Sounds promising!
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From: Eugene Masiku <emasiku(a)ofwafrica.org>
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This is a wonderful initiative!!
We are looking forward to it.
Cheers!!!
On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 at 13:55, Nkem Osuigwe <neosuigwe(a)aflia.net> wrote:
Count us in!
Nkem E. Osuigwe PhD CLN
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African Library and Information Associations & Institutions(AfLIA)
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On Thu, 7 Apr 2022, 2:25 pm Felix Nartey, <fnartey(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Following engagements with some communities that began in 2021, I am
> pleased to share with you some brief insights about an upcoming project
we
> are working on with the African Union (AU)
and the Africa No Filter
(ANF).
>
> --------------------------------------
>
> Africans are born storytellers.
>
> For the longest time, they have had strong traditions of sharing truths.
>
> Over time, the African narrative has been snatched and shaped outside
the
> borders of this continent.
>
> The partnership forged between the WMF, African Union, and Africa No
> Filter seeks to work with communities in making sure the African
narrative
> is back in the hands of its people.
>
> Together with you, we want to re-shape the African narrative by
exploring
> your expertise as Africans and Wikimedians to
ensure coverage of the
> continent.
>
> The partnership will include a Wikimedian in residence and resource
> persons from the continent to ensure its success. We encourage you to
watch
out for
an upcoming diff post and a platform to chat further about these
still shaping structures of the partnership.
We want to hear from you!
On behalf of the AKI team,
--
Felix Nartey
Senior Program Officer, Campaigns
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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