Wikimedia Foundation elections/2022/Candidates/Abdermane Abakar Brahim
Abakar B (talk • meta edits • global user summary • CA • AE)
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| Introductory statement / Application summary. This section to be translated. (150 word maximum) |
I created my account in 2018 as a volunteer on Wikipedia and from then on I assume my responsibilities by working on projects such as Wikipedia, Commons, wiki loves Africa, wiki Kouman and others. My main goal has always been to serve communities to be useful for knowledge because there is a person in need. I learn to share with communities and by encouraging others to become volunteers. Knowing the problem of underrepresented communities and their participation in the various projects, the movement strategy in place, I would like more communities to adhere to the recommendations to accomplish their objectives in diversity. | |
| Contributions to the Wikimedia projects, memberships in Wikimedia organizations or affiliates, activities as a Wikimedia movement organizer, or participation with a Wikimedia movement ally organization. (100 word maximum) |
As Wikipedia is a project that allows us to contribute and improve our local content in 2018, I participated as a voluntary contributor and the creation of the Chad user group in 2019 by working as a project wiki love africa, wikpedia , commons, wiktionary. | |
Expertise in skill areas identified as needs by the Board.
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I am training in oracle database and I have participated in several citizen activities in my community as an awareness and advocacy campaign I know how to use google drive, slack, zoom... communication, Plaidoyer , Edith-on, local language | |
| Lived experiences in the world. We are especially interested in reading about lived experiences in the regions of Africa, South Asia, East and South East Asia & Pacific, and Latin America & Caribbean. We believe that experience in these regions could help expand the board’s ability to fulfill the movement strategy goal of more equitable participation, although we recognize that other experiences may also provide important contributions. (250 word maximum) |
In 2011 I was as a visitor to Benin more precisely in Cotonou I am a student passing through but when I arrived in Ghana I was registered at ELA (Excellence Language Accademic) in Accra where I participated in several activities as an office observation from Chadian student in Accra, schools Accredited or not in Ghana, player of the Chadian team for French-speaking games, in 2019 I was also at wikiindaba in Nigeria and in 2021 I was in Dubai for the Arab leader conference. ... | |
| Cultural and linguistic fluency with regions and languages additional to your native region and language. Intercultural awareness helps build bridges in our multicultural community. (250 word maximum) |
in 2021 we collaborated with the Ivorian community on the Kouman wiki project which allowed us to contribute on the two local languages Chadian Arabic and Ngambaye, I speak French and English | |
| Experience as an advocate for creating safe and collaborative spaces for all and/or experience in situations or contexts of censorship, repression, or other attacks to human rights. (250 words maximum) |
my local milk is a campaign in which I participated as a volunteer which promotes local milk, Weeks of my world of entrepreneurship as an organizational member to allow young people to undertake and Digital November is a month dedicated to digital tools (discover digital tools for young people) and AfricActiviste it is thanks to Oxfam that you received this training to do our advocacy. | |
| Experience in relation to (or as a member of, to the extent you choose to share) a group that has faced historical discrimination and underrepresentation in structures of power (including but not limited to caste, race, ethnicity, colour, national origin, nationality, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, language, culture, education, abilities, income and environment). (250 word maximum) |
As a member of my community I am flexible I have not had any problems I render service as I also ask for it I have the chance to also collaborate with other members from other countries such as Botswana, Nigeria and the coast of ivory and waiting with sudan. | |
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