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This page can be considered home of a africans' communities initiative to work together on a well defined goals with a purpose to improve and grow.
This page can be considered home of a africans' communities initiative to work together on a well defined goals with a purpose to improve and grow.


= Communities  =
== Communities  ==


* [http://www.mozilla-ghana.org Mozilla Ghana]
* [http://www.mozilla-kenya.org Mozilla Kenya]
* [http://www.mozilla-senegal.org Mozilla Sénégal]
* [http://www.mozilla-senegal.org Mozilla Sénégal]
* [http://www.mozilla-tunisia.org Mozilla Tunisia]
* [https://lists.mozilla.org/admin/community-uganda Mozilla Uganda]
* [http://mozilla-cotedivoire.org Mozilla Ivory Coast]


= Goals  =
== Goals  ==


Beside the goals which are the same for Mozilla as a community, we have defined a several more concise ones to lead us on our way to spread the word about Mozilla, enlarge our communities and make our ecosystem even better.
Beside the goals which are the same for Mozilla as a community, we have defined a several more concise ones to lead us on our way to spread the word about Mozilla, enlarge our communities and make our ecosystem even better.
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* Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all african communities
* Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all african communities


= Get involved =
== Get involved ==


If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chit-chat, use one of these:
If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chit-chat, use one of these:


* IRC Channel: (need to create irc channel like #mozafrica)
* IRC Channel: #mozafrica
* Mailing list: (need mailing list or use this one : )
* Mailing list: https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-africa
 
** Archive: http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla-africa
==Local Events==
* Etherpad : https://mozafrica.etherpad.mozilla.org
If there is an event in your region and you are planning to speak about Mozilla, or there will be an event and it will be nice for Mozilla to attend, please enter the [[Balkans/LocalEvents |information here]]
** First Etherpad to start : https://mozafrica.etherpad.mozilla.org/start
 
= Bi-weekly calls =
 
Every two weeks, an open conference call is organized for status updates on different on-going projects and followed by discussions/brainstorms.
 
How to join the meetings:
 
- Monitor the mailing lists above for information about the calls (time, system used, iniciator).
- For those that can't make the call or want to participate via IRC, join us in #Balkans on Mozilla servers(irc.mozilla.org).
 
Next meeting: see mailing list
 
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[[Balkans/Meetings/12-07-2011|June 28th, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/28-06-2011|June 28th, 2011]]<br>
[http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/balkans-2011-05-26 May 26th, 2011]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/29-03-2011|March 29th, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/15-03-2011|March 15th,2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/01-02-2011|February 1st, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/18-01-2011|January 18th, 2011]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/30-11-2010|November 30th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/23-11-2010|November 23rd, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/09-11-2010|November 09th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/26-10-2010|October 26th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/12-10-2010|October 12th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/28-09-2010|September 28th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/14-09-2010|September 14th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/31-08-2010|August 31th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/17-08-2010|August 17th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/03-08-2010|August 3rd, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/20-07-2010|July 22nd, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/15-06-2010|June 15th, 2010]]<br>
[[Balkans/Meetings/29-06-2010|June 29th, 2010]]
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= Meet-ups (Mozilla Balkan) =
 
Every once in a while we try to hold a community event somewhere on a rocky Balkans. So far 3 events have been held. Brief descriptions of them can be found below:  
 
==== Mozilla Balkans:2011 - Sofia, Bulgaria ====
 
The meet-up took place in Sofia, Bulgaria in June. As always, both Mozilla contributors and staff joined their forces in helping local communities grow faster and collaborate better among themselves. Schedule for this event was discussed at [[Balkans/Events:2011/Sofia| Sofia Event Page]].
 
==== Mozilla Balkans:2010 - Ljubljana, Slovenia ====
 
The meet-up took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia in early December. As always, both Mozilla contributors and staff joined their forces in helping local communities grow faster and collaborate better among themselves. Schedule for this event was discussed at [[Balkans/Events:2010/Ljubljana| Ljubljana Event Page]].
 
==== Mozilla Balkans:2010 - Skopje, Macedonia  ====
 
The meet-up took place in Skopje, Macedonia and began on Friday 21 May, with a private Mozilla staff/community meeting, followed by a public event open to everyone on Saturday 22 May, and finished on Sunday 23 May, with a private wrap-up meeting with Mozilla staff and community. [[Balkans:2010/Aftermath| Session slides, photos and posts can be found here]]

Latest revision as of 18:41, 8 April 2015

This page can be considered home of a africans' communities initiative to work together on a well defined goals with a purpose to improve and grow.

Communities

Goals

Beside the goals which are the same for Mozilla as a community, we have defined a several more concise ones to lead us on our way to spread the word about Mozilla, enlarge our communities and make our ecosystem even better.

  • Define what is unique to the african region
  • Actively recruit new active contributors
  • Organize large events called MozCampAfrica in each african country
  • Ensure that all Mozilla product are localized in every african language
  • Create infrastructure which will foster collaboration of all african communities

Get involved

If you want to get involved, have some proposal(s), need some help or just wanna chit-chat, use one of these: