Dear friends, Make plans to attend the EduWiki live event this month. Listen in as our guest speaker Veronica Thamaini discusses gender inclusion in education and the Wikimedia space.
The event will be live-streamed on our social media platforms. The details are as follows: Topic: Gender Inclusiveness in Education and Wikimedia space Date: 15 December 2022 Time: 14:00 UTC to 15:00 UTC YouTube live Link: https://youtu.be/sujAOOIclO8 Veronica Thamaini has close to a decade of broad geographical experience in program management in development issues, including education, gender equality, and technology for Development. She currently serves as a Senior Program Officer, Community Resources - Middle East and Africa for Wikimedia Foundation. As part of the Community Resources team, she supports communities with funding opportunities and other resources, ensuring that the free knowledge on Wikipedia and its sister projects is available and accessible to anyone worldwide. Before joining Wikimedia Foundation, she worked with organizations such as Creative Action Institute across Africa on projects focused on gender equality and building a sustainable planet. The projects entailed developing and implementing training and customized consulting services { custom-designed training and curriculum development, professional development for educators, and design and facilitate conferences} for varied stakeholders and done in partnership with development agencies (UNESCO-IICBA, UNICEF, FAWE, MADRE) and Donor Foundations. The projects include the Gender-Responsive Pedagogy <https://www.unicef.org/esa/media/6726/file/GRP-A-Toolkit-for-Teachers-and-Schools-2020.pdf> for teachers and educators, the East African Girls Leadership Program <https://www.creativeactioninstitute.org/eagls>, and Sauti Ya Dada <https://www.creativeactioninstitute.org/sauti-ya-dada>, which works with adolescent girls throughout East Africa. We are excited to see you there. Please spread the message! Best wishes, Abdallah -- Sseruwagi Abdallah Program Assistant | Education Team Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Education mailing list -- education@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to education-le...@lists.wikimedia.org
