Event:Community Call (GOIF)
GOIF × CapX • Community Call Online • Zoom
Community
Call
Global Open Initiative Foundation (GOIF) × Capacity Exchange (CapX)
Topic
The Capacity Exchange tool and initiative
Date: 16 August 2026
Time: 6:00 PM Africa/Accra
Platform: Zoom meeting
Speaker
Joris Darlington Quarshie
Community lead for the African Wikimedia technical community
Hosted by GOIF with CapX as featured initiative
Why This Community Call Matters
Across the Wikimedia movement, communities are looking for ways to connect skills, needs, and opportunities more effectively. The Capacity Exchange (CapX) is designed to make those connections easier, more transparent, and truly community-driven.
This community call hosted by the Global Open Initiative Foundation (GOIF) creates a space for African Wikimedians and allies to explore what CapX can do for them: how to find mentors, offer support, and build sustainable networks of capacity across the region and beyond.
If you care about collaboration, peer learning, and growing together as a movement, this call is for you.
What You Can Expect
Segment
Introduction to CapX
Understand the vision behind the Capacity Exchange, why it was created, and how it supports communities across the Wikimedia movement.
Segment
Live Tool Walkthrough
See how the CapX platform works in practice: browsing offers, requesting support, and planning exchanges that match your community’s needs.
Segment
Open Community Conversation
Share your thoughts, questions, and ideas on how GOIF and CapX can work together to support your projects and communities more effectively.
Join the Zoom Call
Use the details below to join the GOIF Community Call on Zoom. You can click the link or enter the Meeting ID and passcode manually in the Zoom app.
Who Is This Call For?
Community organisers looking for practical ways to support volunteers, build skills, and coordinate projects across regions.
Technical contributors interested in using CapX to share expertise, mentor others, or seek help with tools and infrastructure.
New Wikimedians who want to understand how capacity building works in practice and where they fit into the wider movement.
Organisers
A Ghana-based organisation supporting open knowledge, Wikimedia projects, and community-building initiatives.
A community-built platform to match Wikimedians who want to share skills with those who want to learn, across languages and regions.
Join the Community Call
Mark your calendar for 16 August 2026 at 6:00 PM Africa/Accra and join us on Zoom to explore the Capacity Exchange tool and initiative with GOIF and CapX.
Use the Zoom link, Meeting ID, and passcode above to join.