Congratulations to Alice! A well-deserved award. Can't wait to see what you add to this impressive list next!
Best, Ziski On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 4:30 AM Sandister Tei <[email protected]> wrote: > Congratulations Alice! You are awesome <3 > > Best regards, > Sandister Tei <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:STei_(WMF)> (she/her) > > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 6:35 PM Belinda Mbambo <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> Hello, Muli mutya! >> >> >> It’s no secret that librarians make amazing Wikimedians. Whether it is >> because of the shared passion for knowledge or superpowers in working with >> sources, databases and categories, or the simple fact that librarians are >> just great human beings, we know that they thrive in the Wikimedia projects. >> >> Today, we Wikicelebrate >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate>a truly >> amazing Wikimedian and librarian: Alice Kibombo >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:AKibombo> – a contributor to >> Wikipedia, Wikidata, Wikisource >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/WikiSource_in_Uganda_2022>, >> and the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, a #1lib1ref trainer >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3X_-w0tYp4&t=2854s>, and, in her >> Wikimedian in Residence role, personally trained ~180 English-speaking >> librarians in Wikidata!. From a common start as a Wikipedia reader to a >> transformative role as a teacher and community supporter, Alice Kibombo has >> become an inspiring figure in the pursuit of barrier-free access to the sum >> of human knowledge >> >> As she says: “Participating in the Wikimedia Movement has offered me the >> responsibility to be a more responsible contributor, a community resource >> person as well as a teacher.” >> >> Learn more about Alice on Diff >> <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/12/14/one-librarian-many-achievements-meet-alice-kibombo-librarian-extraordinaire/> >> as >> we WikiCelebrate her incredible dedication to free knowledge. >> >> Each month we WikiCelebrate a different Wikimedian, acknowledging the >> amazing community, the pillars of our movement. We warmly invite you to >> participate in the celebrations. If there’s an outstanding Wikimedian that >> you think should be celebrated, recommend >> <https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/WikiCelebrate>them. >> >> Happy celebrating! >> >> Winnie, Natalia, and Belinda >> >> *Belinda Mbambo* >> Senior Manager: Global Movement Communications >> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines >> at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l >> Public archives at >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/QAHKIOZP65CVL4AGCCFC3KDPTXGJ3X44/ >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/MINNMQRRAVVJBUSCUBXB52YIC7BQT76G/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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