WikiIndaba 2023/Submissions/Africa Growth - Pilot I: What we learned about training on core policies
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Africa Growth - Pilot I: What we learned about training on core policies | ||
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| Author(s): Dumisani Ndubane, Asaf Bartov, Veronica Thamaini | Username(s): Dumisani, Veronica & Asaf | Type of submission: lecture, panel | |
| Affiliation: Wikimedia Foundation | Theme(s): Community Engagement, Strategy, Diversity | ||
| Abstract:
The Wikimedia Foundation is considering a new approach to fostering contributor community growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with a view to increasing the editor base in SSA to 5000 active editors, from about 2.1k today. This lecture & panel will share and discuss the new approach, as well as early learning on core policy training. |
Level of advancement: basic, medium, advanced | ||
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| Extra information: Etherpad | |||
| How will this session be beneficial for the communities in the region?
This session will share progress on the growth pilot and help prepare the community for future engagement, and possibly a change in outreach strategies. | |||
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