WikimediaZA June 2025

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Wikimedia South Africa 2025 Outreach
by herschal.jackson＠wikimedia.org.za 31 Jul '25

31 Jul '25

Good Day Chapter Members Wikimedia South Africa is expectant in 2025 and believe that this will be a fruitful year for the chapter. As I mentioned in the last notification for 2024 when we reflected on the good work done in 2024 it was important to rest and reset. In the new year the chapter's focus will be on communication and engagement with our chapter members. To this end we would like to invite all chapter members who have an idea of an activity or project they would like to pursue in 2025 to engage with the chapter. If you are interested in engaging with the chapter around your needs please utilize the Google form below to capture of your idea or need. The form will enable you to isolate projects or community needs you would like to explore in the 2025 year and will enable the Chapter to isolate methods to support you. Some of the areas we will be able to support our chapter members are: 1. Mentorship 2. Language related support 3. Data related support 4. Workshop organization and facilitation 5. Initiatives aligning with our 5 year strategy 5.1. Objective 5: Grow community by 30% by 2026 5.2. Objective 6: Improve on Partnerships 5.3. Objective 7: Increase South Africa Languages Wikis by 30% 5.4. Objective 8: Activate some Language Champions 6. Diversity Outreach 7. Library Outreach 8. Hackathons 9. Thematic Editathons 10. Photographic Events 11. Student Outreach Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdixorjK4H7M4YbF78ukyzXaUFaOIqYc9I… The form will be open from the 17 January 2025 to 21 February 2025, once closed we will review and engage with you around your application. Best Regards Herschal Jackson

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WikiIndaba 2025 - Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
by Martin Emanuel 24 Jun '25

24 Jun '25

Good afternoon Chapter members, The wait is finally over! Calling on all African Wikimedians, both in Africa and the diaspora, to submit their scholarship applications and program proposals for WikiIndaba 2025. Tell a friend to tell a friend! Submit your proposal here: bit.ly/INDABA25_PROPOSAL Apply for scholarship here: bit.ly/INDABA25_SCHOLARSHIP Deadline for submissions: 20th July 2025 We look forward to seeing you in Tanzania! Best Regards - Martin Emanuel

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Wikimedia South Africa Operations Meeting - 24 June 2025
by Martin Emanuel 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

Good afternoon Chapter members, Wikimedia_ZA will be holding an Operations Meeting tomorrow, 24/06/2025 at 19:00 (SAST). Here, we will provide feedback and updates to chapter members, and the general public, on our ongoing projects, as well as on upcoming initiatives. All members are welcome to join this session. Links to the meeting and the agenda are provided below: Wikimedia ZA 2025 Operations Meeting Tuesday, June 24 · 7:00 – 8:00pm Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/rdb-xmmj-opv Or dial: ‪(ZA) +27 10 823 0554‬ PIN: ‪844 680 323‬# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/rdb-xmmj-opv?pin=7895322784704 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JcMmhtHbU7sm2re69IhY7ZFww_RZVEIqzxIjkU9… We hope to see you there. - Martin Emanuel

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Wikimania Nairobi - sold out for the in-person event!
by Martin Emanuel 18 Jun '25

18 Jun '25

Good afternoon Chapter members, We are pleased to announce that spots for the Wikimania 2025 in-person event are sold out. For those who would still like to be part of the event, you are encouraged to join virtually by registering on the Link below. Please see a message from the Wikimania Core Organising Team below. We thank them for their tireless efforts to make Wikimania 2025 a success: Hi everyone, With overwhelming interest in this year’s Wikimania, we have filled all spots for the in-person event in just 3 weeks and are now sold out! Thank you to everyone for your enthusiasm and excitement. We are so humbled by the response and we can’t wait to meet you in Nairobi! The Core Organizing Team is hard at work building a virtual event that will feature more interactive elements than ever before, with new opportunities to connect with one another, with speakers, and with the in-person audience. Hundreds of people have already registered to join virtually, and we want you to be there, too! Tickets for the virtual event remain free and available. Register now to be part of it! https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Registration - The Wikimania 2025 Core Organizing Team We hope to see you there. Best regards - Martin Emanuel

