Re: [Wikimedia-tn] New Editor project - MiCT in Arabic

Hi Jack, Thanks for reaching out with these details. I included our UG mailing list, so they'd be aware. As I mentioned to you it's an interesting area of work as I can see many Wikimedians from our group as well as other community members could join in or take part. From my side, I know MiCT through work and happy to further discuss this initiative. PS: if I remember correctly they reached out to our UG a couple of years ago for a collaboration that didn't take place. Best regards, Emna On Thu, 25 Jun 2020, 16:46 Jack Rabah, &lt;jrabah(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > Hi Habib, > > Salam. Inshalla khair, and greetings Emna :) > > I wanted to share this email thread I started with Marshall and ask for > your advice regarding the Arabic Growth feature set. I briefly chatted with > Emna (cced) a few weeks ago so maybe we can connect to see how this > could work in Tunisia as phase 1. Please see my recap below. > > We are in very early stages of exploration, MiCT > <https://mict-international.org/> expressed wanting to work on > training new editors in Arabic across Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and a few > other countries - so I thought to share this with you to see if this is > something you would be interested in. *They are also interested in > exploring collaborations across Sub-Saharan Africa. > > *Overview: *MiCT – Media in Cooperation and Transition is a German > non-profit organisation that implements media development projects in > crisis regions. Activities focus on the interplay between conflict, media > coverage and reconciliation. MiCT’s services comprise the training of > journalists and media producers, programme and content development, radio > and film production, magazine and book publishing, as well as media > research and monitoring in conflict regions. At the headquarters in Berlin, > an international team of more than 20 full-time staff members coordinates > MiCT’s activities in 15 different countries. All projects are implemented > in close cooperation with our partners on-site. > > *North Africa Media Academy (NAMA in Tunisia)* > NAMA is an MiCT project currently financed by the German government. > The North Africa Media Academy is a training and capacity building > institution that has the mandate to provide services in all Arabic speaking > countries across the MENA region. MiCT has been active in the region > (including Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan) for > the past 15 years and can activate significant networks of journalists, > other media workers, as well as civil society groups in the region. > > INITIAL PROJECT IDEA: General idea for activities with regards to > capacity building and content production *(rough draft)* > > > - > > Training of Trainers (ToT) Scenario: invite 30 young trainees from > Libya (or any Arabic Speaking Country) to NAMA (one-week training in Tunis) > > > - > > Students, researchers specializing in different areas > - > > Technical training on how to write (produce, edit) Wiki entries > - > > Coach (“help”) them to train others in their home country > > > - > > Liaise with the existing institutions and civil society groups in > the project countries > > > - > > Training on how to turn ‘scientific’ material into Wikipedia > articles > - > > Technical training on how to write (produce, edit) Wikipedia > entries > > > - > > Content creation scenario: > > > - > > Organize Wikipedia editing events on specific topics (history, > history of women, culture, digital rights & laws, history of women) using > existing networks of Wikipedia editors > - > > Could easily be combined with engaging specific target groups as > editors (women, youth, LGBTI activists, other civil society activists) > > > - > > Editing and review scenario: > > > - > > Review of published entries: analyse entries, check for accuracy, > supplement the ones which lack sources, and do a sort of a clean up if > necessary. > > > Let me know what you think. > > Best, > Jack > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Jack Rabah &lt;jrabah(a)wikimedia.org&gt; > Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: New Editor project - MiCT in Arabic > To: Marshall Miller &lt;mmiller(a)wikimedia.org&gt; > Cc: Rudolph Ampofo &lt;rampofo(a)wikimedia.org&gt; > > > Hi Marshall, > > Thanks for filling us in on the last with the Growth Team > especially around Arabic Wikipedia. I believe there may be space for the > Growth feature set to be included. I've reached out to Emna from the > Tunisian community and shared a high level overview, but you raise a great > point about Habib. I will reach out to him and discuss this as he is the > perfect person to speak to. I will keep you posted once I connect with him > and hear his thoughts. > > Best, > Jack > > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 8:52 PM Marshall Miller &lt;mmiller(a)wikimedia.org&gt; > wrote: > >> Hi Jack -- thanks for sending this over. It sounds like these could >> be some interesting programs. In terms of how the Growth team's work would >> be involved, I think that if these programs happen, we