OFWA January 2023

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Wikipedia at 22 celebrations - The Open Foundation West Africa(OFWA) edition
by Eugene Masiku 25 Jan '23

25 Jan '23

Hello everyone, In the spirit of Wikipedia's 22nd birthday celebrations, we at Open Foundation West Africa reflected on our journey with Wikipedia on Friday, 20th January, 2023. We had a good time listening to experiences from both old and new members of our community. It was an exciting moment sharing stories and memorable experiences with each other regarding our expeditions with Wikipedia. Here's a link to watch how we celebrated Wikipedia at 22. Link: https://youtu.be/8SKX2QxWGSk Also, do not forget to subscribe to our Youtube Channel to be informed on more Wiki activities in our community. Link: https://www.youtube.com/@ofwafrica King Regards, Eugene Masiku. -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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Fwd: Voting now open on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
by ruby damenshie-brown 23 Jan '23

23 Jan '23

Hello, The voting period <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> for the revised Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> is now open! Voting will be open for two weeks and will close at *23:59 UTC* on *January 31, 2023*. Please visit the *voter information page on Meta-wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>* for voter eligibility information and details on how to vote. In mid-January 2023, the Enforcement Guidelines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> for the Universal Code of Conduct <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct> will undergo a second community-wide ratification vote. This follows the March 2022 vote <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>, which resulted in a majority of voters supporting the Enforcement Guidelines. During the vote, participants helped highlight important community concerns. The Board’s Community Affairs Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_Foundation_Com…> requested that these areas of concern be reviewed. The volunteer-led Revisions Committee <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> worked hard reviewing community input and making changes. They updated areas of concern, such as training and affirmation requirements, privacy and transparency in the process, and readability and translatability of the document itself. The revised Enforcement Guidelines can be viewed *here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>*, and a comparison of changes can be found *here <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>*. Votes will be scrutinized by an independent group of volunteers, and the results will be published on Wikimedia-l, the Movement Strategy Forum, Diff and on Meta-wiki. Voters will again be able to vote and share concerns they have about the guidelines. The Board of Trustees will look at the levels of support and concerns raised as they look at how the Enforcement Guidelines should be ratified or developed further. On behalf of the UCoC Project Team, This mail has been sent to you as you have registered your email address with the Wikimedia Foundation. To remove yourself from future election notifications, please add your user name to the Wikimedia No Mail List <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_nomail_list>.

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Connect With Us
by Eugene Masiku 20 Jan '23

20 Jan '23

Hello everyone, Happy New year! I hope you are all well. Open Foundation West Africa officially ushers you to the year 2023. We have a lot of activities slated for this year, and to be actively informed on all of them, we entreat you to follow and engage us on all our social media platforms (Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ofwafrica>, Twitter, <https://twitter.com/OFWAFRICA> Instagram, <https://www.instagram.com/ofwafrica/> Linked In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ofwafrica/>and Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/@ofwafrica>) and subscribe to our newsletter <http://eepurl.com/hecgWv> as well. Are you curious about some of the activities we have lined up this year?? Here is a glimpse of some projects that will be running. - Kiwix4schools Mentorship Program - African Wikimedia Technical Community - Africa Wiki Challenge Follow us on all our platforms for regular updates on the aforementioned projects and more. Also, feel free to engage us via all the platforms. *Links:* Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ofwafrica Twitter: https://twitter.com/OFWAFRICA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ofwafrica/ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ofwafrica/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ofwafrica Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hecgWv <https://t.co/f3Pr5fhAtO> Kind Regards, Eugene Masiku -- Eugene Makafui Masiku, Communications Officer Open Foundation West Africa

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Fwd: [African Wikimedians] Voting now open on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct
by Ruby Damenshie-Brown 19 Jan '23

19 Jan '23

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Zita Zage <zuz-ctr(a)wikimedia.org> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 at 12:05 PM Subject: [African Wikimedians] Voting now open on the revised Enforcement Guidelines for the Universal Code of Conduct To: <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Hello all, The voting period for the revised Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement Guidelines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> is now open! [1] Voting will be open for two weeks and close at *23.59 UTC* on *January 31, 2023*. Please visit the voter information page on Meta-wiki <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…> [2] for voter eligibility information and details on how to vote. For more details on the Enforcement Guidelines and the voting process, see our previous message <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduc…>. [3] On behalf of the UCoC Project Team, [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme… [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme… [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Revised_enforceme… -- -- Zita Ursula Zage (she/her) Facilitator, Movement Strategy & Governance Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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