Dear all,
I'm excited to announce that the Wikimedia movement will once again be
represented at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum.
This is a major regional forum in which digital policies and internet
governance in Africa are debated and shaped, and participants and attendees
forge partnerships for action. It will take place in Accra, Ghana, from*
April 23-25th*. Register now
<https://whova.com/portal/registration/draif_202404/> so you can join
virtually!
We showed up big last year in East Africa - you can read about Wikimedians'
experiences in this blog post
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/06/01/takeaways-from-digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum-2023-drif23-a-conversation-with-wikimedians/>.
We're hoping to do the same in West Africa. Wikimedians have many lessons
to share around the conference theme of "fostering rights and inclusion in
the digital age." Don't miss these sessions:
1.
Faire résonner les voix : l'inclusion des Femmes ouest africaines dans
lesProjets Wikimedia, ft. @Adjovi Essenam FUMEY <essenam.fumey(a)gmail.com>
@Fatima Oury SOW GUEYE <fatimaourysow(a)gmail.com>
@franckakouete95@gmail.com <franckakouete95(a)gmail.com>
@beckyelsie@yahoo.fr <beckyelsie(a)yahoo.fr>
2.
Connect the Unconnected: Strengthening Women’s Access to Rural Broadband
Connectivity in Africa, ft. @Sandra Aceng <sandraaceng(a)gmail.com>om>, @Eugene
Masiku <emasiku(a)ofwafrica.org> and more.
3.
An Internet for and by the people: What we gain when we treat the
internet as a shared public good, ft. @Sandister Tei <stei(a)wikimedia.org>rg>,
@Kwaku Addo Ofori <kofori(a)wikimedia.org> and more.
4.
Fostering Trust Online in the Year of Democracy: Lessons on Combatting
Disinformation on Wikipedia ft. @Felix Nartey
<fnartey(a)wikimedia.org>rg>, @Abigail
Adu-Daako <aadudaako(a)wikimedia.org> and others.
We hope you'll help cheer us on virtually and make some noise on social
media. More information to come over the next few months.
Warmly,
Ziski
Franziska Putz (she/her)
Senior Movement Advocacy Manager
Global Advocacy, Wikimedia Foundation
Fputz(a)wikimedia.org
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