Outreachy/Round 29
Wikimedia has participated in Outreachy since 2013. Outreachy provides internships in open source and open science, to people subject to systemic bias and impacted by underrepresentation in the technical industry where they are living. Outreachy is a three-month, full-time internship and runs two editions every year. Internship projects may include programming, research, user experience, documentation, graphical design, data science, marketing, user advocacy, event planning, and more!
Outreachy collaboration is with Wikimedia's Chief Product & Technology Officer (CPTO) team and Wikimedia also provides funding for Outreachy internships.
Outreachy information and resources
editRecommended steps for interns
edit- Step-by-Step Application Process
- After you've been accepted: community bonding period
- Tasks to do during your internship
- Stay involved after your internship is complete
After you've been accepted and before the internship period kicks off
edit- Start communicating with your mentors on refining your project proposal, finalizing deadlines and setting milestones.
- Join Zulip as we use the chat application to share program-related announcements and opportunities for participating in Wikimedia activities.
- Set up your blog, if you don't already have one.
- We'll encourage you to submit bi-weekly blog post reports and link to them from the updates section in the table below.
- We'll also be sharing your work with our broader community through our social media channels.
- The following blog platforms are listed in order of recommendation: Diff, WM:TechBlog, Google Blogger, Medium. You'll want to create your blogs on a platform where the URL lives forever.
- Setup up your MediaWiki user page and keep it up to date with your project work and reports.
- (Optional) Upload your profile picture on Wikimedia Commons, and add it below your name in the selected projects table.
- (Optional) Stay in touch with Wikimedia community members and help them learn more about you:
- Subscribe to Wikimedia mailing list wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org
- Setup up your MediaWiki user page and keep it up to date with your project work and reports (example 1, example 2).
- Interested in learning about other Wikimedia technical topics? Watch some videos.
Program timeline
editWikimedia will be taking part in Outreachy Round 29 (December 9, 2024 to March 7, 2025), see full program timeline here.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Aug. 21, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Initial application deadline |
| Sept. 6, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Deadline for communities to sign up to mentor |
| Sept. 20, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Deadline for mentors to subject project descriptions |
| Oct. 1 - Oct 29, 2024 | Contribution period |
| Oct. 29, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Final application deadline |
| Nov. 7, 2024 | Intern selection deadline |
| Nov. 26, 2024 at 4pm UTC | Accepted interns are publicly announced |
| Dec. 9, 2024 to March 7, 2025 | Internships period |
Selected projects
editProjects will be selected and announced in late November 2024 and the table below will be filled out once that announcement from Outreachy has been made. There is a main Phabricator task where the project information can be found.
| Project Summary | Intern / Location | Mentor(s) | Weekly Updates | Blog Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickstatements 3.0 public documentation | Onitcha Nyerhovwo Edafetanure (Nigeria) | Week #1 | Blog #1 | |
| Improve the Wiki Education Dashboard test suite | Formasit Chijoh (Cameroon) | Week #1 | Blog #1 | |
| Improve observability of Wiki Education Dashboard | Esther Timothy (Nigeria) | Week #1 | Blog #1: Introducing Myself | |
| Design tailored reading experiences for different accessibility (a11y) requirements | Karimot Isiaka (Nigeria) | Week #1 | Blog #1 | |
| Creation of Codex (Wikimedia design system) components + libraries in Penpot (from Figma) | Fatuma A (Kenya) | Week #1 | Blog #1 | |
| Create Scribe-Data Wiktionary based translation and synonym commands | Md Asiful Alam (Bangladesh) | Week #1 | Blog #1 |
Contact
edit- Wikimedia uses Zulip for its Outreach programs to connect students and mentors. Zulip is a free and open source chat group application that we use to share program-related announcements and opportunities for participating in Wikimedia activities.
- Wikimedia's Zulip instance is hosted at http://wikimedia.zulipchat.com.
- Discover more details about the Zulip application, communication tips and guidelines, as well as why it's encouraged to use.
- For Outreachy Round 29, reach out on the #outreachy29 Zulip chat channel.
- Wikimedia organization administrators are also available on Zulip: Deb Tankersley and Mahfuza Mohona.
- We encourage applicants to communicate in the public streams and refrain from sending private emails/messages whenever possible.
- Open communication allows fellow applicants to learn from your questions. It also gives all community members a chance to answer your queries. This way, queries get answered sooner and the administrators do not become a bottleneck.
- See also our communication tips and get help on technical questions.
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