Grants:Conference/Expressions of Interests for Regional Conferences/WikiIndaba conference 2027/Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania
Local Wikimedia Community and organizing team
[edit]Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania has been playing an active role of bringing together Tanzanian Wikimedians since 2016. The user group has managed to convene Wikimedians gatherings in the past including Capacity building training for East African Wikimedians in 2019 and from has beed actively engaging and collaborating with other East African wiki communities around establishment of East African Regional and Thematic Hub (EARTHub). The User group has a vast number of people with event and conferences organizing capabilities,currently two of its members are among the COT members serving to organize Wikimania 2025. Moreover, some of its mmembers has experince serving as Wikimania 2022 COT and also served as a COT member for atleast 2 past WikiIndaba conferences. Its apparent that there a great increament of African Wikimedians
Community alignment
[edit]Tanzanian Wikimedians and Swahili Wikipedia adminstrators have been consulted on the idea where they strongly endorsed the idea to use this opportunity to create a potential opportunity for collboration, enhancing partnerships, capacity buidling and networking. Most of the African Wikimedians too have been engaged and notified on this through Afrika Baraza where Affcom announced the final decision for Wikimedia Tanzania to host it. Wikimedia Tanzania User Group will be working to collborate with other Wiki communities within and outside our country (EARTHub) communities to co-plan and organize the conference.
Location and date
[edit]The conference is expected to happen in November 2027, exact dates will be announced as we near the conference year.
Travel and visas
[edit]Tanzania is one of the most accessible country and with visa hustle free for foreigners. The Online visa option gives more flexibility to deal with your application remotely. You can visit here for general Tanzania immigration services.
Cultural/Religious considerations and competency
[edit]This is the annual conference for African Wikimedians including those who live in diaspora.It is an opportunity to come together to discuss relevant matters affecting African Wikimedians in relation to their efforts to contribute to Wikimedia movement and the free knowledge ecosytem at large.
Eligibility
[edit]We are an active affiliate and meet all the required criteria to host this conference.