Thanks for sharing this exciting information Winnie , this is a good step in the right direction
On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 at 13:33 Abel L MBULA <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *Abel L. Mbula* > +243821222207 | Software Eng & Educator | https://abelmbula.com/ > > Sent with Proton Mail <https://proton.me/> secure email. > > ------- Forwarded Message ------- > From: Winnie Kabintie <[email protected]> > Date: On Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 at 10:41 AM > Subject: [African Wikimedians] EA Wikimedians in Kenya for DRIFF > To: [email protected] < > [email protected]> > CC: Franziska Putz <[email protected]>, Belinda Mbambo < > [email protected]> > > Dear African Wikimedians, > > > A few Wikimedians representing affiliates in the East Africa region; > Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Botswana will be participating at the Digital > Rights & Inclusion Forum <https://drif.paradigmhq.org/>in Nairobi, Kenya > from April 12-14. > > > The Wikimedia Foundation is supporting the conference, which is hosted by > Paradigm Initiative, and it is the first time that Wikimedians from the > region will be participating to talk about the work they do and network. > > > Itβs exciting to see Wikimedians getting visible in spaces beyond the > wikisphere to amplify the amazing work we all do to advance free knowledge > and we are making efforts to create more of these spaces. > > > You can watch all the sessions remotely > <https://www.youtube.com/@ParadigmHQ>! Details below. > > > *Wikimedia Sessions in DRIFF* > > We have three incredible sessions lined-up. You should be able to watch > the live-stream via the "Watch Live" link on the website > <https://drif.paradigmhq.org/> (top right corner). > > > *A) What does digital inclusion look like on Wikipedia? * > > [image: π]13 April @ 09:00am - 10:00am EAT > > Event description on website > <https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-botswana-and-wikimedia-uganda-drif23/> > > [image: π£]Speakers: Candy Khohliwe; Sandra Aceng; Carol Mwaura; Alice > Kibombo > > [image: π£]Moderator: Romeo Lomora > > > B) *20 years later: What the Wikimedia movement can teach us about the > future of a sustainable internet* > > [image: π]13 April @ 11:30 am - 12:30 EAT > > Event description on website > <https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-foundation-drif23/> > > [image: π£]Speakers: Winnie Kabintie, Veronica Thamani, Richard Gaines > > [image: π£]Moderator: βGbenga Sesan, ED of Paradigm Initiative > > > C*)** Internet Sustainability in Practice: Experiences from Wikimedians > in Eastern Africa* > > [image: π]14 April @ 10:15-11:15 EAT > > Event description on websit > <https://drif.paradigmhq.org/stec_event/wikimedia-community-user-group-south-sudan-drif23/> > e > > [image: π£]Speakers: Terry Boke, Romeo Lomora, Candy Khohliwe > > [image: π£]Moderator: Winnie Kabintie > > > > Winnie Kabintie (her/she) > > Snr Global Movement Communications Specialist, Africa > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > -- derrick
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