Hi Community,
There is a Wiki Indaba 2025 pre-conference happening this week, save the
date and join any since it will be online.
Best regards.
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From: WikiIndaba2025 Programs <wikiindaba2025programs(a)wikimediatz.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Subject: [African Wikimedians] [EN] WikiIndaba 2025:Pre-conference dates
and program!
To: <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear all,
We are excited to inform you that the WikiIndaba 2025 pre-conference as
curated by the Afrika Baraza working group, will be held online on *November
12, 14 and 15* online.
So, SAVE THE DATES!, as it promises to be a very rewarding pre-conference
with sessions like the* Pan-African hub framework community engagement*,
which you don’t want to miss, as it’s a step towards the adoption of the
framework at the WikiIndaba 2025 conference! And for the first time, there
will be a summit of African extended rights users! How cool is that?!😎 .
Click here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Pan-African_Hub_Framework_Drafting/Framewor…>
to see the pan-African Hub framework draft. Feel free to drop questions and
comments on the discussion page.
Click here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2025/Program> to
view the rest of the Wiki Indaba 2025 pre-conference program.
To join the pre-conference, click here
<https://us05web.zoom.us/j/89184386257?pwd=V0zh4jFspzcOboVz9JpNbiDebVF2Jf.1>
.
Best regards,
*Wiki Indaba 2025 Programs Committee*
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Hello everyone,
We’re still working to integrate our Training of Trainers (ToT)
participants into the Wikimedia Ghana User Group Facilitators & Trainers
Network, where you can now lead wmgh events.
Our next step is to pair those who are available and ready for more
experience with our senior trainers and facilitators as workshop and
edit-a-thon support/assistants.
If you haven’t yet hosted an event, please reach out, we’ll gladly support
you as you plan your first one. If you haven’t connected with your mentors,
we encourage you to do so.
Please note: ToT participants need to facilitate at least one event in
order to pair to volunteer for our events. This helps us confirm you’re
ready to help deliver training.
We plan to close this WhatsApp group and move everyone into the network
group. Whenever there are events, we’ll post there so you can sign up and
be paired with a facilitator or trainer.
Please join the network Whatsapp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/LZSCNgrUJ1SLuWHNXOK80s ; this one for the ToT
will be closed by the end of the week.
Please also note that our bi-weekly online editathons are resuming this
September, while our in-person national events happen as and when a
regional node can confirm.
You’re welcome to volunteer for any of the upcoming sessions, stipends and
reimbursements will be provided. This is a great way to apply your skills,
gain hands-on experience, and help strengthen our community of editors.
If interested, please sign up for the first Wikipedia session happening
this Thursday at 7 PM; spaces are first-come, first-served.
Thanks for continuing to learn and grow with us!
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Best regards,
Najat Mutala
Wikimedia Ghana User Group <https://wmgh.org/>
Dear Community,
The Capacity Exchange (CapEx) platform is still open for all Wikimedians to
sign-up and connect. It is a space for Wikimedians to connect, share
skills, and collaborate across the movement.
Kindly use this link <https://capx.toolforge.org/> to create your profile
and select Wikimedia Ghana User Group (wmgh) as your affiliate.
Best regards,
Wikimedia Ghana User Group Team
Dear Community,
The annual Wikimania Conference is taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, this
year, from Wednesday, August 6 to Saturday, August 9. This global event
brings together Wikimedians from all over the world to connect and
celebrate free knowledge. For those not attending in-person, participate
virtually; many sessions will be streamed.
Kindly register for online participation here
<https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Registration>.
Best regards,
Wikimedia Ghana User Group Admin Team
Dear community,
Wikimedia Ghana User Group has officially begun its 2025/2026 fiscal year
this July, and we on the admin team are excited to roll out our planned
activities in collaboration with you.
As part of our commitment to providing high-quality workshops and
edit-a-thons that welcome newcomers and engage experienced contributors
alike, we are inviting experienced community members to sign up as
facilitators. If you have the passion, time, and skill to teach and guide
others in editing, we’d love to work with you.
We are seeking facilitators to support sessions focused on:
-
Wikipedia
-
Wikidata
-
Translatewiki
-
Incubator
If you are interested, please email community(a)wmgh.org and include the
following details:
Your full name
The wiki(s) or platforms you are experienced in and able to teach
-
Your username
-
Years of experience teaching or facilitating in the Wikimedia space
-
Confirmation that you are not blocked or banned on any Wikimedia project
-
A link to a public event on outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org that showcases
your facilitation experience (if available)
Facilitator support:
Wikimedia Ghana User Group provides stipends to cover expenses such as
data, meals, transportation, and hotel accommodation (for in-person
events). We are committed to supporting you as you volunteer your time and
skills to support the community.
We look forward to working with you to build the capacity of new and
existing contributors, expand outreach, improve content, and strengthen
community engagement through workshops, edit-a-thons, and follow-up
sessions.
Warm regards,
Wikimedia Ghana User Group Admin Team
Dear community,
Wikimedia Ghana User Group has officially begun its 2025/2026 fiscal year
this July, and we on the admin team are excited to roll out our planned
activities in collaboration with you.
