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WikiIndaba conference 2022

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WIKI INDABA
2022
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WikiIndaba Conference is the regional conference for Africans both within and in the diaspora. The first edition was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2014 by Wikimedia ZA, the 2017 edition was held in Accra, Ghana by Open Foundation West Africa, the 2018 edition was held in Tunis, Tunisia by Wikimedia TN Usergroup, the 2019 edition was held in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria by the Wikimedia UG Nigeria. The 2020 edition of the conference was supposed to be held in Kampala, Uganda but was postponed and was instead be held in 2021 as a virtual event hosted by the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda. The 2022 edition will be held in Kigali, Rwanda hosted by The Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda.

Aims

  • Building capacity for African Wikimedians
  • Fostering growth of the coverage and involvement of Africa in Wikimedia projects
  • Connecting African Wikimedians both within the continent and in the diaspora
  • Turn ideas into action

Information

  • Date: 4th to 6th November 2022
  • Venue:in-person (But will stream live)

Schedule

  • Conference Grants Submission Done
  • Call for volunteers. Done
  • Call for participation on Programmes committee. Done
  • Opening of the scholarship application. Done
  • Call for Submissions. Done
  • Closure of the scholarship application. Done
  • Finalization and notification of scholarship recipients. Done
  • Closure of submissions' application. Done
  • Notification of submissions' decisions. Done
  • Publication of Final Conference Programme. Done
  • Wiki Indaba 2022 Conference. Done

Organizers

Partners

ATR image Wiki in Africa

Supported by

African Wikimedia Meetings
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