Hello! 

We've just posted an update to the New Readers update page. Cross-posting here.

Thanks, and have a great new year,

Anne

== December 23, 2016 ==

=== General ===

The [[m:New_Readers/Target_countries|'''target countries consultation''']] is complete. We will now begin to develop a list of countries from the criteria selected and run metrics against them going forward. We do not plan to deprecate the "global south" metrics yet. See the linked page for more information. [note to reviewers, I need to write up that report before this goes out]

Several members of the New Readers team will be attending [[m:WikiIndaba_conference_2017|Wiki Indaba]] in Ghana to support community efforts, learn from people who live in Africa, and share what we've learned so far. Kacie, Jack, and Zack are currently confirmed to attend.

The complete data from the '''[[m:Global_Reach/Mexico_Survey_Documentation|phone survey in Mexico]]''' is now publicly available! We are excited to share this with you and will continue to publish data from the other surveys conducted.

=== [[m:New_Readers/Offline|Offline]] ===

The first round of testing '''online to offline''' prototypes is now complete, and we will be delivering a report early in 2017 with what we learned. Thanks to everyone who participated on meta and otherwise!

The New Readers team advised on grants related to offline access during this quarter's [[wmfblog:2016/12/16/twelve-project-grants/|Project Grants]] cycle. Several members of the team, to be confirmed, will be serving as advisors on the [[m:Grants:Project/Stephane/Kiwix/Offline_medical|'''Offline Medical grant''']] with Kiwix. We are excited for closer collaboration with the the Kiwix and WikiProject Med teams.

Members of the Global Reach team participated in the [[:en:Internet_Governance_Forum|UN's Internet Governance Forum]], where much of the focus was about bringing the next billion online and sharing relevant content with those that are new to the internet.

=== Awareness ===

The Global Reach team has been investigating potential media partnerships in India with the goal that people discover Wikimedia content, know that it's coming from Wikimedia, and understand what Wikimedia is.

Global Reach has also been looking into opportunities to connect with local fan bases in Nigeria.

The Communications team has launched two messaging surveys to learn how Wikimedians in India and Nigeria describe and promote Wikipedia. The surveys collect data on messaging tactics, key words, and recommended media formats for promoting Wikipedia. 

They are also developing an awareness campaign to launch alongside the new Wikipedia Zero partnership in Iraq.

=== Affordability ===

The Global Reach team is launching a Wikipedia Zero partnership in Iraq this quarter. We will be conducting phone surveys before and after the launch in order to understand a benchmark and impact of the awareness campaigns and Zero program there.

As mentioned in the last update, workshops are scheduled to develop our efforts around affordability in January/February 2017.