[Wikimedia-l] Re: Apply to join the Beta version 2 of the Organiser Lab! ¡Postúlate para la versión Beta 2 del Laboratorio para Organizadores!

[Felix Nartey]

Hello all,

The link in the email above appears to direct to our test/preview page.
Please use this link to apply
<https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5stImBj5bugNOmO> or visit our meta
page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> for
additional information.

Thanks,
-
*ES*

Hola a toda/os,

El enlace en el correo electrónico anterior parece conducir a nuestra
página de prueba/vista previa. Utiliza este enlace para presentar tu
solicitud <https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5stImBj5bugNOmO> o
visita nuestra página meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> para obtener más
información.

Gracias,

On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 9:23 PM Felix Nartey  wrote:

> *Tl;dr:* Want to learn how to effectively organize editing campaigns and
> events in the movement? Join the beta 2 version of Organizer Lab on
> WikiLearn to understand how to organize a global campaign around a topic
> for impact area! This year’s Organizer Lab will focus on upskilling
> organizers with tools and tactics to run effective campaigns related to
> gender and sustainability. Applications
> <https://wikimedia.yul1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/previewId/7db03f8a-f9a3-4eb7-bf9e-bc5b0771de6f/SV_5stImBj5bugNOmO?Q_CHL=preview_SurveyVersionID=current>
> are open from *6* - 17 Sep.
>
>
> Spanish text below.
>
>
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> The Campaign Programs Team
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team> at
> the Wikimedia Foundation is excited to announce Version 2 of the Organizer
> Lab <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/22/join-the-organizer-lab-beta/>.
> This call is open to all Wikimedia community organizers with local
> organizing experience who embrace the potential of the Wikimedia movement
> to mobilize around Topics for Impact
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify_Topics_for_Impact>
> and are ready to enhance their international organizing skills.
>
> Why an Organizer Lab?
>
> Campaigns and other topic-based calls to action have greatly influenced
> the Wikimedia movement. However, organizers consistently report challenges
> in designing programs that effectively engage and retain new and
> experienced contributors who meaningfully address knowledge gaps and
> continue participating in movement activities.
>
> In 2022, during the Beta version of the Lab, we tested the curriculum for
> the course to better understand how to train organizers to run events that
> fill knowledge gaps related to topics for impact. We know that training and
> access to organizing skills help organizers become more involved and
> effective at building Wikimedia communities through tactics like campaigns.
>
> Initial evaluation of the Beta version of the Course was positive:
> Participant feedback described the course material as very helpful in
> building confidence in their organizing practices and ability to support
> other organizers. Furthermore, analysis of the organizing activity from our
> first 21 graduates indicates that Lab graduates are running more effective
> content-creating events.
>
> What’s new?
>
> The Organizer Lab provides a structured path for organizers to enhance
> their abilities, and learn how to design campaigns and effective calls to
> action that address two strategic knowledge gaps: namely climate &
> sustainability, and gender (new addition). Importantly, participants can
> apply these skills to other topics for impact areas.
>
> This year we are further testing the learning material with a second,
> larger cohort and an additional topical focus on Gender. The goal is to
> refine and strengthen the learning so that we can make public the course
> materials in the future for use across the movement, as part of larger
> Learning and Development opportunities on WikiLearn. We are also offering
> the course in one additional language (Spanish!) and expanding our target
> audience beyond Sub-Saharan Africa to Latin America.
>
> What can I expect from the Lab?
>
> The Organizer Lab is a 12 week online learning experience that will run
> from early October to mid-December 2023. Participants will refine their
> skills in designing strategic calls to action for prioritized knowledge
> gaps, along with general Wikimedia organizing and campaign/event design
> skills.
>
> Participating organizers will leave the course with:
>
>-
>
>A strong understanding of how to develop a locally relevant topic list
>for a knowledge gap-focused campaign.
>-
>
>A process for identifying suitable local audiences and organi

[Wikimedia-l] Apply to join the Beta version 2 of the Organiser Lab! ¡Postúlate para la versión Beta 2 del Laboratorio para Organizadores!

[Felix Nartey]

ción y la captación.
   -

   Familiaridad con tácticas y herramientas eficaces de diseño de eventos y
   estrategias para atraer a los recién llegados.
   -

   Una propuesta de proyecto escalable para eventos o proyectos
   relacionados con celebraciones globales del Día de la Tierra y el Mes de la
   Mujer, así como otras celebraciones regionales e internacionales.


Únicamente hay 50 cupos disponibles para el curso, y no todos los
aplicantes calificados pueden ser aceptados. Aunque la experiencia en el
movimiento y la organización ayudarán a determinar si se reúnen los
requisitos, utilizaremos un sistema de sorteo para garantizar que factores
como la representación geográfica (con especial enfoque en África y América
Latina, aunque también podrán tenerse en cuenta otras regiones en función
de determinados criterios) y la diversidad de género contribuyan a crear
una cohorte más equitativa y diversa.

Obtén más información o aplica ahora

Para postularse como participante de la cohorte, lee las instrucciones en
Meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>, donde
encontrarás: un formulario de solicitud
<https://wikimedia.yul1.qualtrics.com/jfe/preview/previewId/7db03f8a-f9a3-4eb7-bf9e-bc5b0771de6f/SV_5stImBj5bugNOmO?Q_CHL=preview_SurveyVersionID=current>,
fechas de interés y orientación general. También te invitamos a leer sobre
los proyectos de los participantes
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/04/13/inaugural-edition-of-the-organizer-lab-awards-6-community-grants/>
de la última cohorte. Si te perdiste nuestra sesión en Wikimanía, puedes
ver la grabación aquí. Para cualquier consulta, puedes ponerte en contacto
con el equipo en campai...@wikimedia.org.

Best,
-- 

Felix Nartey

Senior Program Officer, Campaigns

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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[Wikimedia-l] Apply to join the Africa Growth Pilot!

[Felix Nartey]

*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/>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Apply to join the Beta version of the Organizer Lab!

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Wikimedians,

Applications for the first-ever cohort of the organizer lab closes on 19th
October 2022 (in about a week!)



Our goal for the first cohort is to form a diverse cohort where people
representing different regions, countries, languages, and communities can
learn from and share their experiences with each other. We've received an
overwhelming response to our call for applications, but there are some
regions that are underrepresented. We want to encourage people from South
Asia, North Africa, and Latin America to apply
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>.



Are you still confused about how to apply?

Read the instructions and apply via our page on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> or read more
about the project on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/09/22/join-the-organizer-lab-beta/>.

Did you miss our information session, don’t worry we got you:-) You can
watch the recorded version of the information session on youtube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv5bmaBgaLQ> and please don’t hesitate to
reach out to the team via campai...@wikimedia.org if you have any questions.



Please help us share this opportunity within your circles!

