CentralNotice/Request/WikiIndaba 2024 Local Scholarships Campaign

WikiIndaba 2024 Local Scholarships Campaign

• Herschal Jackson (WMZA) (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log), primary contact (Requested at 07:55, 3 July 2024 (UTC))

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What is the campaign duration? 12th July 2024 → 19th July 2024 Which projects will you be targeting? Wikipedia What languages will you be targeting? English Do you wish to show banners to Logged In users, Anonymous Users or Both? Do you want to target users with a specific number of edits or average monthly? Logged In users What countries will your campaign target? South Africa + Namibia + Botswana + Zimbabwe + eSwatini/Lesotho countries Banner/Campaign Diet: To be determined by Central Notice admin

What is the purpose of the campaign? How will you measure the success of the campaign?

Description - 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. In 2017 the conference moved to Accra, Ghana, and was organized by Open Foundation West Africa. The 2018 edition was held in Tunis, Tunisia by Wikimedia TN Usergroup, while the Wikimedia UG Nigeria arranged the 2019 in the federal capital, Abuja, FCT. The 2020 edition of the conference was supposed to be held in Kampala, Uganda but was postponed and became a virtual event hosted in 2021 by the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda. The 2022 edition took place in Kigali, Rwanda, and was hosted by The Wikimedia Community User Group Rwanda. The last edition, in 2023, took place in Agadir, Morocco, and was hosted by the Wikimedia Morocco User Group.

In 2024, Wikimedia ZA is organizing the 8th edition of WikiIndaba in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Metrics -

What banner(s) will you use? What will be your landing page?

Banners - Please use Standard banner with logo

and text; Applications for Local Scholarships are extended and open until the 19th July 2024

Landing Page - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_South_Africa/Local_Scholarships

Is this project grant funded? Please provide a link

Type of grant -

Link to grant -

Central Notice admin comments

• @Herschal Jackson (WMZA) and Discott: I've created the campaign (not sure if I caught all countries; set to run two weeks, but let me know if it can be ended earlier) and banner (preview). Please check everything, approve it and ping me for activation. Best, —DerHexer (Talk) 14:19, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

  @DerHexer thanks the banner looks great appreciate the assistance, just one change please can the end date be changed to the 09th August 2024 Herschal Jackson (WMZA) (talk) 14:30, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

  @Herschal Jackson (WMZA) and Discott: Done, enabled. See also my email. Best, —DerHexer (Talk) 14:32, 26 July 2024 (UTC)

  Banner text changed to 9 August, too. Best, —DerHexer (Talk) 11:02, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you Sir Herschal Jackson (WMZA) (talk) 11:07, 29 July 2024 (UTC)