Dear all,
You are invited to join fellow Johannesburg Wikipedians for a meet-up.
The meetup will be face-to face If you have any questions about Wikipedia,
the community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you
are welcome to join and participate.
*Date: Thursday, 25 April 2024*
*Start time:10:00 AM SAST*
*End Time: 12:00 PM SAST*
If you are in Johannesburg, you can join us face to face
*Address: Randburg Library Johannesburg.*
Please see* link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Meet-up_(Randburg_Library)> *for
further details
Best regards,
Dear all,
You are invited to join fellow Johannesburg Wikipedians for a meet-up.
The meetup will be face-to face If you have any questions about Wikipedia,
the community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you
are welcome to join and participate.
*Date: Thursday, 29 April 2024*
*Start time:10:00 AM SAST*
*End Time: 12:00 PM SAST*
If you are in Johannesburg, you can join us face to face
*Address: Randburg Library Johannesburg.*
Please see* link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Meet-up_(Randburg_Library)> *for
further details
Dear all,
You are invited to join us for our 35th upcoming meetups of the year. The
South African/ Cape Town meetup will be happening on Saturday 27 April,
2024.Below are the details for joining the 35th meetup.
The meetup will be hybrid. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the
community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are
welcome to join and participate.
*Venue: Date: Saturday, 27 April 2024 (Noting its a holiday:Freedom Day)*
*Start time: 11:00 AM*
*End Time: 13:00 PM Venue:Tigers MilkAddress: Tiger's Milk Claremont Ground
Floor Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town. *
If you can't attend face to face. We will be hosting the meet-up on Discord
server (see link below to join).
Link
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_Meet-up_South_Africa/_Cap…>
Dear Wikimedians,
We hope this message finds you well and that you are in good spirits. We
are the Let’s Connect working group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect/Team>- a
team of movement contributors/organizers who are liaison representatives of 7/8
regions <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_regions>. We are
connecting with you to see if you are interested in and/or know about the
peer-to-peer program, Let’s Connect
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect>!
The program creates an open and safe learning space for any Wikimedian who is
part of an organized group to share and learn different skills
(organizational/interpersonal / grant related / learning & evaluation ...)
with other peers to add value and contribute collectively to the community.
The purpose is to further develop skills, share knowledge and promote human
connections and mutual support between different groups and communities, in
alignment with the Movement Strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Movement_Strategy>.
Every month, we host 2-3 live 2-hour learning clinics
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect#Live_learn…>
with
interesting topics selected by our team and our interested sharers. Our
live learning sessions have up to 4 interpreters translating the clinic for
our participants. Our main languages are Spanish | Arabic | French |
Portuguese. If there is a specific language you would like to see in the
calls, we are happy to see how we can accommodate it.
Let’s Connect is directed at Wikimedians in all regions that are part of
organized groups (this can range from a group of individuals that are not
formally organized user groups, chapters and mission-aligned
organizations). Please see our Meta page for more criteria
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Knowledge_Sharing/Connect#Who_is_Let…>.
To participate as a sharer, you can register in this initial registration
form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiea87tSYmB2-1XHn_u8RLe7efMJifJBz…>
where
you can register your learning and sharing interests and state if you want
to share your knowledge through Learning Clinics.
Below, you will find our team of 8 who are excited to meet with you if you
are interested. Please email our team at letsconnect(a)wikimedia.org if you
have any questions :)
We look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
The Let’s Connect Working Group
Hello Everyone,
The Wikimedia Community Fund announces the upcoming round 2 for the General
Support Fund
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Community_Fund/Ge…>,
which will run from February through May 2024. The General Support Fund
provides flexible support for general operations to individuals, groups, or
affiliates who have developed larger, long-term projects or programs
contributing to Wikimedia projects.
The Wikimedia Foundation is now accepting applications for their General
Support Fund and Wikimedia ZA is applying on behalf of its community of
volunteers! This fund helps affiliates and groups working on big, long-term
projects that benefit Wikimedia projects like a small language Wikipedia or
a project to increase notable women on Wikimedia. Think of it as a way to
get funding for your awesome ideas that make Wikimedia even better!
If there are any projects one would like to apply for, Please fill in form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lHKgcraisqht6pJI1O_SZl3JwZzXtYp0KAcM2zcMAo…>
Best regards,
Dear all,
This is a quick reminder for the upcoming Johannesburg Wikipedia meet-up.
The meetup will be face-to face If you have any questions about Wikipedia,
the community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you
are welcome to join and participate.
*Date: Thursday, 29 February 2024*
*Start time:10:00 AM SAST*
*End Time: 12:00 PM SAST*
If you are in Johannesburg, you can join us face to face
*Address: Randburg Library Johannesburg.*
Please see* link
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg_Meet-up_(Randburg_Library)> *for
further details
Best regards,
Dear Board,
Please see the email below, from Ceslause. He is one of the facilitators of
Wiki loves Africa photographic competitions, the Chapter has been running
for the past 2 years. I am forwarding this for your thoughts to be tabled
next ops meeting.
Best regards,
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Ceslause Ogbonnaya <ceslause(a)theafricanarrative.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 at 01:44
Subject: Prospective local organizer for AfroCreatives WikiProject
To: <shupai.mchuchu(a)wikimedia.org.za>
Dear Shupai,
I hope this email finds you well.
After a quiet period since the 2022 launch of AfroCreatives WikiProject
(ACWP), The Africa Narrative (TAN) is gearing up for a busy 2024 with the
roll-out of a series of initiatives as well as a robust buildout of the
ACWP activities. First up on the calendar of 2024 Edit-a-thons
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/AfroCreatives_WikiProject> is a
pan-African campaign in partnership with FESPACO, Africa’s largest film
festival.
To enable us to drive campaign activities at the local level across Africa,
we would love to partner Wikimedia ZA as a local organizer. As a local
organizer, you are eligible to apply for a rapid grant to organize local
events if you’re in good standing with the Wikimedia foundation. If you
have an APG and can make provision from it, that is also a good option.
The campaign will run from 18th May to 1st June 2024, though training
activities start on 3rd May 2023. If you intend to apply for a rapid grant,
you have to target cycle 5 and apply before the 1st April, 2024 deadline.
If you’re interested, please reply to this email to confirm your
participation.
Regards,
Ceslause Ogbonnaya
*Wikimedian-In-Residence, AfroCreatives WikiProject*
Dear all,
You are invited to join us for our 34th upcoming meetups of the year. The
South African/ Cape Town meetup will be happening on Saturday 24 February
2024 Below are the details for joining the 34th meetup.
The meetup will be hybrid. If you have any questions about Wikipedia, the
community, what is going on generally, or you just want to hang out you are
welcome to join and participate.
*Venue: Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024*
*Start time: 11:00 AM *
*End Time: 13:00 PM Venue:Tigers Milk Address: Tiger's Milk Claremont
Ground Floor Sunclare Building, 21 Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town. *
If you can't attend face to face. We will be hosting the meet-up on Discord
server (see link below to join).
Link
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_Meet-up_South_Africa/_Cap…>
Best regards