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Fwd: Scholarships for Creative Commons Certificate starting September 2025
by Douglas Scott 17 Jun '25

17 Jun '25

Hello everyone, It's that time of year again when our friends at Creative Commons open up scholarship applications to learn more about copyright law, specifically for educators and librarians. Please checkout the forwarded email below for more information. Applications are open until 30 June 2025. Regards, Douglas. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Creative Commons <creativecommonssa(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 at 08:47 Subject: Scholarships for Creative Commons Certificate starting September 2025 To: Paul West <westpg(a)gmail.com> Dear CC SA Community, Please see the below message from Shanna Hollich regarding the availability of scholarships for the CC certificate course. There are two courses - one for educators and one for librarians - but the curriculum is the same for both for the majority of the course, only the last few weeks do the courses diverge, as the foundation is critical to both. It is highly recommended for anyone who wants to enhance their expertise relating to how the CC License Suite works, how it relates to Copyright, how to use - and re-use - the licenses, and so on. Those of us in South Africa who have done the course, Paul West, Derek Moore, myself, inter alia - have found it incredibly valuable. The course is over a three-month period, with many assignments which are highly creative, a curriculum that cycles through the most important facets of the CC License Suite, and a huge and necessary focus on application - it is very much geared towards praxis - that by the end you will be comfortable with both finding (in itself a very useful part of the course), using, and re-using the CC licenses. Also, that not all of the licenses satisfy the criteria to be an Open Educational Resource, and so on and so forth. We really do recommend that you get these credentials under your belt, and with scholarships available, now is as good a time as any to apply. Since part of the application is about how you would give back to the community, we can certainly help you if you are interested in applying, with this - if you do not have a ready-made academic community for instance to hand. So please, we do urge that you consider applying for one of the scholarships and will help you if needed. Thank you, Kathryn & Paul ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Shanna Hollich <shanna(a)creativecommons.org> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at 20:42 Subject: [cc-openedu] Creative Commons Certificate: Scholarships for September 2025 courses available To: <cc-openedu(a)googlegroups.com> Dear CC community, As mentioned earlier this year, we are again opening applications for CC Certificate course scholarships. Creative Commons intends to make the CC Certificate courses available to as many people as possible. We currently have funds to cover 15 partial scholarships for the 2025 CC Certificate courses for (1) Educators and (2) Academic Librarians, starting on 29 September. The scholarships will cover 80% of our course registration, and scholarship recipients will be responsible for paying USD $100. Learn more about our CC Certificate courses <https://creativecommons.org/about/cc-certificate-program/>. How this works: 1. We invite you all to apply for a scholarship for either the (1) CC Certificate for Educators or the (2) CC Certificate for Academic Librarians. Applications are due by 30 June. 1. Apply today using this Google form <https://forms.gle/vH5p2D7NPN6snPLt5>. 2. CC community members’ scholarship applications that demonstrate a thoughtful plan to share learning with the members’ communities will be prioritized. We will also prioritize applications from countries and territories that are typically underrepresented, outside of North America and Western Europe (more details on the form). 3. We invite CC community members to help us determine which applications to accept. Please stay tuned after the scholarship applications close: we will share an anonymized voting sheet, directions for voting, and an invitation for community members to review applications in the middle of July. 4. All applicants will be notified of their status no later than 31 July. Applicants will have until 15 September to complete their registration for the course. We are excited to continue expanding access to the Certificate in this way, and we hope to continue to do so in the future, through scholarships and collaborative partnerships to help further open education. Thank you, -Shanna --- Shanna Hollich (they/them or she/her) | Learning and Training Manager | Creative Commons shanna(a)creativecommons.org schedule a meeting with me <https://calendly.com/shannacc> learn more about CC's Training & Consulting opportunities <https://creativecommons.org/about/training-and-consulting/> Support CC with a donation <https://e-donate.creativecommons.org/> Get CC news & updates <https://mail.creativecommons.org/subscribe> -- This is the list for the Creative Commons Open Education Platform. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Open Education Platform" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cc-openedu+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cc-openedu/CA%2BmN4cBT3sr_0uR1NimJJ-eh97i… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cc-openedu/CA%2BmN4cBT3sr_0uR1NimJJ-eh97i…> . -- Douglas Ian Scott Mobile number: +44 7471 608592 2nd mobile number: +27 79 515 8727

