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Internationally connected
Movement Internationa Faci itator Activist A a Angga
Open Wikimedia movement Promoter Activist Martin Temah Wikimedia Other motivations motivations
Open Education Activist Elorm
oca Activist C ara Locally connected
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International Activist: Local Activist: Movement Facilitator: ANGGA CLARA ABA
Supporting local Wikimedia community via Collaborating with local Wikimedians on events. Supporting local Wikimedia community by mentoring and international connections to Receiving mentoring on events planning from providing resources and mentoring. Well respected resources. Individually supported by funds from affiliate staff. Less motivated to contribute content and known content contributor to Wikimedia a Wikimedia Foundation annual plan grant. than to support others. Balancing volunteering projects. Wants more accurate representation Employed as a regranter for a large NGO and for Wikimedia, a full time job as a journalist and of Ghana and African countries on English balancing family and work responsibilities. responsibilities for a young family. Wikipedia. Balancing freelance work as an events planner (including for Wikimedia Foundation), volunteering and family responsibilities.
Open movement Activist: Open Education Activist: Wikimedia Promoter: TEMAH ELORM MARTIN
Ensuring local facilitators have what they need for Volunteering to facilitate editathons with support Supporting Argentine affiliate with events successful editathons, and reporting is done well. from affiliate. Wants to access Kiwix for the planning, grant writing and reporting. Less of a Not contributing content much, but contributes students he teaches about ICT, thought they have contributor, and supports organizers who teach organizational skills. Balancing volunteer work for little access to technology. Sees the value in the others to contribute content. Loves the Wikimedia both the local Wikimedia affiliate and another NGO Wikimedia movement, but it is not easy for him movement and will do whatever he can to see it with working part time. to contribute content. Balancing full time work, grow. Balancing volunteering, full time work and a volunteering and family responsibilities. new family.
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION 2019 ANGGA INTERNATIONAL ACTIVIST
Location Goals a arta o sia Desired organizing experience
Occupation ▲ Mu ti i ua co r c s a i t r atio a ts so h ca ocus o co t t i st a o sp i ch o o y acc ss his tim tra s ati or his co a u s
Languages ▲ asi r acc ss to i t r atio a u i
ahasa ish oca o sia a ua s Long term goals
Devices ▲ Ma it asi r or p op to us th ir oca a ua s o i i h roi smartpho c r aptop ▲ Pr s r o sia cu tur a a ua o i
▲ Co i c cu tura i stitutio s to shar mor op y ith th or ia pro cts si to r a pr s r Organizing skills cu tura co t t ▲ Co ti u sca i u i or p op oi th or o Basic Proficient Expert a ua s a cu tur pr s r atio i o sia
Challenges Organizing career – people impacted ▼ ri i th ma s rom th st r u rs or his pro cts a th or orms a p ctatio s o th p op h or s ith i o sia
▼ h tim a ort it ta s to tra s at b t ish Wikimedia projects fluency and his communitiesʼ languages; he wishes he could pay or tra s atio s r ic s Simple skills Competent Complex skills T F 0 9 0 2 0 F T
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a r u ar y att s i t r atio a co r c s a ts a sp a s about th i im ia mo m t a pro cts across outh sia is co ct to a a has a busi ss ma a m t car r a sp its his tim b t a a ar i t r atio a t or o acti ist or a i rs hrou h his t or a ca i t r atio a ocus o i ormatio a t ch o o y acc ss a his or as cr at coa itio s that h p o sia s pr s r a shar th ir a ua s a a WMF affiliate lead. Whenever possible, Angga works on preserving local cu tur passio at y co cts th oa s o th i im ia mo m t ith a ua s a cu tur i o sia r up a t to u i rsity i a arta c ar ca s to actio i spiri p op to oi pro cts ar i a busi ss r primari y or s a sp a s i o sia a ish but us s s ra oca o sia a ua s ith ami y a ri s is In the Indonesian affiliate, he helps his team become more organized by defining married and has 4 children, two of whom are local attending universities. Anggaʼs ro s a cr ati accou tabi ity a ts to cr at mor pai ro s i i ma a s th ir hom a supports th ir chi r i oi i schoo i im ia or pr s r i o sia a ua a cu tur m tors th p op ho sho promis i or a i i coura s th m to or i oth r a is icat to his or a ami y a ha i tim or both is movements where they also find passion, so they can contribute more broadly. cha i is oo at bui i part rships but i o sia opi th trust for a partnership takes many face-to-face meetings, so Angga is often away rom hom
