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WikiIndaba 2025: Call for Program Submissions Now Open!
[edit]Hello MmRoma,
The wait is finally over!
We’re excited to announce that the Call for Program Submissions for WikiIndaba 2025 is now officially open!
This is your chance to share your ideas, projects, tools, research, and experiences with the broader African Wikimedia movement, whether you're based in Africa or the diaspora.
We warmly invite you to submit a session proposal and help shape an inclusive and impactful WikiIndaba program. The deadline to submit is 20th July 2025.
Click on the button to submit your session proposal.
Let’s make WikiIndaba 2025 Conference an unforgettable experience — tell a friend to tell a friend!
We are looking forward to your awesome proposals!
Warm regards,
Joris Darlington Quarshie
On behalf of the WikiIndaba 2025 Organizing Team
Only 3 Days Left to Submit Your Program Proposal for WikiIndaba 2025!
[edit]Just a quick reminder — there are only 3 days left to submit your session proposal for WikiIndaba 2025!
If you have a project, idea, tool, research, or story that aligns with and uplifts the African Wikimedia movement, now is the time to share it. We welcome contributions from across the continent and the diaspora.
📅 Submission deadline: 20th July 2025
Need help with your submission?
Join our Programming Office Hour happening today at 1:00 PM UTC (starting in 1 hour and 30 minutes). We’ll be there to assist you with your questions or if you're having any challenges filling out the submission form.
🔗 Join here: meet.google.com/hpb-ywbg-fqk
Let’s shape an inclusive and impactful WikiIndaba 2025 together. Don’t wait — share your idea!
Warmly,
Joris Darlington Quarshie
On behalf of the WikiIndaba 2025 Organizing Team
One More Week to Submit Your Proposal for WikiIndaba 2025!
[edit]Hello MmRoma,
Good news! The WikiIndaba 2025 program submission deadline has been extended to July 27, 2025!
We are especially looking for more poster session proposals. Have a project, research, or initiative you’d love to present visually? Poster sessions are a great way to highlight your work and start engaging conversations with fellow Wikimedians.
Submit your proposal today and be part of shaping the future of free knowledge in Africa!
👉 Submit here:Let’s make WikiIndaba 2025 inspiring, inclusive, and unforgettable!
The WikiIndaba 2025 Program Team
Bonjour MmRoma,
Bonne nouvelle ! La date limite pour proposer une session pour WikiIndaba 2025 est prolongée jusqu’au 27 juillet 2025 !
Nous recherchons en particulier plus de sessions d'affiches. Avez-vous un projet, une initiative ou une recherche à partager ? Les affiches sont une belle façon de valoriser visuellement votre travail et d'engager la communauté.
👉 Soumettez votre proposition ici :Construisons ensemble un WikiIndaba 2025 mémorable et inspirant !
Le comité du programme WikiIndaba 2025
,MmRoma مرحبًا
يسرّنا أن نعلن تمديد الموعد النهائي لتقديم الجلسات في مؤتمر WikiIndaba 2025 حتى يوم 27 يوليو 2025!
نحن نبحث بشكل خاص عن مزيد من جلسات الملصقات. هل لديك مشروع، أو مبادرة، أو بحث ترغب في مشاركته؟ جلسات الملصقات تتيح لك عرض أفكارك بشكل بصري ومميز.
👉 قدّم اقتراحك الآن عبر:
فلنُسهم معًا في إنجاح WikiIndaba 2025 بإبداعاتنا الجماعية!
— لجنة برنامج WikiIndaba 2025
Get started with the Lua interface to simplify the preparation of modules for translation in MetaWiki
[edit]Greetings!
The Language and Product Localization team has developed a Lua interface to simplify the preparation of Lua modules for translation in the MetaWiki platform. This means that module developers can now use the new Lua interface to load translatable strings, and the translators can translate them in the same translation interface that is used for templates and wiki pages.
This improvement makes it easier for translators to find and edit module strings without dealing with raw Lua code. It helps prevent mistakes that could break the module during translation.
We invite you to watch our demo video and read more about translatable modules to understand how it works. Please give us your feedback on this talk page on how well the Lua interface addresses the challenges in your workflow and how useful it is in module localization tasks. You can also refer to Module:User Wikimedia project, which was recently converted to utilize these messages, for example usage.
Your feedback is important as it will help us evaluate and decide how to continue developing and improving this interface, extend it to other wikis, or change our approach.
Thank you, and we anticipate your honest feedback.
UOzurumba (WMF) 06:40, 28 July 2025 (UTC)
WikiIndaba Hackathon 2025 Registration Open!
