Congratulation Ghana team. That's really fantastic news. Kelsey On Tue, 4 Oct 2016 at 18:32 <african-wikimedians-request@ lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send African-Wikimedians mailing list submissions to > african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > african-wikimedians-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > african-wikimedians-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of African-Wikimedians digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wiki Indaba Update (Raphael Berchie) > 2. Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Open call for Project Grant proposals (Sep > 12-October 11) (Felix Nartey) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2016 10:34:47 +0000 > From: Raphael Berchie &lt;rberchie(a)gmail.com&gt; > To: Mailing list for African Wikimedians > &lt;African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; > Subject: [African Wikimedians] Wiki Indaba Update > Message-ID: > <CAM7iysqw_+oyqScO5R3XqVBqPk2Hr4QQhmELdFiP > 6zyUiRGtKQ(a)mail.gmail.com&gt; > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hello Fellow Wikipedians/Wikimedians, > > We wish to your notice that the upcoming conference “Wiki Indaba 2016” > will > likely hold in January 2017. The WMF is requesting this change of date to > allow them work closely to build a suitable program for the conference. We > have been asked to require all prospective participants meet some > conditions in order to be afforded the opportunity to attend. Also to be > eligible for funding the WMF wishes to see as much endorsements as > possible > from the African Community via this link <https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb> - > https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb > > Below are some issue and concerns that were raised; > > 1. > > To be eligible for a travel scholarship, groups must fill out the > questions > and needs page <https://goo.gl/5pvHo4> - https://goo.gl/5pvHo4 > 2. > > The program will focus on a limited number of topics identified from > the > questions and needs page, and will include several substantive capacity > building workshops. > 3. > > People who receive scholarships must agree to either host a training > when they return to their home community to share something they > learned at > the conference, or take responsibility for following up one action item > from a conference session. > 4. > > The conference should be delayed until at least January 2017 to ensure > that communities have time to discuss their needs and prepare effective > workshops and programs. > > > We ask that all prospective partcipants (members of potential communities, > community leaders, project leaders and active editors) review the above > criteria and leave a comment on the endorsement page < > https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb> > - https://goo.gl/Ej9CEb if you agree to participate in the conference > planning and post-event follow up that has been proposed. > > Please if you have any concerns and do not hesitate to contact me or the > team via wikiindabateam(a)googlegroups.com. > > We thank you for your cooperation. > > Raphael on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2016 Team > > > *Raphael Berchie* > Co Founder Open Foundation, West Africa, Wikipedian-in-Residence (Wiki > Loves Women) <http://www.wikiloveswomen.org/about-the-project/who/> > Wikimedian <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Ghana>,Open > Advocate, Climate > Change Activist,Blogger <http://rberchie.blogspot.com/> > P.O Box CT 10469 > Cantoments Accra > Ghana > +233243882047 <+233%2024%20388%202047> > Twitter@bechie4gh <https://twitter.com/berchie4gh> > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/berchie> > Linkedin > <https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-berchie-32705822?trk= > nav_responsive_tab_profile> >