Wikimedia Language Diversity Hub/Wikimania/2025

For the Wikimania 2025, the community of WikiTutur and Lingua Libre are considering the following actions.

Training of trainers

We could report on our experiences. Presentation would be training of trainers type. Includes step by step list to organize a Lingualibre / Wikitutur workshop and testimonies of successful events. Something like :

« Minorities outreach and empowerment : using Wikimedia tool Lingua Libre. »

Or:

« Minorities outreach and empowerment : how we trained minorities on Wikimedia tool (Lingua Libre) »

Draft outline

1. Objectives (why): visibilise minorities, spread WM collaborative practices, easiest WM contributive avenue (everyone can record).
2. Our roles (who/what) : outreach to communities, events planning, animation and training
3. Public (who) : minorities of various sizes & type, different needs, challenges, solutions.
4. Methodology : step by step todo list.
5. Supports: funding, grants, institutions, wikimedians in residence, etc.

Interested presenters

• Ardzun, Yug, other ?

Workshop

We can complete it by (2) a practical workshop with WikiTutur. Happy to assist there. Maybe localize it toward African languages.

Interested members

• Ardzun & co, Yug

Thematic report

This still leaves us room to submit thematic presentation :

• (3) Reporting on WikiTutur achievements, Ardzun & co
• (4) Reporting on Occitan Whistle project, Yug

Introduction to WikiTutur

Others

Other possible actions:

• (5) Official launch of Lingua Libre Django with guided demonstration (could go in/with the WikiTutur workshop ?)
• (6) Lead a Wikimania-long effort on African languages. Come to Nairobi with a few professional microphones (see this WMFR grant), propose Wikimania attendees to record the 207 words of the Swadesh list in their languages.

See also

• WikiTutur
• Lingua Libre