Afrika Baraza
Afrika Baraza is a virtual platform for African Wikimedians to connect, collaborate and have meaningful conversations. The word "baraza" is swahili for a public open forum, where communities come together to dialogue. Afrika Baraza is hosted quartely; every 3rd Friday of the 2nd month in each quarter.
Goal: To facilitate and deepen global connection, engagement, collaboration, and community sensitization among communities in the African continent and diaspora.
Background edit
The need for regular, intentional and consistent communication among communities in Africa surfaced during the 2022 Wiki Indaba in Kigali, Rwanda, and the need for a structured space to have meaningful conversations. The African Baraza is not intended to override forums hosted by other African affiliates such as the Naija hour (Nigeria UG), South African Chapter Meet ups or Africa Hour by Wiki in Africa but it is to reinforce the work they do by bringing African communities as a whole to have a regional collective meeting to continue with the conversations that are happening during WikiIndaba conference, share out projects, air grievances and network and engage.
Afrika Baraza comes in to fill this void and encourage; A sense of belonging; Collaboration & Problem solving Sensitization and advocacy around global movement events, activities'
News and Updates edit
Africa celebrates 23 years of Wikipedia and its exploits on the continent. Join us as we highlight some iconic moments and look towards the future of Wikimedia work on the continent. Join us on the 26th of January 2024 for a fun-filled day, read more about the event on the Meta page
Afrika Baraza is a virtual platform for African Wikimedians to connect, collaborate, and have meaningful conversations. The word "Baraza" is Swahili for a public open forum, where communities come together to dialogue. Afrika Baraza is hosted quarterly; every 3rd Friday of the 2nd month in each quarter. Join us for the 1st edition of the year 2024 on the 16th of February as we discuss improvements to the Wikiindaba Conference and discover more about how to become a steward in the movement. Read more about the event on the Meta page
It's been a year of listening, transcribing, and curating the Africa Agenda document with your views, opinions, and plights. The Africa Agenda curation process is finally coming to a close but before then here are some important dates to take note of:
Done Publication of draft on Meta - Jan 15, 2024 to Jan 18, 2024
Done Final Engagement Exercise - Jan 18, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
In progress… Update the document with information from final engagement round - Feb 01, 2024 to Feb 16, 2024
Pending Publication of final document on Meta - Feb 19, 2024
Pending Socialization and engagement with movement stakeholders - Feb 19, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024