Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2018-20/2019 Community Conversations/Strategy Salons/Reports/Algeria UG

Date and location

Oran , Algeria Saturday 2019; August 03 from 09:00 to 17:00

Participant List

dezedien / Organizer
Ismahene / Organizer
Mokdad / Organizer
Gharsellah
Gharsellah / Student
Aouab Omar
Mustapha BRAHIM DJELLOUL ( Has also another account )
Benloulou Mohamed Amine
Amel
Souici Faiza
Meliyani Rayan
Mourtada
Walid
Mekia
Iza
Araibia Mohammed Amine
Fay

What happened

Event Overview

WikiDZ, the Algerian Wikimedia User Group, hosted a strategic salon on August 3, 2019, in Oran, Algeria. The event, held in collaboration with the Nomads Association, focused on discussing and shaping the future of the Wikimedia movement in Algeria.

Key Themes and Objectives

The salon centered around two primary themes identified as crucial by the Algerian Wikimedia community:

Partnerships: Exploring potential collaborations with other organizations to expand the reach and impact of Wikimedia projects in Algeria.
Community Health: Discussing strategies to strengthen the local Wikimedia community, increase participation, and improve the quality of content.

Event Structure and Highlights

The salon followed a structured agenda, including:

Introductions: Participants introduced themselves and their affiliations.
Presentations: Overviews of the Wikimedia Foundation, WikiDZ, and the Wikimedia 2030 Strategic Process were provided.
Workshops: Dedicated sessions were held for in-depth discussions on partnerships and community health.
Networking: Participants engaged in informal networking and collaboration.

The event was well-attended and generated a high level of engagement among participants. The discussions highlighted the importance of building strong partnerships and fostering a vibrant Wikimedia community in Algeria.

Post-Salon Activities

Following the salon, participants enjoyed a lunch and a tour of Oran, further strengthening the sense of community and camaraderie among attendees.

In essence, the WikiDZ strategic salon served as a platform for Algerian Wikimedians to come together, share ideas, and develop a strategic roadmap for the future of the Wikimedia movement in the country.

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Summary of the discussion points

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Partnerships Discussion

Prerequisites

Succeeding in establishing successful partnerships requires for each entity, whether it is a regional users group,a thematic group or a chapter to :

Have a legal form for the entity.
Create regional associations.
Establish a periodic strategy.
Put an annual plan (for events - collaborations - goals).
Expand the community through volunteers.

Who are the potential partners?

Everywhere in the world, one needs to identify their potential partners. In Algeria for example:

Associations with the same goals
Educational and knowledge institutions.
G.L.A.M organizations.
Other entities interested in open knowledge.
State-owned companies.

Finding future partners

Any regional users group, thematic group, chapter or even a single person should establish a method for finding future partners. It is better to identify a single target, as it gives more chances to succeed. In Algeria one idea to focus about is the development of local content and find partners who has the means to help us do it. To do this, if a partner is involved, the regional users group, thematic group, chapter or even a single person must have the tools to evaluate and measure their potential partner.

How to develop a partnership ?

Identify the targeted themes
Define the needs of each project
Find volunteers to start partnerships.
Contact the organizations interested in different areas.
Collaborate with the science clubs at universities.
Target the right people.
Create, build a network of contacts (directory).

How to keep a partnership?

Develop a win-win relationship.
Set up a work schedule with the partner.
Find partners who have the same goals.
Find screen partners.
Enhance the partnership with the partner.
Renew partnerships.

Community Health Discussion

Welcome new contributors

Launch a program to welcome new contributors.
Create a hosting structure / system (New groups working on projects that just emerged from the incubator must quickly establish a structure to expand the community).
Organize online and offline meetings with new and old members to break the ice.
Maintain a constant relationship with new members by inviting them to different activities of the community.

Protect the new contributors.

We need to run surveys to measure, listen, examine and talk about the community and how healthy it is.
Through continuous training (workshop, editathon, presentations).
To motivate new users, you have to offer them what they enjoy.
Organize writing workshops.
Suggest to the partners to collaborate with newcomers.
Build a team through conflict management training.

Reflections from participants or partners

PDF arabic paper news in page 11

Despite the political events in Algeria and the risk of cancellation of this salon ; the community showed a great willingness to attend to this event; present members wished to discuss other topics. another association suggested organizing another one salon to address other strategic topics the president of Nomad our partner says that's the same preoccupations in the nomad's and want to uses many resolutions of the final strategic report.

Photographs or videos

Working Session
Working Session
Working Session
Pack offered to the participants
Stickers
T-shirts

More pictures can be found at commons:Category:Wikimedia Strategy Salon in Oran, Algeria 2019

Statement on your budget

We received CAD1 904,10 = USD1 429,53 the remaining funds are DZD44 462,51 = USD370,69