[image: 2023 (2).png] [image: Subscribe here! (1).png] <https://www.facebook.com/WikiLovesWomen/>[image: Subscribe here! (2).png] <https://twitter.com/wikiloveswomen>[image: 70f954ae-765f-429d-9f83-ef4311bd7717.png] <https://www.instagram.com/WikiLovesWomen/> Dear all, I hope this email finds you well and filled with excitement for the incredible journey ahead. I am thrilled to announce that the #SheSaid <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid> campaign is back for its highly anticipated 4th edition <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid/SheSaid_2023>! After three successful years of empowering women and amplifying their voices, the Wiki Loves Women <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/en> team is more inspired than ever to continue this remarkable journey together. We are in the process of organizing this year's campaign <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/SheSaid/SheSaid_2023>, and your involvement would be instrumental in shaping its success. Accordingly, I am reaching out to kindly ask you if you plan to organize a local event and to provide you with important information. == Save the date! == This year, the campaign will run from October 1st to December 31st, 2023. Mark your calendars because together, we will make a remarkable impact! == Grant Request == If you intend to organize a local event, you can apply for a grant to the Wikimedia Foundation before the 1st September 2023. In order to ensure a smooth and comprehensive grant application, we have devised this grant request template <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nutGLLDBWr33wVvQ7oPE3qeTGBxndzb1qF-E6ZaEf2Y/edit?usp=sharing> . PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER THERE. If you are ready to submit your grant application, please fill out the Fluxx form <https://wmf.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new>. The WLW team will host 3 office hours in different languagesin August to help apply for the grant. Stay tuned for more information. == How to contact us? == If you have any questions, concerns, or ideas for the upcoming edition, please feel free to answer to this email or share them with us on: - 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> We are open to suggestions and eager to collaborate with you to make this edition of the SheSaid campaign truly exceptional. == You don’t know anything about #SheSaid? == The Wiki Loves Women initiative celebrates women leaders with the #SheSaid drive. The drive is aimed at improving the visibility of women in creating new or improving already existing Wikiquote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikiquote> entries related to them. After 3 editions, the campaign resulted in more that 7721 new articles created or edited on wikiquote. Read more on meta: bit.ly/WLWSheSaid Read more on our Website: www.wikiloveswomen.org If you have any questions or need further clarification on any aspect of the grant application process, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to support you throughout the application and events planning stages. Cheers! Afek On behalf of the WikiLovesWomen <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Women/en> team