Health Organization (WHO), Kigali, Rwanda. -Young Cancer Leader Awardee, World Cancer Leaders' Summit, Istanbul, Turkey-Convener, Global Day of Citizen Action (GDCA) Abuja.-LiveSTRONG Leader by LiveSTRONG Foundation, Austin, TX, USA.-Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur 2015.
-Green October Humanitarian Award by Lamode Magazine 2015.-Award of Recognition for contribution to National Development in the Health Sector 2015.-Winner- Global Shapers Abuja Community I AM BOLD Award, Shape Africa 2014.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, & YouTube Skype: @runcie.chidebe
"Cancer can take away all of my physical abilities, It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul"- Jim Valvano
Copyright © 2020 Project PINK BLUE, HEALTH & PSYCHOLOGICAL TRUST CENTRE (HPTC), All rights reserved. P.O. Box 14819 Zone 3, Wuse, 900001, Abuja, Nigeria.

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 09:22:18 AM GMT+1, Asaf Bartov <abartov@wikimedia.org> wrote:

I encourage folks to be more thoughtful about endorsing grant proposals. Only put your name as endorser if you genuinely think the proposal is a good use of funds to achieve the intended outcome.
In this case, my opinion is that this is too much money for too little impact. E.g. printing 20 T-shirts for 100 expected pictures?
In general, this is a fairly standard volunteer activity (taking landscape pictures) that should take place with little expenditure. Support for transportation needs, and perhaps entrance fees and food for the travel makes sense, but the rest seems to me to be unnecessary.
For instance, camera rental: it makes sense to encourage photography by experienced photographers, who generally already have their own gear. If the plan expects fewer than 20 experienced photographers to attend, then it should be scaled down to a more realistic number.
If 20 photographers are supposed to create only 100 photos, meaning an average of 5 photos per person, it's very low impact per person, and per dollar.
I am not a grantmaker (but I used to be one) and have no decision-making power over this proposal; if I were, I would have rejected this proposal for the above reasons, and asked Gabriel to rethink his plan and focus on impact and expenses that support it directly.
I write this because I think it is improbable that everyone who has already endorsed the request has read the proposal carefully and given thought to these questions, so I wanted to demonstrate my own thinking about this proposal.
It is one of the signs of a mature community that it is able to tolerate friendly criticism and saying no to colleagues, rather than automatic support based on "loyalty" and social connections. Evidence of such maturity would be necessary for the creation of a significant regional hub, for instance.
I am happy to discuss this further, if anyone is interested.
A.
On Wed, 22 Sep 2021, 09:00 Gabriel Joe Amuzu <amuzugabrieljoe@gmail.com> wrote:

Please house I encourage you all to help endorse this project to make it a reality 😊 https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid/Amuzujoe/Landscape_photography

Thank you

On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 at 1:46 PM, <african-wikimedians-request@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:

Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to
african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org

To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit
https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/african-wikimedians.lists.wikimedia.org/

You can reach the person managing the list at
african-wikimedians-owner@lists.wikimedia.org

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..."

Today's Topics:

1. Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is now open (Geoffrey Kateregga)
2. Submission for the digest (Michelle van Gilder)
3. Wiki Indaba 2021 Scholarships applications now open
(Geoffrey Kateregga)

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:47:25 +0300
From: Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1@gmail.com>
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Registration for Wiki Indaba 2021 is
now open
To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
<african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
Message-ID:
<CAGF60mT+6m4n59w+-6M0cSPaifPX6-vZZy_NTYNJJM1yN7rgYg@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="00000000000083817b05cc411916"

Dear Community Members,

We are pleased to announce that registration for Wiki Indaba 2021
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021> is now open.

This year’s Wiki Indaba will be hosted by the Wikimedia Community User
group Uganda and held virtually between 05 - 07 November 2021 under the
theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the Future.

Click on this link to register http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021
<http://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021>

The call for submissions is still open until September 24th, please submit
your session proposal either as a presentation, panel discussion, lightning
talk, or workshop before September 24th, 2021 by simply stating the title
of your session and providing a brief description via
https://pretalx.com/wiki-indaba-2021/cfp.

