Dear All,
Women Wikimedians are happy to express their intent as they plan towards
having a focused Train-the-Trainer program this year for female community
leaders within the Wikimedia movement. A 2-day residential training program
to nurture leadership amongst the leading women contributors from different
Indian language Wikimedia projects. A program where not only women
community members are the participants but also they host it from
logistics, finance, resource, trainers, communications etc.
This is a separate program and not to be confused with the annual
Train-the-Trainer program hosted by Access to Knowledge Team. Access to
Knowledge Team would be the funding affiliates for this program and it
would be grateful to receive their advice and suggestions from time to time
along with other affiliates and community members, however, the program
would be put up in collaboration with women community members only. The
idea is to develop leadership in each and every aspect of community work,
so that, in the future, there is equity and also diversity when community
undertakes activities.
Recognizing this to be a distinct and new approach, it is a priority to be
extra careful in making the judicious use of public money. Having said so,
we wish to host this program in the National Capital Region, New Delhi as
the city offers larger travel connectivity and stay options. We wish to
host this program on the weekend following The Women's Day on Friday, 8th
March. Also, happy to share that besides #Wiki4Women edit-a-thon at UNESCO
Head Office in Paris, Delhi Office has also shared their intent in hosting
the same. All scholarship recipients for the Women's TTT could, in turn, be
the representatives of "Wikimedians of India" at the UNESCO workshop and
also be the resource persons.
To make this initiative a success, direction from all of you is the key!
Please feel free to suggest.
*Also please find the link to submit your interest to be a part of the
event (Women only). Due to the shortage of time, the time limit to fill the
form is 5 days i.e. till 8 February 2019 (23:59 p.m. IST).*
https://goo.gl/forms/n8H4JSdwsmxk3iH12
Regards,
Manavpreet Kaur