Best,

On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 4:10 AM Mikaeel Sodiq 
wrote:

> Thank you Felix, you are doing well
>
> On Tue, 4 Oct 2022, 1:53 pm Felix Nartey,  wrote:
>
>> Hello Abu,
>>
>> Later this week I will send a recording of the information session for
>> all who missed it. So kindly keep looking at this space for an update about
>> it.
>>
>> In the meantime, you can visit the campaign portal
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> to learn more
>> about the organizer lab.
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 8:16 PM Abu Dhorr Ahsan 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Felix,
>>> Hope you are doing well.
>>> During this meeting I had to join another important meeting which
>>> overlapped with this one so if you could provide me with the summary or
>>> resources it would be much appreciated.
>>> Sorry for my inconvenience.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Abu Dhorr Ahsan
>>> Volunteer at Wikimedia Movement
>>>
>>> On Fri, 30 Sep, 2022 at 9:03 PM, Felix Nartey 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>>
>>>> The information session for the Organizer Lab
>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> is happening
>>>> today, September 30 at 14:00 UTC
>>>> <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014>!
>>>>
>>>> Join us to learn more about how to join the cohort of the beta version,
>>>> or come with your questions, and will try our best to answer them.
>>>>
>>>> Looking forward to chatting with you all soon!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 5:37 PM Felix Nartey 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> *Tl;dr: *Looking for a way to learn how to effectively organize
>>>>> around sustainability? Join the beta version of the Organizer Lab on
>>>>> WikiLearn to understand how to effectively organize a global campaign
>>>>> around sustainability and climate change! Applications are open from Sep.
>>>>> 22 - Oct. 19. Information session coming up on September 30 at 14:00
>>>>> UTC <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014>.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>>>>
>>>>> The Campaigns Team
>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team>
>>>>> at the Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the beta version of a
>>>>> new program called the Organizer Lab
>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>. This call
>>>>> is open to any Wikimedia community organizers with some local organizing
>>>>> experience, who believe in the potential of the Wikimedia movement to
>>>>> effectively mobilize around Topics for Impact
>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify_Topics_for_Impact>,
>>>>> and who are keen to improve their skills to organize at the international
>>>>> level.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why an Organizer Lab?
>>>>>
>>>>> Campaigns and other topic-based calls to action have been some of the
>>>>> most impactful organized activities in the Wikimedia movement. However, 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Apply to join the Beta version of the Organizer Lab!

[Felix Nartey]

Hello Abu,

Later this week I will send a recording of the information session for all
who missed it. So kindly keep looking at this space for an update about it.

In the meantime, you can visit the campaign portal
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> to learn more
about the organizer lab.

Warm regards,

On Mon, Oct 3, 2022 at 8:16 PM Abu Dhorr Ahsan 
wrote:

> Hello Felix,
> Hope you are doing well.
> During this meeting I had to join another important meeting which
> overlapped with this one so if you could provide me with the summary or
> resources it would be much appreciated.
> Sorry for my inconvenience.
>
> Cheers,
> Abu Dhorr Ahsan
> Volunteer at Wikimedia Movement
>
> On Fri, 30 Sep, 2022 at 9:03 PM, Felix Nartey 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> The information session for the Organizer Lab
>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> is happening
>> today, September 30 at 14:00 UTC
>> <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014>!
>>
>> Join us to learn more about how to join the cohort of the beta version,
>> or come with your questions, and will try our best to answer them.
>>
>> Looking forward to chatting with you all soon!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 5:37 PM Felix Nartey 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> *Tl;dr: *Looking for a way to learn how to effectively organize around
>>> sustainability? Join the beta version of the Organizer Lab on WikiLearn to
>>> understand how to effectively organize a global campaign around
>>> sustainability and climate change! Applications are open from Sep. 22 -
>>> Oct. 19. Information session coming up on September 30 at 14:00 UTC
>>> <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014>.
>>>
>>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>>
>>> The Campaigns Team
>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team> at
>>> the Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the beta version of a new
>>> program called the Organizer Lab
>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>. This call is
>>> open to any Wikimedia community organizers with some local organizing
>>> experience, who believe in the potential of the Wikimedia movement to
>>> effectively mobilize around Topics for Impact
>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify_Topics_for_Impact>,
>>> and who are keen to improve their skills to organize at the international
>>> level.
>>>
>>> Why an Organizer Lab?
>>>
>>> Campaigns and other topic-based calls to action have been some of the
>>> most impactful organized activities in the Wikimedia movement. However, as
>>> observed consistently across Foundation grantmaking programs and in other
>>> community settings, we hear organizers asking for additional support for
>>> designing programs that successfully recruit and retain new contributors
>>> drawn to address specific knowledge gaps on the projects, and which can
>>> join with other movement activities beyond their local context.
>>> Additionally, the Organizer Lab is aligned with other Movement Strategy
>>> priorities and Foundation investment areas:
>>>
>>>-
>>>
>>>It is designed to generate replicable approaches to implementing
>>>elements of several Movement Strategy recommendations: Invest in Skills &
>>>Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact, and
>>>Evaluate/Iterate/Adapt.
>>>-
>>>
>>>It is will generate new insights and adoption opportunities for new
>>>event and campaign action software being developed by our close
>>>collaborators, the WMF Campaigns Product team
>>><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team>
>>>-
>>>
>>>Its initial topic of focus also supports the Wikimedia Foundation’s 
>>> Sustainability
>>>Initiative
>>>
>>> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/27/wikimedia-foundations-carbon-footprint-report-for-2021/>
>>>.
>>>
>>>
>>> The Organizer Lab will provide a structured way for organizers to refine
>>> their abilities, learning how to design campaigns and other effective calls
>>> to action to address strategic knowledge gaps on Wikimedia projects. Though
>>> we hope to expand to support other topics and themes in the coming years,
>>> the first cohort will be themed aro

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Apply to join the Beta version of the Organizer Lab!

[Felix Nartey]

Hello All,

The information session for the Organizer Lab
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab> is happening
today, September 30 at 14:00 UTC <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014>!

Join us to learn more about how to join the cohort of the beta version, or
come with your questions, and will try our best to answer them.

Looking forward to chatting with you all soon!

Cheers,

On Thu, Sep 22, 2022 at 5:37 PM Felix Nartey  wrote:

> *Tl;dr: *Looking for a way to learn how to effectively organize around
> sustainability? Join the beta version of the Organizer Lab on WikiLearn to
> understand how to effectively organize a global campaign around
> sustainability and climate change! Applications are open from Sep. 22 -
> Oct. 19. Information session coming up on September 30 at 14:00 UTC
> <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014>.
>
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> The Campaigns Team
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Programs_Team> at
> the Wikimedia Foundation is pleased to announce the beta version of a new
> program called the Organizer Lab
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Organizer_Lab>. This call is
> open to any Wikimedia community organizers with some local organizing
> experience, who believe in the potential of the Wikimedia movement to
> effectively mobilize around Topics for Impact
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recommendations/Identify_Topics_for_Impact>,
> and who are keen to improve their skills to organize at the international
> level.
>
> Why an Organizer Lab?
>
> Campaigns and other topic-based calls to action have been some of the most
> impactful organized activities in the Wikimedia movement. However, as
> observed consistently across Foundation grantmaking programs and in other
> community settings, we hear organizers asking for additional support for
> designing programs that successfully recruit and retain new contributors
> drawn to address specific knowledge gaps on the projects, and which can
> join with other movement activities beyond their local context.
> Additionally, the Organizer Lab is aligned with other Movement Strategy
> priorities and Foundation investment areas:
>
>-
>
>It is designed to generate replicable approaches to implementing
>elements of several Movement Strategy recommendations: Invest in Skills &
>Leadership Development, Identify Topics for Impact, and
>Evaluate/Iterate/Adapt.
>-
>
>It is will generate new insights and adoption opportunities for new
>event and campaign action software being developed by our close
>collaborators, the WMF Campaigns Product team
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Product_Team>
>-
>
>Its initial topic of focus also supports the Wikimedia Foundation’s 
> Sustainability
>Initiative
>
> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/06/27/wikimedia-foundations-carbon-footprint-report-for-2021/>
>.
>
>
> The Organizer Lab will provide a structured way for organizers to refine
> their abilities, learning how to design campaigns and other effective calls
> to action to address strategic knowledge gaps on Wikimedia projects. Though
> we hope to expand to support other topics and themes in the coming years,
> the first cohort will be themed around a topic of rising interest across
> the movement: Climate Change and Sustainability.
>
> What can I expect from the Lab?
>
> The Organizer Lab will be a 9-week online learning experience from the
> end of October until mid-December that prepares participants to design
> strategic calls to action around prioritized knowledge gaps and more
> generalized Wikimedia organizing and campaign/event design skills.
>
> Participating organizers will leave the course with:
>
>-
>
>A firm understanding of how to develop a locally-relevant topic list
>for a knowledge gap-focused campaign
>-
>
>A process for identifying local audiences and organizations who would
>be good candidates for activation and recruitment
>-
>
>Understanding of the menu of tactics, tools, and newcomer engagement
>strategies available for effective event design
>-
>
>A scalable and fundable project proposal for events or projects
>connected to a global campaign around Earth Day (April 2023) (building on
>#WikiForHumanRights
><https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiForHumanRights>) or other
>regional and international campaigns.
>
>
> By the end of this program, successful participants will not only be able
> to lead campaigns targeted at climate and sustainability but should also
> be able

[Wikimedia-l] Apply to join the Beta version of the Organizer Lab!

