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From: Veronica Thamaini <vthamaini(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 5:59 PM
Subject: Call for Regional Committees for Africa and the Middle East
To: Veronica Thamaini <vthamaini(a)wikimedia.org>
Dear Friends and Wikimedians,
We are excited to be getting close to implementing the re-launch of the
grants strategy that we have been working on with all communities for
several months. As you know, we recently opened the call to invite new
members from the Wikimedia movement and the free knowledge ecosystem to
join the new regional committees. *We request your support in identifying
and inviting Wikimedians and free knowledge advocates to join the new
regional committee for Africa and the Middle East.*
Who can participate?
- Wikimedia community members (both novices and experienced contributors
are welcome)
- Members of organizations aligned with the mission of the Wikimedia
movement
- People who work or have experience in the region of interest, in this
case, Africa and the Middle East.
The committee's primary role will be to be strategic thought partners to
help understand the complexities of any region and make funding decisions
for grant applications in the region, providing knowledge and expertise to
applicants to support successful movement activities.
At the heart of the strategy is ensuring that the committee has the diverse
voices of people in the Wikimedia movement for participatory
decision-making. Our hopes is for the call to join the committee to reach
many people who have so much to contribute to the movement, so your support
in spreading the word is essential.
You can find and share all the details about the call for applications in
meta here.
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Resources/Grants_Strategy_Relaunch_2020-2021/Regional_Committees>
Please
note that we have extended the application by 3 weeks from today.
*Please share this call widely with your local networks.*
If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to get in
touch with me.
We are very grateful for your participation in spreading this call to the
communities in our region.
Veronica, on behalf of the Community Resource Team
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<https://wikimediafoundation.org/> *Veronica Thamaini *(She/Her)
Senior Program Officer, Community Resources
Wikim <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>edia Foundation
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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