Hey folks :)
Last week, the GNOME Foundation announced the interns that were accepted for the May - August 2014 round of the Outreach Program for Women (OPW). Eight interns were selected to work on Wikimedia projects, including two who will contribute to Wikidata outreach efforts. I will be mentoring them with Thiemo as my backup.
Anjali Sharma of India will be focusing on the design of mobile app concepts and promoting Wikidata on social media platforms. Her original project proposal can be found here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/WikiHunt_the_%27Property%27:_Wikidata_Outreac... She will be blogging about her progress here: http://discoveranjali.wordpress.com/
Helen Halbert of Canada will be evaluating and expanding Wikidata documentation and contributing to a GuidedTours extension for introducing new users to Wikidata. Her original project proposal can be found here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Feed_the_Gnomes_-_Wikidata_Outreach She will be blogging about her progress here: http://www.helenhalbert.com/
OPW is part of Wikimedia’s mentorship programs and is intended to encourage new and intermediate contributors to grow their skills as well as provide pathways for richer community collaboration. Community feedback is essential to the success and sustainability of our interns’ projects and will be sought by Anjali and Helen throughout their work. They'll be in touch with you as the projects progress.
Please welcome them to Wikidata. I'm really excited to have them here to help us out.
Cheers Lydia