N a us s his pho to co ct ith ami y a ri s a to r a i t r atio a s oo i i particu ar or cha s that mi ht impact his r atio ships ith u rs a part rs r u ar y mo itors socia m ia cha s a mai ists ch c i th m ai y a posti i ormatio about pro cts i his commu iti s A Internationally a or s c os y ith th o sia i im ia commu ity to pro i connected pro ssio a support as a ma a r a aci itator thou h it has ta a ot o effort, community processes are slowly becoming more streamlined because of Anggaʼs management skills and ability to find funding for his group. The Wikimedia Other i t r atio a u i th ma ority o his sa ary ocus s o pro i i motivations motivations i t r t acc ss to opi commu iti s a this a i s ith his i im ia or a sp s most o his ay ma a i th r ra ti program across Indonesia, strengthening the Wikimedia communityʼs funding Locally opportu iti s a cr ati ra t r ports or th i im ia ou atio connected
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Productive Organizing Works on and Organizes an Asian Applies for a Receives Defines org Supports submitted an Wikimedia Wikimedia Wikimedia roles, Minangkabau Motivated events grant Conference ith Foundation Foundation accountabilities and Indonesian application ith oth r o sia s Edits more with annual plan annual plan and paths to Wikipedias a o oth r i im ia s a sia s the help of grant ith oth rs grant for affiliate accomplish goals ith i spir Neutral i o sia i a arta ith oth rs i th o sia Attitude i a arta another Idonesian commu ity o c i c u i part o sia i ip ia s o Wikipedians Wikipedian, th y th ir commu ity tim pay or him affiliate. the affiliate. inspired to ta about ho to is acti ou h to a th - Demotivated edit Indonesian pr s r or a i atio Wikipedia, o s a o sia itt but o s ot a ua s a Dormancy ha ou h tim cu tur to co ti u 2 month dormancy hi co tributi starti a ob as a r ra t r or a ar
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MOVEMENT ORGANIZERS STUDY WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION 2019 ▼ cc ss to ish b sit s a i ormatio h has ust ou h ish to i t r atio a pa ish sp a i i ip ia mo m t i spiri h r to o mor to a i at ish o y cat ori s o i im ia Commo s but som tim s has to support i im ia pro cts a i ith h r caus a across outh m rica us a o i tra s atio too Organizer type and activities ▼ achi p op ho to it i ip ia hi sh is sti ar i ho th G commu ity or s After moving back to Cordoba Clara met a photojournalist, and introduced him to i im ia Commo s i c th th y or a i t o itatho s ri s i D A Cor oba C ara promot s i im ia throu h h r t or by i iti p op to ts a sh a th photo our a ist or a i a aci itat th ts h y ▲ M tori a support to impro at i im ia pro cts ithi h r commu ity ha acti y r cruit t o mor p op to h p ith t p a i a C ara a ts th p op o r ti a to r mai a i th ir mocracy to facilitation. The Wikimedia affiliate in Buenos Aires provides funding and ▲ a i atio o h r o u t r or rom th i t r atio a sur that th huma ri hts io atio s that occurr i h r cou try i ot capacity bui i or h r sma roup i c i i ata a Commo s ar asi r to commu ity happ a ai his passio or mocracy i spir h r to b com a our a ist s us i a com r is stru i to it C ara a h r t am ui th m to ar s co tributio s oth r tha i ip ia hrou h tria a rror C ara r a i that ▲ rsta i o ho h r i ip ia co tributio s a stu t acti ist at a P ata i rsity sh co ct ith oth r acti ists across th p op sh a ts to a ar moti at mor by th topics th y car about impact th ay oth r our a ists rit about h r r ti a C ara r i s o h r p t or s i our a ism a acti ism or tha th i im ia missio o or a r c t itatho sh propos curr t commu ity Wikimedia community organizing. After working in Buenos Aires for five years, sh a h r ami y mo to Cor oba h curr t y or s as a r a c t topics r a t to h r t or ith i t r st p op th y ci o a our a ist or oca s out ts C ara or s o i im ia pro cts h h r topic or th t a th y sa r at r att a c tha b or C ara a h r children are asleep, and often canʼt do Wikimedia organizing at all when work gets co a u s ar ocusi o a upcomi photo raphy co t st ach or i at th ▲ Facilitate her communityʼs knowledge creation and busy capacity th y ca ith u tim obs a ami i s shari
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