[edit]Hello MmRoma,
Registration for the WikiIndaba Hackathon 2025 is now open! If you are excited to join in person or virtually, this is your opportunity to collaborate, code, and create with Wikimedians across Africa and beyond.
- Dates: November 21–23, 2025
- Registration open until: November 23, 2025
- WikiIndaba Hackathon
Don’t miss out—be part of building the future of Wikimedia!
Learn more about the Hackathon: WikiIndaba Hackathon
Warm regards,
WikiIndaba Hackathon 2025 Organizing Team
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16:07, 03 October 2025 (UTC)
WikiIndaba Hackathon 2025 Registration Open!
[edit]Hello MmRoma,
Registration for the WikiIndaba Hackathon 2025 is now open! If you are excited to join in person or virtually, this is your opportunity to collaborate, code, and create with Wikimedians across Africa and beyond.
- Dates: November 21–23, 2025
- Registration open until: November 23, 2025
- WikiIndaba Hackathon
Don’t miss out—be part of building the future of Wikimedia!
Learn more about the Hackathon: WikiIndaba Hackathon
Warm regards,
WikiIndaba Hackathon 2025 Organizing Team
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16:07, 03 October 2025 (UTC)
Updates from Capacity Exchange (CapX)!
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Hello MmRoma,
My name is Joris Darlington Quarshie, and I am an Outreach Facilitator for the Capacity Exchange (CapX) — a platform for finding and connecting with peers to exchange knowledge and skills on a global level.
CapX is a community-built tool, designed by and for the Wikimedia Movement, to make it easier for Wikimedians across the world to find and connect, collaborate, and exchange skills and knowledge with peers.
If you don't know it yet, I invite you to access capx.toolforge.org and create your user profile with your Wikimedia account. But, if you already have a profile, I invite you to check out the new features and possibilities we just launched. I am sure you will be delighted.
CapX's new version incorporates valuable community feedback gathered over the past months, including the Organization Profile - a feature for Wikimedia affiliates, initiatives, or community groups to create their own CapX presence (see here how to create yours).
Explore CapX's new features
[edit]→ Access: capx.toolforge.org
→ Watch the launch video:Meet the Capacity Exchange
→ Navigate CapX's User Guide and Frequently Asked Questions
→ Share your profile on Meta by adding the predefinition {{CapacityExchange}} to your userpage.
→ Visit our Meta Page for all documentation on the project
Please, let me know if you think your community would enjoy a presentation, workshop demonstration, or feedback session. I would be happy to support you on that. Just reach out, and we can schedule the best date and time together.
Best regards,
Joris Darlington Quarshie
Outreach Facilitator,
Capacity Exchange Project – Wikimedia Brasil
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:39, 17 October 2025 (UTC)
Join us for “Many Tongues, One Movement: Voices Across Languages”!
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Hello MmRoma,
We’re excited to invite you to an inspiring global virtual gathering: the first Capacity Exchange Translat-a-thon.
Together with Language Diversity Hub, the Capacity Exchange (CapX) team will host its first Translation Marathon dedicated to ensuring linguistic equity in access to this amazing tool aimed to connect Wikimedians.
If you enjoy contributing to Wikimedia projects through translating and adapting content into different languages, this event is for you! Join us in the celebration of the multilingual spirit of the Wikimedia Movement at an event where communities that contribute in diverse languages will be able to share local knowledge and collaborate across borders.
Many Tongues, One Movement: Voices Across Languages
- Date: December 6, 2025
- Time: 12 PM (UTC) - Check the event page for your local timezone
- Location: Online (Meta-Wiki + live session links)
If you can’t join the live event, you can still contribute to the translations! Edits will be counted for two weeks, until December 20th. And everyone who participates will receive a special badge to display on their CapX profiles.
Strengthen your collaboration through CapX
[edit]We invite you and your community to join the Capacity Exchange (CapX), a Wikimedia community-built platform for connecting, collaborating, and exchanging skills with peers across the movement.
CapX helps Wikimedians and organizations find each other, share expertise, and build stronger, more connected communities.
Whether you’re an individual contributor, a user group, a community initiative or an affiliate, CapX helps you grow through knowledge exchange.
More information
[edit]→ Explore the CapX platform: capx.toolforge.org
→ Read: User Guide & FAQ
→ Watch: Meet the Capacity Exchange video
→ Join our Telegram community chat: CapX Telegram Group
If your community, usergroup or affiliate would like to have a CapX organization profile, please reach out at capx@wmnobrasil.org, and we’d be delighted to support you.
With warm regards,
Joris Darlington Quarshie
Outreach Facilitator,
Capacity Exchange Project – Wikimedia Brasil
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:55, 13 November 2025 (UTC)