Dear everyone,

I trust this message finds you well and in good health. The Wiki Loves Women https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wiki_Loves_Women team is delighted to announce the return of the #SheSaid https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid campaign for its highly anticipated 5th edition!

Following the success of last year's edition, we're proud to remind you that the campaign resulted in 5,555 new articles and 1,766 improved articles in 18 participating languages.

We're currently organizing this year's campaign, and your involvement will be pivotal in shaping its success. I'm reaching out to inquire whether you're planning to organize a local event and to provide you with vital information.

== Save the Date! ==

This year, the campaign will run from September 1st to December 31st, 2024. Mark your calendars, because together, we will make a remarkable impact!

== Grant Request ==

If you're considering organizing a local event, you can apply for a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation before June 1st, 2024 (cycle 6 of rapid grants https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid) or by September 1st, 2024. Remember if you apply in the second, September, cycle, you will only get the grant money after the contest has started.

To facilitate a smooth and comprehensive grant application process, we've prepared this grant request template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IjrrZOl19B1dwp2Y_sU5W6IEuBW9EPLIyCbpPLGrZcY/edit?usp=sharing. Please refrain from replying to this email. If you're ready to submit your grant application, kindly fill out the Fluxx form https://wmf.fluxx.io/.

The WLW team will host three office hours in different languages to assist with the grant application process. Stay tuned via our social media platforms for more details.

== How to Reach Us? ==

Should you have any questions, concerns, or ideas for the upcoming edition, please don't hesitate to respond to this email or share them with us via:

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The talk meta page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid of the campaign -

The Wiki Loves Women social media accounts (Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesWomen/, Twitter https://twitter.com/WikiLovesWomen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/WikiLovesWomen/) -

The GenderGap Telegram group https://t.me/joinchat/H1XPpRY-f3f3VVyilvMl8Q

== New to #SheSaid? ==

The Wiki Loves Women initiative celebrates women leaders with the #SheSaid campaign. The campaign aims to enhance women's visibility by creating new Wikiquote https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiquote entries or improving existing ones related to them. After four editions, the campaign has resulted in over 15,042 newly created or edited articles on Wikiquote. Learn more on Meta: bit.ly/WLWSheSaid https://chatgpt.com/c/bit.ly/WLWSheSaid or on our website: www.wikiloveswomen.org.

If you require further clarification or have any questions about the grant application process, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you throughout the application and event planning stages.

Cheers,

Afek

On behalf of the Wiki Loves Women team https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/Team