Would this be better incorporated within the WikiVoyage community? On Tue, 19 Nov 2024 at 16:44, James Campbell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > My name is James Campbell, and I’m excited to write my first post to this > list. I’m new to working on Wikimedia-related projects and wanted to share > an idea I’m passionate about called *Wikigration*. > > The inspiration for this project comes from a significant challenge many > immigrants like myself and refugees face: accessing reliable, up-to-date > immigration advice. Unfortunately, much of this information is locked > behind private Facebook groups, paid services like lawyers, or inaccessible > due to outdated public resources. > > In an increasingly uncertain world, where migration is on the rise, > finding even basic information—such as which residency permits to apply for > or how to rent housing —can be daunting, especially for those who don’t > know where to start looking. > > *Wikigration* aims to address this gap by creating a free, user-friendly > wiki where immigrants and refugees can find accurate, crowdsourced, and > collaboratively maintained information. This resource would bring together > the wealth of informal knowledge already being shared in private groups and > make it publicly accessible to help people successfully migrate and > integrate. > > I envision Wikigration as a future Wikimedia sister project, aligned with > the mission of making knowledge freely available to everyone. I’d love to > hear from the community about: > > - Steps I should take to align with the Wikimedia Foundation’s > standards and processes. > - Guidelines to follow to ensure this becomes a successful, endorsed > project. > - Insights or advice from similar projects within the movement. > > Thank you for your time and any advice or feedback you can offer! > > Looking forward to contributing and collaborating with this wonderful > community. > > Best regards, > James Campbell > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list -- [email protected], guidelines > at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > Public archives at > https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/BBXQWLFE5AENZACL3RNU4WEEWR3Q7GZ6/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] -- Boodarwun Gnangarra 'ngany dabakarn koorliny arn boodjera dardon nlangan Nyungar koortabodjar'
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