Dear Board,
Please see the email below, from Ceslause. He is one of the facilitators of
Wiki loves Africa photographic competitions, the Chapter has been running
for the past 2 years. I am forwarding this for your thoughts to be tabled
next ops meeting.
Best regards,
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From: Ceslause Ogbonnaya <ceslause(a)theafricanarrative.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 01:44
Subject: Prospective local organizer for AfroCreatives WikiProject
To: <shupai.mchuchu(a)wikimedia.org.za>
Dear Shupai,
I hope this email finds you well.
After a quiet period since the 2022 launch of AfroCreatives WikiProject
(ACWP), The Africa Narrative (TAN) is gearing up for a busy 2024 with the
roll-out of a series of initiatives as well as a robust buildout of the
ACWP activities. First up on the calendar of 2024 Edit-a-thons
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/AfroCreatives_WikiProject> is a
pan-African campaign in partnership with FESPACO, Africa’s largest film
festival.
To enable us to drive campaign activities at the local level across Africa,
we would love to partner Wikimedia ZA as a local organizer. As a local
organizer, you are eligible to apply for a rapid grant to organize local
events if you’re in good standing with the Wikimedia foundation. If you
have an APG and can make provision from it, that is also a good option.
The campaign will run from 18th May to 1st June 2024, though training
activities start on 3rd May 2023. If you intend to apply for a rapid grant,
you have to target cycle 5 and apply before the 1st April, 2024 deadline.
If you’re interested, please reply to this email to confirm your
participation.
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Wikimedian-In-Residence, AfroCreatives WikiProject*