[Felix Nartey]

re also invited to join the information session on  September 30 at
14:00 UTC <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/89032870014> where we’ll share more
details and answer questions. A recording will be made available after the
info session. If you have any further queries ahead of this event, please
don’t hesitate to reach out to the team via campai...@wikimedia.org.

We look forward to seeing you there!
-- 

Felix Nartey

Senior Program Officer, Campaigns

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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[Wikimedia-l] The May Round Of 1Lib1Ref Starts Tomorrow 15 May 2022

[Felix Nartey]

Hello fellow Wikimedians, librarians, bibliophiles, and information
enthusiasts,


The May round of the 2022 1Lib1Ref <https://1lib1ref.org/> starts just
tomorrow 15 May 2022 and will run until 5th June 2022. Are you going to be
joining us to improve the reliability of Wikipedia's content for the
billions of readers who rely on Wikipedia as a source of information?


In the past year or so we have been piloting different modes of
participation in the campaign. In May 2021 we encouraged adding sources on
Wikidata, in January 2022 we improved on that, added opportunities to
create Wikidata items related to works on Wikisource, and added 9 new
languages from the CEE on citation hunt
<https://citationhunt.toolforge.org/en?id=3c84e6ae>. We are
encouraging the addition
of references to decrease gender bias on Wikipedia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#Adding_references_to_decrease_gender_bias>
and 12 new languages from Africa, and Asia in the upcoming May round.

If you are already familiar with the campaign or editing on Wikipedia and
would like to experiment a bit, we invite you to try our new contribution
methods for advanced contributors
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#Creating_new_articles_on_Wikipedia>
in the May 2022 round.


If you are an organizer, remember to add your local event(s) to the campaign
dashboard
<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2022/overview>,
so we can learn and track activities happening across the world. Read more
about the campaign at the blog post on Diff
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/05/11/the-may-round-for-1lib1ref-is-back-with-a-more-diverse-campaign-and-even-more-languages/>
.
Join us to improve the reliability of Wikipedia articles one source at a
time!
-- 

Felix Nartey

Senior Program Officer, Campaigns

Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: [African Wikimedians] Re: Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI) Community Engagements

[Felix Nartey]

Hello All,

See you all at the AKI office hour in about 7 mins.

*Event: AKI Office Hour*
*Date: 4th May 2022*
*Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm GMT+00*
*Link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679>*

Warm regards,

On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 1:05 PM Felix Nartey  wrote:

> Thanks Bobby and Douglas for your interest. Sorry, I missed the time in my
> earlier email, the details for the office hour are as follows:
>
> *Event: AKI Office Hour*
> *Date: 4th May 2022*
> *Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm GMT+00*
> *Link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
> <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679>*
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
>
> Warmest regards,
>
> On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 12:04 PM Douglas Scott 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Felix. I would love to attend. What time on 4 May 2022 will the
>> open office hour take place? I seem to have missed that bit.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Douglas.
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 12:42, Bobby Shabangu 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for sharing this Felix,
>>>
>>> Our chapter is definitely getting involved and we shall see you at the 4
>>> May meeting.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Bobby Shabangu
>>>
>>> On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 11:57, Felix Nartey 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> More than 1 billion people live on the continent of Africa but just
>>>> about 27 thousand Africans contribute to the African story on Wikipedia.
>>>>
>>>> Are you ready to help put back the African narrative in the hands of
>>>> its people?
>>>>
>>>> The partnership & community programs team at the WMF is forming a
>>>> partnership with the African Union to encourage content creation from the
>>>> continent. The project seeks to empower Wikimedia communities on the
>>>> continent by creating access to the network and the resources of the AU.
>>>>
>>>> You can read more about the project in our recently published diff post
>>>> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/04/21/setting-our-sights-on-knowledge-equity-with-the-african-union/>.[1]
>>>> Please do not hesitate to contact us via campai...@wikimedia.org if
>>>> you have further questions or join us at the AKI office hour on 4 May
>>>> 2022
>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679=D=calendar=1651657998747226=AOvVaw3KMCpsHfy8kqTG4qB2YCXY>
>>>> to meet partner institutions, engage and contribute to making this
>>>> storytelling project a success! [2]
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> [1] -
>>>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/04/21/setting-our-sights-on-knowledge-equity-with-the-african-union/
>>>> [2] - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Felix Nartey
>>>>
>>>> Senior Program Officer, Campaigns
>>>>
>>>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>>>>
>>>>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: [African Wikimedians] Re: Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI) Community Engagements

[Felix Nartey]

Thanks Bobby and Douglas for your interest. Sorry, I missed the time in my
earlier email, the details for the office hour are as follows:

*Event: AKI Office Hour*
*Date: 4th May 2022*
*Time: 3:00pm to 4:00pm GMT+00*
*Link: https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679>*

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Warmest regards,

On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 12:04 PM Douglas Scott 
wrote:

> Thanks Felix. I would love to attend. What time on 4 May 2022 will the
> open office hour take place? I seem to have missed that bit.
>
> Regards,
>
> Douglas.
>
> On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 12:42, Bobby Shabangu 
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for sharing this Felix,
>>
>> Our chapter is definitely getting involved and we shall see you at the 4
>> May meeting.
>>
>> Best,
>> Bobby Shabangu
>>
>> On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 11:57, Felix Nartey  wrote:
>>
>>> More than 1 billion people live on the continent of Africa but just
>>> about 27 thousand Africans contribute to the African story on Wikipedia.
>>>
>>> Are you ready to help put back the African narrative in the hands of its
>>> people?
>>>
>>> The partnership & community programs team at the WMF is forming a
>>> partnership with the African Union to encourage content creation from the
>>> continent. The project seeks to empower Wikimedia communities on the
>>> continent by creating access to the network and the resources of the AU.
>>>
>>> You can read more about the project in our recently published diff post
>>> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/04/21/setting-our-sights-on-knowledge-equity-with-the-african-union/>.[1]
>>> Please do not hesitate to contact us via campai...@wikimedia.org if you
>>> have further questions or join us at the AKI office hour on 4 May 2022
>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679=D=calendar=1651657998747226=AOvVaw3KMCpsHfy8kqTG4qB2YCXY>
>>> to meet partner institutions, engage and contribute to making this
>>> storytelling project a success! [2]
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> [1] -
>>> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/04/21/setting-our-sights-on-knowledge-equity-with-the-african-union/
>>> [2] - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
>>> --
>>>
>>> Felix Nartey
>>>
>>> Senior Program Officer, Campaigns
>>>
>>> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>>>
>>>
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>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Africa Knowledge Initiative (AKI) Community Engagements

[Felix Nartey]

More than 1 billion people live on the continent of Africa but just about
27 thousand Africans contribute to the African story on Wikipedia.

Are you ready to help put back the African narrative in the hands of its
people?

The partnership & community programs team at the WMF is forming a
partnership with the African Union to encourage content creation from the
continent. The project seeks to empower Wikimedia communities on the
continent by creating access to the network and the resources of the AU.

