Dear Felix, Thanks for sending this through. Mutegeki Cliff Agaba Digital Adoption Consultant Member Internet Society, AFRALO, ICANN, UASG and IGF - WGWSP +256 701 800 679 +256 776 800 679
www.mutegekicliff.com [image: facebook icon] <http://www.facebook.com/mutegekicliffagaba> [image: linkedin icon] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mutegekicliff/> [image: instagram icon] <http://www.instagram.com/mutegekicliff> On Fri, 4 Aug 2023 at 18:21, Felix Nartey <fnar...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > *Tl;dr: *Are you from Africa and looking for other opportunities to > contribute your knowledge and skills to Wikimedia or learn how to make > valuable contributions to Wikipedia? Join the Africa Growth Project Pilot > on WikiLearn to grasp the basics of contributing to Wikipedia and explore > the various contribution options within the movement! Applications are > accepted from August 4 - 16, 2023 > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_RMweV7xPQmkuFgRc2bRq8Z1i35bC8wC6q6QMdMtIkdEl3Q/viewform> > . > > > Dear Wikimedians, > > About a month ago, the Wikimedia Foundation announced the idea of an > Africa Growth Project and initiated a curriculum consultation > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_Core_Policies> > which concluded on 21 July 2023. The pilot project, as highlighted in the > original email, seeks to enhance community efforts by creating a more > effective online learning experience to improve the retention of new > volunteers. > > Why the Africa Growth Project? > > Investing in community capacity has been emphasized in various discussions > within the Movement. These needs have been explicitly outlined in the > Movement Strategy and, more importantly, the recent request for help with > editor growth and retention from the communities in sub-Saharan Africa. > > The Africa Growth Project is a pilot that aims to experiment with a course > to provide a strong foundation in Wikipedia policies and collaboration > norms, closely guided by our hypothesis of providing high-quality > structured training to new and existing Wikimedians covering the basics of > contribution to Wikimedia (including introducing the many ways to > contribute beyond article writing) can double the retention rates of active > editors in the region. > > What can I expect? > > The program will consist of a 4-week online learning experience in > September. It will prepare participants to understand the fundamentals of > contributing to Wikimedia and the range of contribution options available > within the movement. For the initial iteration of this project, the course > will only be offered in English. We intend to expand to other languages in > the future if the piloted approach proves successful. > > Participants will leave the course with: > > - > > Basic familiarity with the Wikimedia landscape > - > > Awareness of the many different contribution options available to > volunteers, over and beyond writing encyclopedia articles > - > > The ability to write in an encyclopedic tone and grasp the concept of > a neutral point of view > - > > Understanding of reliable sources, referencing them, and the concept > of "verifiability, not truth". > > > Who is eligible? > > We invite all Africans, both experienced and new, who have an interest in > developing or refreshing a clear understanding of the basics of > contributing to Wikimedia and exploring the opportunities that exist for > them in the Wikimedia volunteer journey. > > > Only *150 slots are available*, selection will be based on the level of > interest shown in the response, and users with accounts that are 6 months > old or older will have an advantage. > > Applications are open from 4 - 16 August 2023 > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_RMweV7xPQmkuFgRc2bRq8Z1i35bC8wC6q6QMdMtIkdEl3Q/viewform>, > and you can apply by completing the attached form > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_RMweV7xPQmkuFgRc2bRq8Z1i35bC8wC6q6QMdMtIkdEl3Q/viewform> > before the deadline. If you wish to learn more, join us (in person or > online) at our session at Wikimania on August 17 at 2:20 UTC > <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2023:Program#Room_324_3>. > Alternatively, you can contact us through our meta page talk page > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Growth_Pilot/Live_Tutorials_on_Core_Policies> > or reach me at fnar...@wikimedia.org. > > > Best, > -- > > Felix Nartey > > Senior Program Officer, Campaigns > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > african-wikimedians@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to > african-wikimedians-le...@lists.wikimedia.org >
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