Might be of interest to some. I'm sure if you apply, we will have at least a Kenyan or two spend the first week of December in J'burg editing Wikipedia. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Seun Ojedeji" <seun.ojedeji@gmail.com> Date: Oct 26, 2015 6:08 PM Subject: [Members] Fwd: [ccAfrica] #OpenAfrica15 now accepting applications To: "FOSSFA members" <members@mail.fossfa.net> Cc: Fyi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kelsey Wiens <kelseywiens@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 3:25 PM Subject: [ccAfrica] #OpenAfrica15 now accepting applications To: CC Africa mailing list <ccAfrica@lists.ibiblio.org> Hello CC Africa Our partner WikiAfrica is pleased to announce #OpenAfrica15 Please see details below - don't miss out Thanks! K The Goethe-Institut Johannesburg and WikiAfrica is proudly hosting the week-long (5 day) #OpenAfrica15 – a Wikipedian in Residence training course – in Johannesburg, South Africa. The #OpenAfrica15 training is a course for Wikipedians in Residence aimed at supporting and expanding the skill sets of existing Wikipedians across the continent. It will take place at the Goethe-Institut in Johannesburg from the *30th November to the 4th December 2015*. Chosen delegates will be tasked with pre and post course takes that include engaging with content-rich institutions and training and supporting local Wikipedian volunteers. Delegates will be drawn from the following countries: *Kenya*, *Ethiopia*, *Cameroon*, *Ghana*, *Cote d’Ivoire* and *South Africa*. For more on WikiAfrica, please visit www.wikiafrica.net. This is a call for applications from Wikip/medians who would like to be instructed in all aspects of Wikipedia and Wikimedia interaction. *#OpenAfrica15* The training session will host 8 delegates with the aim of activating them as Wikipedians in Residence from countries across Africa, and South Africa. The training session will take 5 days of intensive introduction to the following subjects: - Wikipedia, Wikimedia Projects, and the Wikimedia landscape in Africa, - The Open Movement and its impact in Africa, - Working with partners to extract citable content, - Leveraging networks to build community and aggregate content, - Using Wikimedia tools, e.g. GLAM tools, Wikimetrics and Wiki Data, - Event planning, marketing and communication for engagement, - Project planning, grants, accountability and budgets, and - Tracking and metric tools and evaluation. The expected outcomes will be: - Complete immersion in and understanding of the Wikimedia projects. - A road map for engagement with local partners, networks and community. - The ability to determine the extent of information available in their country and how to draw that information onto Wikipedia. - A plan for how to access the needed information effectively and efficiently. - A sustainable strategy for the critical evaluation of the information and its sources. - Plan the incorporation and expansion of all selected information into the Wikimedia projects. - Have a proactive understanding of the economic, legal, and social issues that impact the Open Movement and develop an ethical and legal strategy to engage access and use information in 3-5 countries across Africa. - See more at: http://www.wikiafrica.net/call-for-applications-wikipedian-training-at-opena... Kelsey Wiens Creative Commons Public Lead Cape Town, South Africa Mobile: +27 (72) 438 5095 Twitter: bella_velo <https://twitter.com/bella_velo> Web: www.bellavelo.ca _______________________________________________ ccAfrica mailing list ccAfrica@lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/ccafrica -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Seun Ojedeji,Federal University Oye-Ekitiweb: http://www.fuoye.edu.ng <http://www.fuoye.edu.ng> Mobile: +2348035233535**alt email: <http://goog_1872880453>seun.ojedeji@fuoye.edu.ng <seun.ojedeji@fuoye.edu.ng>* Bringing another down does not take you up - think about your action! _______________________________________________ Members mailing list Members@mail.fossfa.net http://mail.fossfa.net/mailman/listinfo/members