You can read more about the project in our recently published diff post
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/04/21/setting-our-sights-on-knowledge-equity-with-the-african-union/>.[1]
Please do not hesitate to contact us via campai...@wikimedia.org if you
have further questions or join us at the AKI office hour on 4 May 2022
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679=D=calendar=1651657998747226=AOvVaw3KMCpsHfy8kqTG4qB2YCXY>
to meet partner institutions, engage and contribute to making this
storytelling project a success! [2]

Best,
[1] -
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/04/21/setting-our-sights-on-knowledge-equity-with-the-african-union/
[2] - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/87653338679
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[Wikimedia-l] Join us for 1Lib1Ref this May!!

[Felix Nartey]

Hello Librarians and library lovers,

(Sorry for cross posting)

>From May 15th to June 5th 2021, we will be joining together once again to
continue providing reliable and factual information to the world through
Wikipedia and the #1lib1ref campaign. To participate is easy, simply add a
citation to Wikipedia!![1]



*May Experiments *

This May  we are focused on:

   -

growing the campaign in East and South East Asia with local affiliates
   -- if you want to help contact Venus Lui via (vlui-...@wikimedia.org) or
   me.
   -

   working closely with AfLIA to sustain our relationship with the
   Librarians network in Africa. Last year the participation from African
   Librarians was overwhelming, recording about 84% of the total numbers of
   edits attained (33,257). This surged our campaign to a staggering increase
   of 394%YoY for the May campaign.[2]
   -

   Supporting our long standing partner for the campaign, IFLA as they
   explore citations on Wikidata [3][4]

How can you engage?

We invite you to engage in three ways:

   -

   Make an edit - Participate globally and virtually by adding citations to
   Wikipedia.[5]
   -

   Organise - Lead a community activity or event in your library, country
   or region.[6]
   -

   Amplify -  Share and just keep sharing the campaign within your networks
   and help us reach out to library and research communities around the
   world.[7]



Join local events or editathons

If you are organising an activity virtually or providing a space to teach
or train people with an interest in the campaign, please add your event(s)
here.[8] In light of the pandemic, we strongly encourage virtual activities
and advise everyone to follow the WHO health guidelines.[9] If restrictions
have been lifted in your country and are considering organising in-person
events, kindly follow the Wikimedia COVID risk assessment for events.[10]

Ensure all your contributions are recorded by using the #1Lib1Ref hashtag
in your edit summary! Add your activity to the campaign dashboard to help
us track the activities happening across the globe.[11] This is very
important for us to monitor the reach and success of the initiative.

Learn more in our office hour

Join the next campaigns office hour on Thursday 13th May at 3:00pm UTC,
where we will share about strategies in Asia and Africa, under the
theme “exploring
regional or thematic approaches to campaigns in tackling topics of interest
”.[12]

Please tell your library, researcher and knowledge-loving friends about
#1Lib1Ref in May. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable!



You can join the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries (
librar...@lists.wikimedia.org), and 1Lib1Ref (1lib1...@lists.wikimedia.org)
mailing lists, or by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group.[13]

Cheers,

Felix Nartey

[1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref

[2] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Lessons/May_2020

[3] -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:IFLA_Wikidata_Working_Group/1Lib1Ref

[4] -
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:IFLA_Wikidata_Working_Group/1Lib1Ref

[5] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#I_want_to_edit

[6] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:MyLanguage/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Participate#I_want_to_organize

[7] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share

[8] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Events?veaction=edit

[9] - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

[10] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Risk_assessment_during_COVID-19

[11] -
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_may_2021/programs

[12] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team#Office_Hour_6:_Exploring_regional_or_thematic_approaches_to_campaigns_in_tackling_topics_of_interest

[13] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Evaluating ideal use of prizes or rewards for campaigns

[Felix Nartey]

Dear All,

A reminder about the campaign's office hour happening today! We have
invited experienced campaign organizers to share their views on the topic,
and we are hoping to discuss more broadly your approach or strategy for
developing prizes for contests or campaigns.

Join us today:

   -

   At 3:00pm UTC
   -

   Via Zoom - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595
   
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595=D=calendar=1616019847437000=AOvVaw3VJp6nzrNecVlAOxdeyeh->
   -

   Topic: Evaluating ideal use of prizes or rewards for campaigns


Looking forward to the discussions!

Warm regards,

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 10:49 PM Felix Nartey  wrote:

> Dear Community,
>
>
> (apologies for cross-posting!)
>
> Prizes or awards are key to volunteer organisations such as Wikimedia.
> It's one way of providing motivation or encouraging continuous
> participation. Even so, it's often very hard to decide on what could be an
> ideal prize for a campaign. We have been hearing lots of questions from
> organizers about appropriate criteria, types and amounts as prizes for a
> campaign. The Wikimedia Foundation Campaigns Team invites you to our next
> virtual office hour on 25th March at 3:00pm UTC via zoom[1] to discuss this
> topic with organizers experienced at using prizes as part of
> competitions.[2]
>
>
>
> The Campaigns Office hour is an opportunity to learn about how others have
> organized content campaigns, new or emerging tools and tactics, and ask
> questions about how campaigns have been implemented by other organizers.
>
> The goal of this office hour will be to evaluate organizer concerns and
> challenges, with a particular focus on helping photography campaigns and
> content writing campaigns in creating consistent prize philosophies within
> the Wikimedia Movement. Our recent office hour explained the 2021
> WikiForHumanRights Campaign dubbed “Right to a Healthy Environment” (watch
> video).[3] We talked about decentralized activities around the theme and
> how to access mentoring and rapid grants.
>
>
>
> Join us for the next office hour:
>
>-
>
>25th March at 3:00pm UTC
>-
>
>Via Zoom - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595
>
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595=D=calendar=1616019847437000=AOvVaw3VJp6nzrNecVlAOxdeyeh->
>-
>
>Topic: Evaluating ideal use of prizes or rewards for campaigns
>
> Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Felix Nartey
> [1] - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595=D=calendar=1616019847437000=AOvVaw3VJp6nzrNecVlAOxdeyeh->
> [2] -
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team#Office_Hour_5:_Evaluating_ideal_use_of_prizes_or_rewards_for_campaigns
> [3] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_QEE60hcFk
> --
>
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>
> Senior Program Officer, Campaigns
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
>
>

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[Wikimedia-l] Evaluating ideal use of prizes or rewards for campaigns

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Community,


(apologies for cross-posting!)

Prizes or awards are key to volunteer organisations such as Wikimedia. It's
one way of providing motivation or encouraging continuous participation.
Even so, it's often very hard to decide on what could be an ideal prize for
a campaign. We have been hearing lots of questions from organizers about
appropriate criteria, types and amounts as prizes for a campaign. The
Wikimedia Foundation Campaigns Team invites you to our next virtual office
hour on 25th March at 3:00pm UTC via zoom[1] to discuss this topic with
organizers experienced at using prizes as part of competitions.[2]



The Campaigns Office hour is an opportunity to learn about how others have
organized content campaigns, new or emerging tools and tactics, and ask
questions about how campaigns have been implemented by other organizers.

The goal of this office hour will be to evaluate organizer concerns and
challenges, with a particular focus on helping photography campaigns and
content writing campaigns in creating consistent prize philosophies within
the Wikimedia Movement. Our recent office hour explained the 2021
WikiForHumanRights Campaign dubbed “Right to a Healthy Environment” (watch
video).[3] We talked about decentralized activities around the theme and
how to access mentoring and rapid grants.



Join us for the next office hour:

   -

   25th March at 3:00pm UTC
   -

   Via Zoom - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595
   
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595=D=calendar=1616019847437000=AOvVaw3VJp6nzrNecVlAOxdeyeh->
   -

   Topic: Evaluating ideal use of prizes or rewards for campaigns

Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!

