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.
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/>