Esperanto kaj Libera Scio/Reports/2021

Draft of the Annual report 2021 of the Wikimedia User Group Esperanto and Free Knowledge (in Esperanto Esperanto kaj Libera Scio, shortly ELiSo).

The official version will be published after its approval by General Assebly.

Talks, Workshops & Edit-a-Thons

• Translation in Esperanto in the Internet (KEA)
• Beyond Wikipedia - The Unknown Wikimedia Siblings (SES)
• VK
  • Virtual Movement Foire
  • Chat with... KuboF about Wikipedia
  • Educate: How to write for Wikipedia?
• Computer for Everyone

Contests, Campaigns

• 1Lib1Ref
• CEE Spring Esperanto
• African month
• Wikipedia Pages Wanting Photos
• American month
• UNESCO competition
  • not planned; partner organisation proposed it during year based on a direct propoqsal from UNESCO functionarie

• Wiki Science Competition Slovakia
  • planned, not done

Community & Activists Development & Engagement

• Party of 20 years of general Wikipedia
  • planned, not done
• Virtual Wikidata Esperanto Conference
  • merged into WikiParty
• WikiParty (party of 20 years of Esperanto Wikipedia)
• EsperantoQuiz

Sponsored projects

Erasmus+

• Efficient Communication
  • refused
• education of activists
  • not applied
• Wiki4Europe
  • refused

ELiSo inside the Wikimedia Movement

Outreach about and participation in Wikimedia events:

• Wikimania
• Hackathon
• CEE Meeting
• WikiIndaba
• and others

Organisation development

• new project management tool (OpenProject)
• improvements in constituent relations management system (CiviCRM)
• development of financial infrstructure
  • preparation for accepting cryptocurrency for member dues and donations
  • preparation for additional payment options
• change of bylaw
• human resources
  • new volunteer enlistment
    • in progress
  • continuation of development of knowledge base
• members recruitment campaign
  • postponed
• graphical identity
  • postponed, as it requires filfilment of prerequisites
• recognition as a Wikimedia Thematic Organisation
  • in progress
• membership in World Esperanto Association
  • in progress
• membership in World Young Esperantists Organisation
  • in progress
• Strategic plan 2021-2022
  • postponed to 2022-2023
• Map of Community Capacities
  • postponed
• General Support Fund
  • postponed

Organisational situation

• Meeting of General Assembly
  • change of Vice-Chair