Cheers,

Felix Nartey
[1] - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/95921708595=D=calendar=1616019847437000=AOvVaw3VJp6nzrNecVlAOxdeyeh->
[2] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team#Office_Hour_5:_Evaluating_ideal_use_of_prizes_or_rewards_for_campaigns
[3] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_QEE60hcFk
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[Wikimedia-l] Campaigns Office Hour Reminder!

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Community,

You are cordially reminded of the Campaigns Office Hour happening tomorrow 2
December, 2020 at 3:00 pm UTC at the zoom link below.[1]

The office hour will focus on sharing some insights about the Wikipedia20
celebrations, sharing insights about the 1Lib1Ref January strategy and how
you can participate (1Lib1Ref human challenge, 1lib1ref CEE strategy, etc.)
and discussing the future of campaigns office hours*.*[2]

Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!

Cheers,
Felix Nartey

[1] -
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/94391226637?pwd=MHovSVBnczdicnJLUWVTK2RXRGNuUT09
[2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team

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[Wikimedia-l] Campaigns Office Hour Final Pilot Update -- Office Hour December 2nd!

[Felix Nartey]

Hello Everyone,


In September we asked for your participation in a pilot office hour series
which would take place over the last 3 months. December marks the end of
our pilot: we are organizing Campaign office hours to experiment with a new
communication channel about campaign practices in the movement.

The next pilot office hour will be on 2nd December at 3:00pm UTC via the
zoom link.[1] The session will focus on: Sharing lessons and strategies
from 1lib1ref, and our growth strategy in CEE for January and discussions
on the way forward for the campaign's office hour and other communication
opportunities around campaigns.

Don’t miss our last of the pilot series: we want to learn about your
questions, experiences, new ideas for content campaigns and the way to
further engage and provide support to your communities.



After the office hour, we will be evaluating our office hours, and will
reach out to learn more from your priorities about campaign communications.

Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!

Best,


Felix Nartey

[1] -
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/94391226637?pwd=MHovSVBnczdicnJLUWVTK2RXRGNuUT09
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[Wikimedia-l] 1Lib1Ref in January 2021!

[Felix Nartey]

Hello Librarians and library lovers,

>From January 15th to February 5th 2021 we will be joining together once
again to continue providing reliable and factual information to the world
through Wikipedia. You can participate in #1Lib1Ref by simply adding a
citation to Wikipedia's content to improve the quality and reliability for
the millions of users of the platform!



Since we are celebrating the “human” part of the Wikimedia movement for
Wikipedia 20: we are focused this year on how every single human (librarian
or archivist, reference professional, and scholar) can add one more
reference to Wikipedia. This year has highlighted how important Wikipedia’s
citations are for access to reliable and unbiased information. The
#1lib1ref campaign is a great way to strengthen Wikimedia community
relationships with the library, information and research professionals who
create that knowledge and share it with the world.

How can you engage?

We invite you to engage in three ways:

   -

   Make an edit - Participate globally and virtually by adding citations to
   Wikipedia.[1]
   -

   Organise - Lead a community activity or event in your library, country
   or region.[2]
   -

   Amplify -  Share and just keep sharing the campaign within your networks
   and help us reach out to library and research communities around the
   world.[3]

In light of the pandemic, we strongly encourage virtual activities and
advise everyone to follow the WHO health guidelines.[4] If restrictions
have been lifted in your country and are considering organising in-person
events, kindly follow the Wikimedia COVID risk assessment for events.[5]

Ensure all your contributions are recorded by using the #1Lib1Ref hashtag
in your edit summary. This is very important for us to monitor the reach
and success of the initiative.

Please tell your library, researcher and knowledge-loving friends about
#1Lib1Ref in January. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more
reliable!



You can join the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries (
librar...@lists.wikimedia.org), and 1Lib1Ref (1lib1...@lists.wikimedia.org)
mailing lists, or by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group.[6]
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group>

Cheers,
Felix Nartey

[1] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Resources#I_want_to_edit
[2] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Resources#I_want_to_organize
[3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share
[4] - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
[5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Risk_assessment_during_COVID-19
[6] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Campaigns Office Hour Reminder

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Hello All,

Just a quick reminder that the campaigns office hour is starting now at -
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd=NmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd%3DNmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09=D=calendar=1603752305762000=AOvVaw0GguRR5AUIYjJhsjn8Aqgk>

See you soon!

Cheers,

On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 12:34 PM Felix Nartey  wrote:

> Dear Community,
>
> You are cordially reminded of the Campaigns Office Hour happening tomorrow 28
> October, 2020 at 11:00 am UTC at the zoom link below.[1]
>
> Come join us as we share insights on what we have learnt about
> audience-based design for campaigns, the WikiGapFinder Tool and Wikipedia
> Asian Month*.*[2]
>
> Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!
>
> Cheers,
> Felix Nartey
>
> [1] -
> https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd=NmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09
> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd%3DNmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09=D=calendar=1603752305762000=AOvVaw0GguRR5AUIYjJhsjn8Aqgk>
> [2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team
> --
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>
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[Wikimedia-l] Campaigns Office Hour Reminder

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Community,

You are cordially reminded of the Campaigns Office Hour happening tomorrow 28
October, 2020 at 11:00 am UTC at the zoom link below.[1]

Come join us as we share insights on what we have learnt about
audience-based design for campaigns, the WikiGapFinder Tool and Wikipedia
Asian Month*.*[2]

Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!

Cheers,
Felix Nartey

[1] -
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd=NmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd%3DNmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09=D=calendar=1603752305762000=AOvVaw0GguRR5AUIYjJhsjn8Aqgk>
[2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team
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[Wikimedia-l] Campaigns Office Hour

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Community

It was really exciting to engage with you in our first Campaigns office
hour last month. Thank you to all who took the time to attend and for those
who couldn't, you can join our next office hour coming up later this month.

Our next office hour will be held virtually on 28 October, 2020 at 11:00 am
UTC via zoom.[1]  This office hour will include a focus on what we have
Identified about Audience-based design for campaigns, the WikiGapFinder
Tool and Wikipedia Asian Month.

During our last office hour, you asked a number of questions that we hope
to continue talking with you about; a couple of questions about the remedy
for deciding on prizes, involving partners in campaigns and expanding the
reach of content drives.  You can find the link to the video of the
presentations[2] and learn more about the questions on Meta. [3]


In the past month we presented at the CEE conference [4] and we are happy
to share links of our sessions with you:

   -

   Opportunities for 1Lib1Ref in CEE [5]
   -

   Campaigns in CEE [6]

Hope to see you at our office hour!

Best,

Felix and Alex
[1] -
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd=NmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09
<https://www.google.com/url?q=https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/91573962012?pwd%3DNmthbVB2N2hiZGJkMEdLT3VWZ1FSZz09=D=calendar=1603752305762000=AOvVaw0GguRR5AUIYjJhsjn8Aqgk>
[2] - https://youtu.be/8jtjMCbP-AQ
[3] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team#How_can_I_find_out_more%3F
[4] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Online_Meeting_2020/Programme
[5] -
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opportunities_for_1Lib1Ref_in_CEE.webm
[6] -
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campaigns_in_CEE_RoundTable.webm

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[Wikimedia-l] Campaigns Office Hour Reminder

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Community,

You are cordially reminded of the Campaigns Office Hour happening
today September
23 2020 at 3:00 PM UTC <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99382142655> at the
zoom link below.[1]

Come join us as we share insights about* the taxonomy of knowledge gaps,
lessons from the recent WPWP campaign and what the WMF Campaigns Team is
all about.[2]*

Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!

Cheers,
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[1] - https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99382142655
[2] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team

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[Wikimedia-l] Campaigns Office Hours

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Community,

As you may already know, the Foundation has been developing a small team
focused on supporting and understanding content campaigns and contests (see
our page on Meta [1]). Campaigns and contests are an important part of the
movement’s organizing activities: inviting newcomers, creating content and
bringing energy to communities worldwide.

