Hi,
Great to hear from you both,
Thanks Emna, thank Jack.
Looking forward to the meeting.
Habib Mhenni,
On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 5:41 PM Jack Rabah <jrabah(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi Emna,
Thank you for your email and for adding the Wikimedia Tunisia user group.
Hello all - hope you are well. Salam.
I believe it would be a great idea to set up a call with MiCT with a few
representatives of WM Tunisia to discuss this opportunity and the best way
forward.
Who is interested in joining this call? I can help facilitate and organize
a Google Meets for us to speak with MiCT? I am aiming for a call in 2 weeks
time.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Jack
On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 3:43 PM Emna Mizouni <emna.mizouni(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
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, <jrabah(a)wikimedia.org> 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 <jrabah(a)wikimedia.org>
> Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: New Editor project - MiCT in Arabic
> To: Marshall Miller <mmiller(a)wikimedia.org>
> Cc: Rudolph Ampofo <rampofo(a)wikimedia.org>
>
>
> 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 <mmiller(a)wikimedia.org>
> 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 <jrabah(a)wikimedia.org>
>> 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/>
>
>
--
*Jack Rabah*
Senior Partnerships Manager - Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>