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Wikimedia ZA WhatsApp Channel
by Martin Emanuel 17 Jun '25

17 Jun '25

Good day Chapter members, We are excited to share the Wikimedia ZA WhatsApp Channel with you and all interested parties. The WhatsApp Channel will serve as a one stop point for Wikimedia to engage with communities on planned monthly events, activities and Meetups. It is also beneficial as members will have a more direct platform to interact with each another. For those who may find this platform of communication useful, please find the link to our Wikimedia Channel below: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb5QMJl2kNFgUiMa4D1B Lets get chatting! Best Regards - Martin Emanuel

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Wikimedia South Africa Chapter Meetups - June 2025
by Martin Emanuel 16 Jun '25

16 Jun '25

Good morning Chapter Members, We will be hosting our Chapter Meetups on Saturday, 21 June 2025. Our In-person meetups will occur at the venues below:- Johannesburg at the Goethe-Institute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_Meet-up_South_Africa/_Joh… Cape Town at the Bootlegger (Harrington Street): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_Meet-up_South_Africa/_Cap… The Meetups will occur from 10:30am to 12:30pm at both venues. All community members are invited to join us for coffee, a snack and fruitful discussions. Alternatively, community members may join us via Google Meets (links provided within the respective URLs above). We hope to see you there. Best Regards - Martin Emanuel

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Fwd: [African Wikimedians] AWW Skill Up Workshop, June Edition.
by Martin Emanuel 10 Jun '25

10 Jun '25

Good afternoon Chapter members, Please find the details below, regarding an upcoming skills workshop on 14 June 2025. Those who are interested are encouraged to register for the event via the link provided. Best Regards - Martin Emanuel ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Oluwapelumi Aina <pelumiaina8(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 at 11:09 Subject: [African Wikimedians] AWW Skill Up Workshop, June Edition. To: <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimedians, Are you ready to elevate your project management skills and be on top of your game in today’s fast-paced digital world? Join Africa Wiki Women for an interactive session into the innovations transforming how projects are planned, executed, and measured. 📅 Date: Saturday, 14th June 2025 🕔 Time: 2:00 PM UTC 🔗 Register on the Event Page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:2025_AWW_Skill_Up_Workshop/JUNE 📍 Location: Zoom link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85657138788 Guest Trainer: Barakat Adegboye; Project Officer at Wikimedia User Group Nigeria. What to expect: Foundational principles of digital project management. Essential digital tools that streamline workflows, and enhance productivity. Organizational and online collaboration strategies to foster team synergy, maintain clear communication, and keep tasks on track. Beginner-friendly mini-project plan. Register today and stand a chance to develop new skills that will elevate your impact. Kind regards, -------------------- Oluwapelumi Aina, Training Coordinator Africa Wiki Women. _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list -- african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to african-wikimedians-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Wikimedia South Africa Operations Meeting June 2025
by Martin Emanuel 09 Jun '25

09 Jun '25

Good afternoon Chapter members, Wikimedia_ZA will be holding an Operations Meeting tomorrow evening. Here, we will provide feedback and updates to chapter members, and the general public, on our ongoing projects, as well as on upcoming initiatives. All members are welcome to join this session. Links to the meeting and the agenda are provided below: Wikimedia ZA 2025 Operations Meeting Tuesday, 10 June · 7:00 – 8:00pm Time zone: Africa/Johannesburg Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/rdb-xmmj-opv Or dial: ‪(ZA) +27 10 823 0554‬ PIN: ‪844 680 323‬# More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/rdb-xmmj-opv?pin=7895322784704 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GYIocuJlOa3ASDWXNwqIpNCXvbTSLKmHK8DwJCR…

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