We are piloting monthly office hours to discuss how content campaigns have
been organized in the movement. The first office hour will be on September
23 2020 at 3:00 PM UTC <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99382142655>.[2]

The Campaigns Office hour is an opportunity to learn about how others have
organized content campaigns, new or emerging tools and tactics, and ask
questions about how campaigns have been implemented by other organizers.

The Office hour will be semi-structured, with community and WMF highlights
during the first half hour, and a Q period to learn more from the
speakers or from other organizers interested in content campaigns. This
month we will be highlighting:

   -

   What is the WMF Campaigns team? From the WMF Campaigns team
   -

   A Taxonomy of Knowledge Gaps [3] From WMF Research
   -

   What was learned from the WPWP Campaign? From the WPWP organizing team


Don’t miss our first edition of the campaign office hour: we want to learn
about your questions, experiences and new ideas for content campaigns in
your Wikimedia communities.

Looking forward to learning, discussing and sharing with you!

Best,

Felix and Alex

[1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaigns/Foundation_Campaigns_Team

[2]- https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99382142655
[3] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy

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[Wikimedia-l] 1Lib1Ref starts on Friday May 15

[Felix Nartey]

Librarians and library lovers,

We hope that you and your loved ones are taking care during this
challenging time. In just three days, starting from Friday May 15th, we
will be joining together around the world to make Wikipedia more reliable
through #1lib1ref!

We have just a few reminders:

Please follow the WHO’s health guidelines on the pandemic and avoid
physical convenings. [1] We encourage your participation in the campaign
virtually, by organising or participating in a virtual event.[2]

You are already organizing! We are particularly excited about the
interventions happening in this round, the local adoption of the campaign
in Africa dubbed “African Libraries Week” by the African Library and
Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), collaboration between
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
and Wikimedia Argentina to organise a Webinar for LATAM and excited to see
public communication already addressing French, Spanish, English, Italian
and Portoguese language communities.[3]

You can learn more about these events, and add your own to the virtual
events list.[2]

Full resources and guides for participating in the May campaign are
available on the campaign website.[4] The campaign will be fully tracked
with the hashtag tool, so we encourage you to ensure your contribution is
recorded by adding the hashtag (#1lib1ref) in your edit summary. This is
very important for monitoring the reach and success of the campaign.

We need your help sharing the campaign! Visit the communicate and share
page, to access materials (graphics) and general communication about the
campaign.[5] Feel free to write a blog or make a post about the campaign
using the hashtag (*#1lib1ref / #1bib1ref)* and tag the Wikimedia and
Wikipedia Library Accounts.

Lastly, to learn more about the Wikimedia Foundation’s response to
COVID-19, please visit wikimediafoundation.org/covid19

Sincerely,


Felix Nartey


[1] - https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

[2] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coffee_Kit

[3] - https://web.aflia.net/aflibwk/

[4] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Resources

[5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share

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[Wikimedia-l] #1Lib1Ref (virtual) starting May 2020!

[Felix Nartey]

Librarians and library lovers,

We hope that you and your loved ones are taking care during this
challenging time for the world. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected
countless aspects of our personal and professional lives, and the Wikimedia
Foundation is sending our very best wishes to all of you.

Equitable access to reliable, unbiased information has never been more
important. From *May 15th to June 5th*, we will be running the global
#1Lib1Ref campaign (virtually), with a focus on improving and increasing
the quality of content for the billions of people staying at home during
the public health crisis. As you may know, Wikipedia and other Wikimedia
projects have seen record-breaking pageviews in the last few weeks,
reflecting that people around the world are turning to us for trustworthy
information.[1]

With that in mind, this is a critical time to bring librarians and
Wikimedia together: more people are reading and learning from the web, and
we need to strengthen trust in our content through citations. Join us as we
do that, by helping us organize to encourage library communities to add one
more citation to Wikipedia.

What can you do?

We are advising everyone to follow WHO health guidelines
<https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019> and not
conduct in-person events. Instead, we will organize virtually, and we have
created recommendations for online meetings! Please share your digital
events so #1Lib1Ref contributors can join you
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coffee_Kit>
!

You can visit our resource page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Resources>
for  guides on how to virtually participate in the campaign.  Ensure your
contribution is recorded by using the #1Lib1Ref hashtag in your edit summary.
This is very important for us to monitor the reach and success of the
initiative.

Let us know if you need new kinds of support

We know that with the COVID-19 pandemic, it's not as easy to participate in
volunteer activities or organizing online activities.  Many of us are
focusing on our families, figuring our homeschooling and working remotely,
and responding to the demands of the crisis in other ways.  We also know
that certain parts of the library sector are facing difficult challenges,
such as layoffs, increased work, or extreme changes in work.

We want to know how the pandemic may affect your ability to participate in
#1Lib1Ref, as well as how we can support you better in this unprecedented
situation. Please fill out this short survey
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Virtual_Coffee_Kit>
to help us better understand how to support you during this round!

Join our communications!

You can join the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries (
librar...@lists.wikimedia.org), and 1Lib1Ref (1lib1...@lists.wikimedia.org)
mailing lists, or by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group

As we get closer to the launch of the campaign next month, we will update
our social media toolkit, which you can use to spread the word about
#1Lib1Ref. Stay tuned for updates on this page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Share>.

Looking forward to #1Lib1Ref!

You can learn about last year's campaign and what we learned in our
recently-released blog post at Medium
<https://medium.com/@wikipedialibrary/recap-1lib1ref-january-2020-campaign-key-results-and-takeaways-92e35cba8553>


Lastly, to learn more about the Wikimedia Foundation’s response to
COVID-19, please visit wikimediafoundation.org/covid19.

Sincerely,


[1] -
https://tools.wmflabs.org/siteviews/?platform=all-access=pageviews=user=latest-90=all-projects

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[Wikimedia-l] #1Lib1Ref in January 2020!

[Felix Nartey]

Librarians and library lovers,

From *January 15th to February 5th* we will be joining together around the
world to make Wikipedia more reliable. You can participate in *#1Lib1Ref *by
simply adding a citation to Wikipedia's content!

That's all we ask and imagine: a world in which every librarian (or
archivist, reference professional, and scholar) adds 1 more reference to
Wikipedia. This is the fifth year of the #1Lib1Ref campaign and we couldn’t
be more excited to support another year of activities.

Full resources and guides for participating are available on the campaign
website <http://1lib1ref.org> (http://1lib1ref.org).

If you are planning to host a coffee hour
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref/Coffee_Kit>
or a edit-a-thon focused on #1Lib1Ref, and you need funding for the event,
you will be able to apply for a Rapid Grant
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid>. For the best chance
of approval, requests should be made in the month of November, since
requests related to #1Lib1Ref will be given priority by the Grants team
during November.

You can make sure your contribution is counted by using the Program and
Events Dashboard for your event, institution, or region, and using the
#1Lib1Ref
hashtag in your edit summary. Login to start a new event or join an
existing one for the January campaign here:
https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/1lib1ref_january_2020/overview

Please tell your library and library-loving friends about #1Lib1Ref in
January. We need everyone's help to make Wikipedia more reliable!

You can join the 1Lib1Ref community via the Libraries (
librar...@lists.wikimedia.org), and 1Lib1Ref (1lib1...@lists.wikimedia.org)
mailing lists, or by joining the Wikimedia + Libraries User Group:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_and_Libraries_User_Group

You can learn about last year's campaign and what we learnt in our recently
released blog post on Wikimedia Space:
https://space.wmflabs.org/2019/10/29/what-we-learned-from-1lib1ref-2019/

Cheers,

The Wikipedia Library team
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of the Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group

[Felix Nartey]

Congratulations guys this is really great news!!