could advise on how >> the Growth feature set could be part of the training. The features are >> already deployed on Arabic Wikipedia, and most newcomers gain access to >> them (except our control group, which we can surmount for a concerted >> program like this). >> >> Would you be working with any particular Wikipedians from the Arabic >> or Tunisian communities? There are several (especially Habib Mhenni) who >> are familiar with our feature set. >> >> Marshall >> >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:51 AM Jack Rabah &lt;jrabah(a)wikimedia.org&gt; >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Marshall, >>> >>> Following up on our slack chat, see below some info regarding MiCT >>> and what we (partnerships team) are discussing with them. My apologies for >>> not sending this out yesterday as we agreed, I am in the midst of dealing >>> with a family emergency - so I will be in and out. >>> >>> We are in very early stages of exploration, so basically >>> just gathering information in order to evaluate if this fits and if there >>> is appetite to discuss in more detail. MiCT expressed wanting to work on >>> training new editors in Arabic across Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and a few >>> other countries - so I thought to share this with you to see if this is >>> something you would be interested in. *They are also interested in >>> exploring collaborations across Sub-Saharan Africa. >>> >>> I hope this helps shed some light. Please let me know if you have any >>> questions. Feel free to reach out to me and Rudolph with any questions. >>> >>> Best, >>> Jack >>> >>> *Overview: *MiCT <https://mict-international.org/> – Media in >>> Cooperation and Transition is a German non-profit organisation that >>> implements media development projects in crisis regions. Activities focus >>> on the interplay between conflict, media coverage and reconciliation. >>> MiCT’s services comprise the training of journalists and media producers, >>> programme and content development, radio and film production, magazine and >>> book publishing, as well as media research and monitoring in conflict >>> regions. At the headquarters in Berlin, an international team of more than >>> 20 full-time staff members coordinates MiCT’s activities in 15 different >>> countries. All projects are implemented in close cooperation with our >>> partners on-site. >>> >>> *North Africa Media Academy (NAMA in Tunisia)* >>> NAMA is an MiCT project currently financed by the German government. >>> The North Africa Media Academy is a training and capacity building >>> institution that has the mandate to provide services in all Arabic speaking >>> countries across the MENA region. MiCT has been active in the region >>> (including Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan) for >>> the past 15 years and can activate significant networks of journalists, >>> other media workers, as well as civil society groups in the region. >>> >>> INITIAL PROJECT IDEA: General idea for activities with regards to >>> capacity building and content production *(rough draft)* >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Training of Trainers (ToT) Scenario: invite 30 young trainees >>> from Libya (or any Arabic Speaking Country) to NAMA (one-week training in >>> Tunis) >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Students, researchers specializing in different areas >>> - >>> >>> Technical training on how to write (produce, edit) Wiki entries >>> - >>> >>> Coach (“help”) them to train others in their home country >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Liaise with the existing institutions and civil society groups in >>> the project countries >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Training on how to turn ‘scientific’ material into Wikipedia >>> articles >>> - >>> >>> Technical training on how to write (produce, edit) Wikipedia >>> entries >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Content creation scenario: >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Organize Wikipedia editing events on specific topics (history, >>> history of women, culture, digital rights & laws, history of women) using >>> existing networks of Wikipedia editors >>> - >>> >>> Could easily be combined with engaging specific target groups as >>> editors (women, youth, LGBTI activists, other civil society activists) >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Editing and review scenario: >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Review of published entries: analyse entries, check for accuracy, >>> supplement the ones which lack sources, and do a sort of a clean up if >>> necessary. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> *Jack Rabah* >>> >>> Senior Partnerships Manager - Middle East & North Africa (MENA) >>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >>> >>> > > -- > > > *Jack Rabah* > > Senior Partnerships Manager - Middle East & North Africa (MENA) > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > > -- > > > *Jack Rabah* > > Senior Partnerships Manager - Middle East & North Africa (MENA) > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > >