Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/Outreach/Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire

Community

Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire (WCUG-CI), an independent group of volunteer Wikimedians, is an officially recognized Wikimedia user group for Wikimedians living in, or connected to Côte d'Ivoire.

Event details

When and where do you host your event

June 10, 2017 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

What would be the topic or focus of your conversation and how

We hope to explore all 5 themes of the Cycle 2 by building focus groups (1 - 5 persons) for each theme.

What do you hope to achieve from hosting an event

The objective is to gather action proposals from partners, experts and other actors in the Digital, Education and Culture ecosystems on the 5 main themes of the Wikimedia 2030's strategy.

What kind of event will you host (for example, a dinner or a meet-up)

Meet-up with breaks

How many people do you expect

30

Preparation and training meetups

From 28th May to 05th June, a set of online and in-person meetings were organized with board members of WCUG-CI and volunteers in order to get ready and comprehend better what strategy discussion and its theme are all about.

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  Samuel (WMF), Strategy coordinator, explains the general context of Wikimedia 2030 to volunteer discussion facilitators and note-takers

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  Answering questions regarding the 5 themes of Cycle 2

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  Discussion facilitators and note-takers staring at the screen where examples of discussion summaries are featured.

List of appointed facilitators and their themes

No	Facilitator	Theme
1	Modjou	Healthy, inclusive communities (A)
2	African Hope	Advancing with technology (B)
3	Papischou	A truly global movement (C)
4	Emmanuel Dabo	The most respected source of knowledge (D)
5	Aman ADO	Participating in the knowledge network (E)