Le jeu. 1 août 2019 à 17:03, Joël Letang  a écrit :

> Congratulations! I am thrilled to see the Caribbean represented in this UG!
>
> *Masha pabien!* Congrats!
>
> Best regards,
> Joël L.
> *Jo**ël Letang* (he/him)
> Events Team Manager
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 5:46 PM Kirill Lokshin 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
> > [1] the Wikimedians of the Caribbean User Group [2] as a Wikimedia User
> > Group. The group aims to support Wikimedia projects and activities among
> > the peoples of the Caribbean and the Caribbean Diaspora.
> >
> > Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kirill Lokshin
> > Chair, Affiliations Committee
> >
> > [1]
> >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_of_Wikimedians_of_the_Caribbean_User_Group
> > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Wikimedians_User_Group
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Thank you and farewell

[Felix Nartey]

Oh dear Sati,

Its a really sad day for me, thanks for being a friend and a mentor. Its
always being exciting working with you and I will miss that a lot, but we
have to do it one last time before you leave RA WG awaits you!

Gosh I will miss the adventures of an Eskimo :-), I wish you the best on
your next adventure.

Don't be a stranger!

On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 10:57 AM Kalliope Tsouroupidou <
ktsouroupi...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> I am very sad to see you leave, Sati. Your absence will be a net loss for
> the Foundation, but knowing that it has enabled you to grow, with all the
> growing pains hat growth entails, is consoling. I hope your new course
> takes you closer to fulfilling your dreams.
>
> See you on the dance floor, somewhere out there!!!
>
> Big hugs and warm wishes for the best,
>
> K.
>
> On Fri, 17 May 2019 at 11:30, camelia boban 
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Sati,
> > So sad to hear this but so happy for your growth and your future.
> > Never forget our crazy dances.
> >
> > A big big hug for now.
> >
> > With ❤️, Camelia
> >
> > On Fri, May 17, 2019, 9:53 AM Natacha Rault via Wikimedia-l <
> > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Sati,
> > >
> > > I wish you all the best for the future and I feel like we are losing a
> > > very valuable person.
> > > Thank for sharing your thoughts about the “limit of knowledge”. Of
> course
> > > some of us would certainly like to know why we are losing you. I would
> in
> > > any case.
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > >
> > > Natacha
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >> Le 17 mai 2019 à 01:50, Isarra Yos  a écrit :
> > > >>
> > > >> On 16/05/2019 23:29, Joseph Fox wrote:
> > > >> Maybe let's not turn this into a debate about what epistemology is.
> > > >
> > > > Would this really be the Wikimedia we all know and love if we didn't?
> > > >
> > > > Regardless, I'm glad Sati took the time to write this up. I thought
> it
> > > was an excellent description of just how truly terrible and wonderful
> > > things can be around here, and such poetry put to words only does us
> > good,
> > > really. Now let's bikeshed!
> > > >
> > > > -I
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of the Wikimédiens du Bénin User Group

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda

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Congrats team Uganda!

On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 8:58 PM KuboF Hromoslav 
wrote:

> Congratulation for the recognition, my friends! Africa has better future
> bacause of you!
>
> KuboF Hromoslav (Michal Matúšov)
>
>
> št 28. 6. 2018 o 3:26 Kirill Lokshin 
> napísal(a):
>
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > I'm very happy to announce that the Affiliations Committee has recognized
> > [1] Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda [2] as a Wikimedia User Group.
> > The group aims to promote the Wikimedia projects, and free content in
> > general, in Uganda, and to encourage the use of Wikimedia resources in
> > education there.
> >
> > Please join me in congratulating the members of this new user group!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Kirill Lokshin
> > Chair, Affiliations Committee
> >
> > [1]
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda
> > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Planning_Wikimedia_User_Group_Uganda
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili User Group

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Congrats to the team behind this!

Excited for new exploits in East Africa.

Cheers,

On Mon, Jun 11, 2018, 7:52 PM Andy Mabbett 
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> On 10 June 2018 at 14:49, Kirill Lokshin  wrote:
>
> > Jenga Wikipedia
>
> Is that the one where all the articles are in a big pile and we have
> to delete^W remove them one by one?
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[Wikimedia-l] 1Lib1Ref is happening again in May!

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*Hello 1Lib1Ref Organizers,#1Lib1Ref, the annual campaign where librarians
add references to improve Wikipedia, is coming back again this year,
running from May 15th to June 5th, 2018.  Why twice? We heard from you a
desire to run it again out of excitement, because May is not summer
vacation for the southern hemisphere, and because Spanish Wikipedia's
birthday also falls in May.  This is a great expansion of the event and it
means that there is another opportunity to make Wikipedia more factual and
verifiable by leveraging the expertise of librarians around the world.  How
does this relate to the main campaign in January?  We encourage librarians,
community members, and affiliates to make 1Lib1Ref their own.  So whether
we call this 1Lib1Ref May, 1Lib1Ref for the Southern Hemisphere, or
1Lib1Ref Strikes Back, the point is the excitement is building again, and
we'd like you to be a part of it.If I participated in January, do I have to
do it again in May?  It's entirely up to you, this is just another chance
if you want to do more, or if you couldn't get around to January
activities.  This is a pilot for us, too, so we'll see how it goes and
discuss what we learned after the May campaign.How can you get involved? -
See updated dates and details at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/1Lib1Ref>- See the
Spanish Wikipedia campaign page for 1bib1ref at
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:1bib1ref_2018
<https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:1bib1ref_2018>Helpful multimedia
(logos, videos, flyers, stickers) at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:1lib1ref
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:1lib1ref> *

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2019

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Congratulations Wikimedia Sweden!

On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 8:40 AM, Leinonen Teemu <teemu.leino...@aalto.fi>
wrote:

> Heja Sverige! Congratulations!
>
> Making me happy this week,
>
> - Teemu
>
> On 7 Feb 2018, at 3.58, Ellie Young <eyo...@wikimedia.org yo...@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] New Affiliations Committee appointments

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Congratulations to all appointees!

On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 8:17 PM, Sam Oyeyele <samo...@hotmail.com> wrote:

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>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [African Wikimedians] What's making you happy this week? (Week of 16 August 2017)

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Hi all,

I am excited for being awarded the Wikipedian of the year!

The amazing Wikimania video from South Africa tells me the wiki world will
be blown by what Africa has to offer in 2018. More grease to your elbow,
organizers of Wikimania 2018!

I am also very delighted about the response of the L2K and the ripple
effect of the L2K in the movement.

Cheers,

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> Hi all,
>
> I am happy this week because a Wikimedian from Africa, Felix Nartey was
> named Wikipedian of the Year 2017 in Montreal.
>
> What's making you happy this week?
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wiki Indaba - Letter to Katherine (L2K)

[Felix Nartey]

Thanks Katherine for the response. Such an inspiration to continue the L2K
series and to continuously pour out our concerns through this medium.

