Fantastic, great to see this panel. On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM Florence Devouard <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > -------- Message transféré -------- > Sujet : [African Wikimedians] Next Episode of WikiAfrica Hour "Offline > Wikis, the need and the available options" JOIN US! > Date : Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:17:12 +0200 > De : Donia ElDomiaty <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Répondre à : Mailing list for African Wikimedians > <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > > Dear Wikimedians, > > We hope this email finds you well. We invite you to join the next episode > of WikiAfrica Hour "Offline Wikis, the need and the available options” > > We are very excited to discuss this topic with the episode guests and your > joining is very valuable. > > What can you expect from the episode? > > Not all places have stable access to the internet, and as the Wikimedia > community aims at equity and variability, we need to focus on finding > methods to reach places with little connectivity to guarantee free > knowledge distribution everywhere. In this episode, guests who have had > experience working on offline projects and initiatives will discuss their > methods, digital divide, ways of housing and distributing static content, > and what support is offered from the Wikimedia Foundation, chapters and > user groups. We will also analyse examples of settled offline projects that > serve Africa's Wikimedia communities and beyond. > > Who are the guest speakers? > > - > > Stephane Coillet-Matillon > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:The_other_Kiwix_guy> partnered > with Emmanuel Engelhart to grow Kiwix, a neat software making internet > content accessible to people without permanent connectivity. > - > > Tim Moody <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Tim-moody> spends most > of his time trying to make Internet in a Box useful to children and adults > who lack a connection to the World Wide Web. He dreams of a day when the > Library of Alexandria and the House of Wisdom are in everyone's hands. > - > > Maxwell Beganim <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Xibitgh>, an > Open enthusiast ,educator and a sustainability leader. He pioneered the > implementation of Kiwix and digital literacy in Senior high schools in > Ghana. He is currently the Africa (Anglophone) Coordinator for Open > Knowledge Foundation Network. A Cofounder of the Ghanaian Languages > Wikimedia > > > > Hosting them Nichole Saad, an experienced educator with a mission for > transforming lives through equity in education. With nearly 20 years of > teaching and leadership experience across 9 countries, she works to create > transformative learning experiences that equip learners to thrive in our > ever-changing 21st century landscape. Through founding the Open Learning > Collective, she helps organizations around the world develop innovative > education programs, empower teachers with effective training, and navigate > complex education policies. > > > When and where will the episode take place? > > Data: Wednesday 29th January > > Time: 16:00 UTC > > Join us LIVE on Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIEkQ3ICEqs>. > > You can also register in the event tool here > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WAH_Episode_42_-_Offline_Wikis,_the_need_and_the_available_options> > > Looking forward to seeing you! > > -- > *Donia* > WikiAfrica Hour Production Coordinator > & Wiki In Africa Tools Community Facilitator > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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