Dear Wikimedians,

We are pleased to invite you to the 37th DCW Conversation Hour https://dcwwiki.org/DCW_Conversation_Hour, a space dedicated to movement strategy, leadership development, and innovation in free knowledge.

[image: Poster for 37th DCW Conversation Hour: The State of Global South with Bobby Shabangu] https://dcwwiki.org/The_State_of_Global_South

*Topic: *The State of Global South

*Featured Speaker: *Bobby Shabangu, Member of the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees & Co-founder Afrika Baraza

*Session Theme: *This session will examine the participation, leadership, and influence of Global South communities within the Wikimedia ecosystem. Event Details

*Date:* Monday, 26 January 2026

*Time:* 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM UTC | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM IST Register to Join https://dcwwiki.org/dc-sl Add to Calendar https://dcwwiki.org/index.php?title=Special:CargoExport&tables=events&&fields=_pageID%2C_pageName%2Cstart_date%3Dstart%2Cend_date%3Dend%2Clocation%2CCONCAT%28%27More+information%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fdcwwiki.org%2FSpecial%3ARedirect%2Fpage%2F%27%2C_pageID%29%3Ddescription&where=_pageId%3D1086&limit=100&format=icalendar&icalendar+name=The+State+of+Global+South&filename=The+State+of+Global+South+-+DCW.ics

We look forward to your presence and participation.

Kind regards

Nomfundo Zungu

Communications intern

+2768 0745221

nomfundo.zungu@wikimedia.org.za