Cheers,
Felix Nartey

On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Justice Okai-Allotey <wyzzlew...@gmail.com>
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> This answer to our (L2K) is chilling and I hope it will renew our resolve
> in building the African Wikimedia movement.
>
> Thank You Katherine.
>
> On Aug 12, 2017 2:01 PM, "Katherine Maher" <kma...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> From Wikimania 2017 in Montreal, please find my formal response to the
>> L2K, in English and French. You can also find a copy on Meta, on the same
>> page as the original L2K.
>>
>> We look forward to meeting you all soon in Cape Town in 2018.
>>
>> Yours,
>> Katherine
>>
>> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_
>> 2017/Letter_to_Katherine_(L2K)
>>
>>
>> *Response to the L2K*
>>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Today, on the first day of Wikimania, I reflect on who is not here with
>> us in Montreal. The reasons are familiar: denied visas, limited time away
>> from work, the prohibitive cost of travel. However familiar the reasons,
>> they never cease to be frustrating: they are an ever-present reminder of
>> the challenges so many members of our global movement face.
>>
>> In particular I am compelled to note how few of our colleagues from our
>> African community are here with us this weekend. The past year has
>> demonstrated the enthusiasm, focus, and energy of our African communities,
>> and your rising voices in our global Wikimedia movement. When you are not
>> with us, we feel your absence.
>>
>> The Letter to Katherine is a vivid manifestation of the emerging
>> opportunity for our Wikimedia communities across Africa. It is a frank
>> acknowledgement of the unique circumstances in which many of our African
>> communities conduct their work. But in its existence, crafted together at
>> WikiIndaba, it is also a powerful reminder of the tremendous
>> accomplishments the community has already achieved.
>>
>> Already, we see the influence of the African communities on our broader
>> community. The L2K set an important precedent for the global movement,
>> including the drafting of the Carta de Buenos Aires [1] from the Iberocoop
>> community. And while we have been at work, so have you. Your continued
>> achievements give support to the momentum of the community — just last
>> month, Wikimedians in Cameroon formed a new User Group.
>>
>> We know that Wikimedia has a bright future across Africa. The diversity
>> of languages and cultures, the richness of your histories, and the
>> creativity and ambition of your nations: these all represent remarkable
>> opportunities for our movement to thrive and grow. We also know that
>> embracing these opportunities means changing some of the ways we do things.
>> We know that for Wikimedia to thrive across Africa, we must embrace Africa
>> in Wikimedia. We must listen to you, learn from you, and consider how we
>> grow together.
>>
>> I wanted to share, briefly, a few instances with you of how the L2K has
>> already guided the Foundation’s efforts. I hope you will accept these as
>> assurance of our commitment to the African community, and as an invitation
>> to continued conversation, while recognizing we have more work to do:
>>
>> *We are seeking new ways to support the capacity of African communities. *We
>> currently provide grants for training and supporting new and emerging
>> Wikimedians in Africa. In the fiscal year 2016-2017, we awarded 24 rapid
>> grants, and continued funding the Project Grants program which supports
>> projects such as the pan-African Wiki Loves Africa, South Africa’s
>> Joburgpedia, and Nigeria’s “Wikipedian in Residence” program, to mention a
>> few. Beyond these grants, we are committed to opening new forums for
>> members to learn communication, technical, and other skills.
>>
>> *We are facilitating peer support. *We agree with you that the best
>> resource is often a fellow Wikimedian, and we want to support members in
>> identifying experienced peers. Many in the African community have gathered
>> through the movement strategy process, and we provided support for
>> workshops and salons led by affiliates in Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, and soon in
>> Nigeria. The movement strategic direction will guide the Wikimedia
>> Foundation’s strategy through 2030; and we are grateful that it not only
>> reflects the voices of our African communiti

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Passing of vi:User:Lê Thy

[Felix Nartey]

Sad to hear this, my condolences to his family.

May his soul rest in peace.

Felix

On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 6:06 PM, Mardetanha <mardetanha.w...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am very saddened to learn this, May he rest in peace :(
>
> Mardetanha
>
> On Sun, May 14, 2017 at 10:34 PM, Minh Nguyen <m...@1ec5.org> wrote:
>
> > The Vietnamese Wikipedia community is saddened to learn that Lê Thy [1],
> > until recently one of our administrators, has passed away after a fight
> > with cancer. [2][3] Thy wrote about Vietnam's modern history, amassing
> over
> > 12,000 edits over two years. Outside of Wikipedia, he was a restaurant
> > owner and avid cyclist.
> >
> > Our condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.
> >
> > [1] https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A0nh_vi%C3%AAn:L%C3%AA_Thy
> > [2] https://www.facebook.com/phuongnamnb/posts/1587796554565783
> > [3] https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%E1%BA%A3o_lu%E1%BA%ADn_Th%C
> > 3%A0nh_vi%C3%AAn:L%C3%AA_Thy#V.C4.A9nh_bi.E1.BB.87t
> >
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> > [[User:Mxn]]
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[Wikimedia-l] Wiki Indaba - Letter to Katherine (L2K)

[Felix Nartey]

Dear Katherine,

I hope this email finds you well.

As resolved from the recent Wiki Indaba 2017 in Accra, Ghana please find
attached the L2K.[1]

This letter consists of the feedback collected from participants on two
sets of questions (explained further in the letter). The organizers of
Indaba analysed this data on behalf of the African conference participants.

We would also like to take the opportunity to appreciate Wikimedia
Foundation support including Asaf Bartov and Kacie Harold from Community
Engagement, Jack Rabah from the Global Reach Team, and Zack McCune from the
Communications Team.

See you soon at our next Wiki Indaba in Tunisia.

Best,

- Felix Nartey

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] VIDEO: What is Creative Commons?

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Thank you Victor for sharing these!

On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Sailesh Patnaik <
sailesh.patnaik...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you, Victor.
> This is really helpful!!
> On Tue, 7 Feb 2017 at 10:00 PM, Amy Elder <ael...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> > Great, Victor! I appreciate these links and will add to our r*ecruiter
> >
> > toolbox of useful links* to reference as we speak with candidates. Good
> >
> > stuff.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 8:22 AM, Victor Grigas <vgri...@wikimedia.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi everyone,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > If you have ever spent time explaining what Creative Commons is to a
> >
> > > 'civilian', this is designed to explain the basics in 1:23
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Wikimedia Commons:
> >
> > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:What_is_Creative_
> Commons%3F.webm
> >
> > > YouTube:
> >
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPZTh2NKTm4
> >
> > > Vimeo:
> >
> > > https://vimeo.com/202862112
> >
> > > Twitter
> >
> > > https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/828993397855776769
> >
> > > Facebook:
> >
> > > https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/videos/vb.
> >
> > > 33138223345/10154872143383346/
> >
> > > ?type=3
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] [Affiliates] New members of the Affiliations Committee

[Felix Nartey]

Congratulations to the 2 new elected and the re-elected member!





On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Sydney Poore <sydney.po...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Congratulations to Camelia Boban (User:Camelia.boban), Kirill Lokshin
> (User:Kirill Lokshin), and Satdeep Gill (User:Satdeep Gill).
>
> And thank you to Emily Temple-Wood, Manuel Schneider, Ting Chen, Anirudh
> Singh Bhati and Ganesh Paudel for their work on AffCom.
>
> Sydney
>
> Sydney Poore
> User:FloNight
> Co-founder Kentucky Wikimedians,
> Co-founder WikiWomen User Group,
> Co-founder WikiConference North America
> Board member of Wiki Project Med Foundation,
> Member of Simple Annual Plan Grant Committee
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>
>
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> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 5:50 AM, Maor Malul <mao...@zoho.com> wrote:
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> > Dear all,
> >
> > On behalf of the Affiliation Committee, I would like to congratulate our
> > following colleagues on being elected as members of the committee for the
> > term 2017-2019. We have found their expertise and passion for the
> movement,
> > as well as their skills and participation in the wider community as very
> > valuable assets the committee needs.
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> > The following candidates have been elected for the 2017-2019 term:
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> > *Camelia Boban (User:Camelia.boban)
> > *Kirill Lokshin (User:Kirill Lokshin) (re-elected)
> > *Satdeep Gill (User:Satdeep Gill)
> >
> > Many thanks also to all the wikimedians that submitted an application.
> >
> > In addition to that, I would like to thank Emily Temple-Wood, Manuel
> > Schneider, Ting Chen, Anirudh Singh Bhati and Ganesh Paudel, outgoing
> > members of the committee, for their service, expertise and tireless
> > dedication. You guys rock and will be missed dearly!
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> > Please, welcome our new members :-)
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Farewell <3

[Felix Nartey]

Education
> > [12]
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> > [13] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
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> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_the_CEE_Movement_Presentation.pdf=28
> > [15] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_wiki_way
> > [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
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