Hey Guys,
I know there are a lot of stuffs going on and coming up too but let me just
put this across.
Today I was looking for one stop information about the current Cholera
outbreak in Ghana since June this year but couldn't find one. Putting up an
article I think can help some who will definitely be in my shoes someday
too. A simple Google search can tell you this year's Cholera outbreak in
Ghana (*Not to say what I saw myself in the district that tops them all*)
has been well covered around the world which will make citation a lot more
easier. [1]
Anyone up for joining me edit *2014 Ghanaian cholera outbreak,* If you're,
take a look at *2012 Sierra Leonean cholera outbreak* [2]
1. http://goo.gl/lWUtqk
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Sierra_Leonean_cholera_outbreak
Thanks.
Enock
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Enock
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From: "Gerard Meijssen" <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 10, 2014 7:26 AM
Subject: [Wikidata-l] Fwd: congratulations
To: "WikiData-l" <wikidata-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc:
Hoi,
The latest statistics show that we may finally say that "only 50% of our
items have zero, one or two statements". No longer can we say more that 50%
of our items have zero or one statement.
THAT is in my opinion a great indication of our progress of bringing data
to Wikidata. As a consequence we become more information and useful.
It is important to know that the first statements are in many ways the most
difficult but also the most important. They often include the instances of
or subclasses.
Congratulations !!!
Thanks,
GerardM
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From: "Pine W" <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 9, 2014 7:58 PM
Subject: [Wikitech-l] Individual Engagement Grants Committee recruiting for
members
To: "Wikimedia Mailing List" <Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "
wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org" <wikitech-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Wiki
Research-l" <wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, "Individual Engagement
Grants Committee" <iegcom(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Cc:
Dear all,
The Individual Engagement Grants Committee is seeking new members. We are
diverse, consensus-based committee with members on five continents and a
variety of skills. As a group we speak 16 languages and have over 500,000
edits to a variety of Wikimedia sites. We review grant applications twice
per year in four categories: Research, Tools (usually software), Online
community organizing, and Offline outreach and partnerships.
Members may specialize in as few or as many areas as they wish.
We look for the following qualifications. This information is taken from
our Meta page.
Mandatory:
1. Experience with the Wikimedia movement and at least one Wikimedia
project
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_projects>.
2. Experience with some aspect of Wikimedia programmatic or
project-based work, e.g. editor engagement, WikiProjects or other on-wiki
organizing processes, outreach, events, partnerships, research,
education,
gadget or bot-building, etc.
3. Ability to edit basic wiki-markup (grant proposal discussions are
largely conducted on meta-wiki).
4. Reasonable facility with English, for reviewing and discussing grant
proposals.
5. In good community- and legal- standing (not currently blocked or
banned, involved in allegations of unethical financial behavior, etc).
6. Availability to actively engage in the selection process during the
published schedule for that round (time commitment is about 3 hours per
week, plus 1 extra day for scoring).
Preferable:
1. Experience leading, coordinating, or managing projects with an
intended on-wiki or online impact.
2. Experience handling externally provided money and working within
budgets, preferably in a non-profit context.
3. Experience applying for grants or working in grants programs (in the
Wikimedia, academic, or wider non-profit world).
4. Ability to read and write in multiple languages.
Acceptable:
1. Members may apply for an Individual Engagement Grant themselves, but
they will recuse themselves from reviewing proposals in the same category
as their own during that round.
2. Membership does not conflict with membership in other Wikimedia
committees, including the Grant Advisory Committee
<
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Grants:PEG/Grant_Advisor…
>
or the Wikimania Scholarships Committee.
Please apply at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Committee#ieg-candidates. The
close of the application period is September 21. The Committee will review
the applications internally and announce new members by early October,
coinciding with the start of the public review period for new grant
proposals.
For the Committee,
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Hi,
Want to try your new Wikipedia skills improving stubs [1] (of course I
recommend Ghana and Africa related :-)) and win Amazon vouchers, then;
The Stub Contest [2] is a short intensive contest focusing on de-stubbing
and expanding as many of Wikipedia's stub articles as possible. It has been
run twice: first in November/December 2004, and then December 1-31 2013.
Nine years is a long time between drinks!
It is running again, from 1 - 30 September 2014, with prizes (Amazon
vouchers) awarded a few weeks afterwards.
The prizes will be a 100 Euro voucher for Amazon for first place, EURO 50 for
2nd place, EURO 25 for 3rd and 4th place, with EURO 25 special prizes for the
editor who de-stubs the oldest stub (dated from first day of creation) and
EURO 25 special prize for the editor who de-stubs the stub that received the
highest number of page views on September 1st 2014 (i.e. the first day of
the competition).
Good luck! :-)
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Stub_Contest
- Enock
Its ongoing and the wiki GH team assistance will be much appreciated
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From: "Isla Haddow-Flood" <islahf(a)africacentre.net>
Date: Sep 8, 2014 4:37 AM
Subject: Wiki Loves Africa country teams
To: <samuelguebo(a)gmail.com>, "Mohamed Mostafa ouda" <mmustafa8(a)gmail.com>, <
abel(a)wikiafrica.net>, "Nkansah Rexford" <rexford(a)wikiafrica.net>, <
michael(a)wikiafrica.net>, "ABir Trabelsi" <abirtrabelsi27(a)gmail.com>, "
bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com" <bobbyshabangu(a)gmail.com>, "Erina Mukuta" <
erinamukuta(a)gmail.com>
Cc: "Enock Seth Nyamador" <kwadzo459(a)gmail.com>, "Florence Devouard" <
anthere(a)anthere.org>
Dear Wiki Loves Africa team!
We are very proud to tell you that Wiki Loves Africa has been funded! Your
country has been selected as being one of the focus countries for the
competition. There is a lot to do before now and when we launch on the 1st
of October ...
There are a few things that need to be done before we can get onto the real
fun!
1. Please look at this list of guidelines on Meta to see what kinds of
things you could consider as part of the Competition. Please chat with your
team about it, and let me know if you have any questions:
*https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Africa#Guidelines_for_Focus_Countries
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Africa#Guidelines_for_Focus_Coun…>*
2. We are currently creating the website. It is currently in English,
but will soon be in French and Arabic (Abir, Habib and Mohamed we will need
your help ;-)). www.wikilovesafrica.org (please understand it is in beta
- we are still sorting out the instagram feed and other issues, but we
welcome your feedback)
3. We have a section for each country on the blog. On this page we would
like you to record events that will take place in your country, who you are
working with (food organisations) and other things that are related to the
competition in your country as they happen. If you can send me the name and
email address of the person will be updating the country blog.
4. Let me know if the people reflected on this page are the ones that
you are working with, and that the contact email is correct:
*http://wikilovesafrica.org/about/
<http://wikilovesafrica.org/about/>*
5. Please also look at the Commons project pages and add your
involvement, what your group is doing and when, and that the person who is
currently down as the media contact is the correct person:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa
Thanks so much - Florence and I are really excited to be working with you!
Please email Florence or I if you have any questions - and Rexford if you
have any technical problems!
Warmest regards
Isla
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