Please reach out to wikiuganda@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Regards,

Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing
Committee.
-------------- next part --------------
A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
Name: not available
Type: text/html
Size: 4222 bytes
Desc: not available

------------------------------

Message: 2
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:44:47 -0400
From: Michelle van Gilder <michelle@theafricanarrative.org>
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Submission for the digest
To: african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
Message-ID:
<CAJ7zCTNe87bs+TPuoho276s9cAh45YUpnV+KvyOh44PRno8D1g@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="00000000000047236d05cc728471"

Hello – The Africa Narrative submitted a note of introduction several
months ago which the African Wikimedian Digest kindly disseminated. I’d be
grateful if you could once again put out a notice on our behalf, this time
in support of our search for a Wikimedian-in-Residence. Thank you very
much.

Michelle

The Africa Narrative (TAN), a non-profit that develops singular, high
impact initiatives in support of African creatives and the African cultural
and creative industries, is seeking a Wikimedian-in-Residence to be part of
an exciting Wikipedia project that TAN is spearheading. The AfroCreatives
Wikiproject aims to support and mobilize creatives and professionals from
the African creative sector, as well as enthusiasts more broadly, to
contribute and enhance knowledge on Wikipedia about Africa’s creative
economy. Its inaugural effort will target the film sectors of Egypt,
Nigeria, Rwanda, and Senegal.

We are seeking a dynamic individual with a track record of editing
Wikipedia on Africa-related content and with a passion for African arts and
culture. The position is remote and can be based anywhere on the
continent. Applications will be accepted through October 7th. More
information on the role and how to apply can be found here
<https://www.theafricanarrative.org/wir-application>.

Michelle van Gilder

Founder | Acting Executive Director

M: 917-825-7556

O: 202-559-9182

www.theafricanarrative.org

The Africa Narrative

<http://www.instagram.com/africanarrative>
<https://twitter.com/54narratives>
-------------- next part --------------
A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
Name: not available
Type: text/html
Size: 8466 bytes
Desc: not available

------------------------------

Message: 3
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:45:46 +0300
From: Geoffrey Kateregga <kateregga1@gmail.com>
Subject: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba 2021 Scholarships
applications now open
To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians
<african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org>
Message-ID:
<CAGF60mR4NNvuhxNQtS4bD4v9U5Zx1q6AvWqZzjnOQkZOJQTp_Q@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="0000000000000248d605cc819e37"

Dear Community members,

Transitioning WikiIndaba online this year offers an unparalleled
opportunity to expand representation but it also requires participants to
have access to a quality internet connection to meaningfully and fully
engage and contribute.

THE CONNECTIVITY SCHOLARSHIP
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021/Scholarships>
For Wiki Indaba 2021, the first virtual edition of WikiIndaba Online, we
are launching a Connectivity Scholarship to provide direct financial
support for participants to connect and engage.

Session organizers, speakers, and participants can apply for 2 levels of
funding support ($50 USD or $100 USD), which they can use for:

- Direct connecting: Purchasing internet data or contributing to the
cost of internet access and use;
- Support connecting: Travel to access computers and internet points;
- Secure connecting: Purchasing privacy screens or VPNs;
- Other support: Cost of childcare or other services that enable active
participation.

Apply Now

You can apply to receive funding by clicking
https://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021scholarships The deadline for scholarship
applications is October 7, 2021 at 11:59pm EAT.

This is the first time a fund of this nature has been offered at Wiki
Indaba. We deem it necessary as we transition from the familiarity of
in-person conferences of yesteryear to the possibilities we are about to
explore at the online Wiki Indaba 2021. We welcome your questions and
feedback. You can reach out to our team by email at wikiuganda@gmail.com

Kind regards,

Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing Team
-------------- next part --------------
A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
Name: not available
Type: text/html
Size: 8650 bytes
Desc: not available

------------------------------

Subject: Digest Footer

_______________________________________________
African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-leave@lists.wikimedia.org

------------------------------

End of African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 13, Issue 65
***************************************************

_______________________________________________
African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-leave@lists.wikimedia.org

_______________________________________________
African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-leave@lists.wikimedia.org
-------------- next part --------------
A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ...
Name: not available
Type: text/html
Size: 28158 bytes
Desc: not available

------------------------------

Subject: Digest Footer

_______________________________________________
African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org
To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-leave@lists.wikimedia.org

------------------------------

End of African-Wikimedians Digest, Vol 13, Issue 67
***************************************************