Implementation of the Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy in Tanzania

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Global Conversations about the implementation of the recommendations will take place on 21/22 November and 5/6 December, 2020. See you there.

Introduction

ThiS page contains various information regarding the processess, activities and events organized by Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania for implementing the 10 Wikimedia Movement Strategy Recommendations.

Pre-Global Movement Strategy internal prioritization meetup

The Pre-Global Movement Strategy internal prioritization meetup in Tanzania was an online meet-up call to brief different steps that Wikimedia Strategy has passed, the stage we are in, brief explanation to the 10 recommendations followed by identification and prioritization of some of the 10 Movement Strategy recommendations that the community of Wikimedians of Tanzania will focus on in terms of its implementation. This was a preliminary discussion by some of the active group members, and was part of a series of events that are to happen after the first and second global conversations on 21st and 22nd Nov 2020.

Agenda

Thursday Nov 19, 2020 (06ː00pm to 07ː30pm EAT)

General Introduction and Recap on Movement Strategy Process
Movement Strategy activities done in Tanzania and in East Africa
General Overview about the 10 recommendations
General Questions and Answers
Prioritization of the recommendations
Next Events (Global Strategy event and Local Movement Strategy discussion in Tanzania)
Closing

Outcomes

After the introduction, recap and debriefing about the Wikimedia 2030 Movement strategy process in Tanzania and in East Africa, the participants were given a chance to prioritize the recommendation depending on whic they thought were the top recommendations that our community should prioritize interms of its implementation. After the prioritization process by the members, the votes were counted to obtain top 3 recommendations. The top 3 recommendations with larger votes were as followsː

Top 3 prioritized recommendations

Group / organization / community	Number of participants	Priority recommendation (1 of 3)	Priority initiatives (from recommendation 1 of 3)	Priority recommendation (2 of 3)	Priority initiatives (from recommendation 2 of 3)	Priority recommendation (3 of 3)	Priority initiatives (from recommendation 3 of 3)
Wikimedia Tanzania	12	Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement	2.Funding for underrepresented communities 3.Increased awareness about the Wikimedia Movement 8.Align with environmental sustainability initiatives	Invest in Skills and Leadership Development	31.Global approach for local skill development - gathering data, matching peers, mentorship, recognition 33.Skill development infrastructure	Innovate in Free Knowledge	40.Policies for experimentation with projects for knowledge equity 41.Continuous experimentation, technology, and partnerships for content, formats, and devices

Organizing Team

Meeting link

Google meet link

More information

The recommendations full: Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Recommendations
The initiatives: Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Transition/List of Initiatives
Prioritization events: Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Transition/Prioritization events
Global Events (21-22 Nov/5-6 Dec)Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/Transition/Global Conversations

Participants

Otto Nyongole, Ebenezer Mlay, Eid John,Antoni Mtavangu, Ingo Koll, Dr. Joachim, Alex, Pellagia Njau, Clement Makangabila, Ally, Khamis Juma, Aristarik Maro
And anyone else is welcome to join us for the upcoming meetups