Dear Wikimedians,

We hope this email finds you well. We invite you to join the next episode of WikiAfrica Hour "Let’s celebrate our community’s projects & achievements!” 

We are very excited to discuss this topic with the episode guests and your joining is very valuable. 

What can you expect from the episode?

The final episode of 2024, and 41st broadcast of WikiAfrica Hour, is a special edition! We’ll be showcasing some of the African communities and individuals whose achievements over the past year have contributed to raising our voices as African Wikimedians. As a space where Africa’s Wikimedians can share their work and knowledge, and digest those learnings, WikiAfrica Hour has become “the voice” of the community. What better way to close out the year than with a celebration of those voices!

In this episode, our guest host Justice Okai-Allotey will talk to some of the facilitators and community leaders of key African projects about what inspired them to found their projects. We’ll also explore what it takes to facilitate those projects and the challenges they’ve faced along the way. As African Wikimedians, we know about the importance of collaborations, so we’ll also be taking a look at partnerships those projects have developed, both within and outside of the Wiki landscape. 

Who are the guest speakers?

• Loubna Ait Oumasste: a teacher and a member of the communication team at the Wikimedia Morocco User Group. She prepares and presents the WikiPodcast program.

• Robert Jamal: co-founded the Fante Wikimedians Community and is an administrator on the Twi and Fante Wikipedias. 

• Barakat Adegboye: Wikimedian-in-Residence for the Wiki Imagine Lagos project.

• Fatima Oury Sow Gueye: Co-founder of the Wikimedia Community User Group Senegal.

Hosting them Justice Okai-Allotey: a digital engagement strategist and enthusiast with core skills in communications, business development, social media strategy, management, content creation and curation. He is also a Ghanaian Wikipedian and interim Board Chair of the Wikimedia Ghana User Group, leading efforts to improve Ghanaian articles on Wikipedia.

When and where will the episode take place? 

Data: Friday 13th December

Time: 16:00 UTC

Join us LIVE on Youtube.

You can also register in the event tool here

Looking forward to seeing you!