As part of our commitment to providing high-quality workshops and
edit-a-thons that welcome newcomers and engage experienced contributors
alike, we are inviting experienced community members to sign up as
facilitators. If you have the passion, time, and skill to teach and guide
others in editing, we’d love to work with you.
We are seeking facilitators to support sessions focused on:
-
Wikipedia
-
Wikidata
-
Translatewiki
-
Incubator
If you are interested, please email community(a)wmgh.org and include the
following details:
Your full name
The wiki(s) or platforms you are experienced in and able to teach
-
Your username
-
Years of experience teaching or facilitating in the Wikimedia space
-
Confirmation that you are not blocked or banned on any Wikimedia project
-
A link to a public event on outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org that showcases
your facilitation experience (if available)
Facilitator support:
Wikimedia Ghana User Group provides stipends to cover expenses such as
data, meals, transportation, and hotel accommodation (for in-person
events). We are committed to supporting you as you volunteer your time and
skills to support the community.
We look forward to working with you to build the capacity of new and
existing contributors, expand outreach, improve content, and strengthen
community engagement through workshops, edit-a-thons, and follow-up
sessions.
Warm regards, Wikimedia Ghana User Group Admin Team
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Ensures accurate communication in healthcare settings
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📄 When You Might Need It:
Submitting medical records abroad
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📌 Key Tip:
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Read More : https://www.notarisedtranslations.co.uk/medical-notarised-translation/
I have added Carl to this mailing list.
If you wish to get in touch with him directly, you may do so. Carl's email
is in the cc of this email.
I'm glad many have showed interest. Lets keep it going then!
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:55 AM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Okay, I've added you.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Carl Fredrik Sjöland <
> cfsjoland(a)icloud.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Rexford,
>>
>> I would be delighted to join. I may have difficulty sorting through the
>> information, seeing as I receive many mails, but at the very least I can
>> join the mailing group - thank you.
>>
>> Best,
>> Carl Fredrik
>>
>> 22 aug 2014 kl. 20:01 skrev Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi Carl, I put you call through our Ghanaian mailing list and have
>> received some guys who are interested to do the translations to three or
>> four Ghanaian languages.
>>
>> I have recommended they get in touch with you directly, however I'm
>> thinking of adding you to our mailing list so you can also bring to table
>> suggestions etc.
>>
>> Lemme know if that's cool with you. We can take you off anytime later.
>>
>> Thanks
>> On Aug 22, 2014 11:13 AM, "Carl Fredrik Sjöland" <cfsjoland(a)icloud.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Rexford,
>>>
>>> I'm sorry for the late reply, I've been away and for some reason this
>>> mail didn't go out from my usual account.
>>> I'd be very grateful for any contacts interested in working on the
>>> project, and we are also looking for community organizers for specific
>>> languages. Also, we are looking into various Ghanan languages, if you know
>>> of anyone who may be willing to translate the Ebola article for example. As
>>> for regional banner, do you mean on specific Wikipedias? And who do I in
>>> this case turn to?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland
>>>
>>> On Aug 13, 2014, at 08:03 PM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Carl,
>>>
>>> Thanks for getting in touch and I'm glad the medical translation is in
>>> progress.
>>>
>>> The need to get those medical articles into Afrikaans and Xhosa is very
>>> important.
>>>
>>> I can help in trying to reach out to as many persons as possible who
>>> speak these languages.
>>>
>>> I, for myself, I am a Ghanaian by birth and can't speak nor understand
>>> nor write any of the South African languages except for English.
>>>
>>> However, I think I can be of assistance by putting up a call for persons
>>> to who can speak that language to help in the translation.
>>>
>>> One area I would suggest you exhaust is also putting a regional banner
>>> on Wikipedia inviting persons who speak that language to volunteer.
>>>
>>> I'll start right away in trying to reach out to many people as possible,
>>> and I hope I get persons who will be interested and be of assistance.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> rexford | google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from smartphone
>>> On Aug 12, 2014 11:51 AM, "Carl Fredrik Sjöland" <cfsjoland(a)icloud.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> We spoke briefly at Wikimania, and I was delighted to hear that you may
>>>> be able to put us in touch with Xhosa and Lhasa speaking people. We spoke
>>>> about possibly reaching out to a number of medical students, and Victor was
>>>> even able to tell me that one of the girls who participated in the video
>>>> was studying medicine now.
>>>> If we could work on spreading the translations of Ebola as fast as
>>>> possible it could bring about an increase in the awareness of the project.
>>>> Currently we are translating into a large number of languages, but have
>>>> found no translators from any South African language.
>>>>
>>>> To see the full extent of our current translation work on Ebola please
>>>> go to:
>>>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:RTTS
>>>> and look for group 7 or 8, where most of the African languages we are
>>>> working on are grouped. If you are able to put us in contact with anyone
>>>> willing to help in a language not on this list currently, we are very open
>>>> to expanding it - even if this Wikipedia doesn't exist yet, we also have
>>>> content on the incubator.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Carl Fredrik Sjöland
>>>> Wikiproject Medicine
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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