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# Community Team # Community Team
Welcome to the Community Team page! Welcome to the Community Team page!
The Community Team is for helping people who help Tor, and growing and sustaining the Tor community. We work on things like [outreach](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/outreach/), advocacy, [teaching](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/training/), [user support](https://support.torproject.org), getting [relay operators](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/) what they need, and [community governance](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies). The Community Team is for helping people who help Tor, and growing and sustaining the Tor community. We work on things like [outreach](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/outreach/), advocacy, [teaching](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/training/), [user support](https://support.torproject.org), getting [relay operators](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/relays/) what they need, and [community governance](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/community/policies).
## Community Team Projects ## Community Team Projects
* Community portal: [repository](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community) and [website](https://community.torproject.org). * Community portal: [repository](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/community) and [website](https://community.torproject.org).
* Global South Strategy: [2018 - 2022 evaluation report](https://blog.torproject.org/furthering-our-mission-in-the-global-south/The%20Tor%20Project-GSS%20Evaluation-for-sharing.pdf), [summary](https://blog.torproject.org/furthering-our-mission-in-the-global-south/) * Global South Strategy: [2018 - 2022 evaluation report](https://blog.torproject.org/furthering-our-mission-in-the-global-south/The%20Tor%20Project-GSS%20Evaluation-for-sharing.pdf), [summary](https://blog.torproject.org/furthering-our-mission-in-the-global-south/)
* User Support & front desk * User Support & front desk
* User Documentation: [Tor Browser user manual](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/manual), [Support portal](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/support), and [Community portal](https://community.torproject.org). * User Documentation: [Tor Browser user manual](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/manual), [Support portal](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/web/support), and [Community portal](https://community.torproject.org).
* Network Health and Relay Advocacy * Network Health and Relay Advocacy
* Tor Trainings with Human Rights Defenders * Tor Trainings with Human Rights Defenders
* Localization * Localization
* [Community Policies](https://community.torproject.org/policies/) * [Community Policies](https://community.torproject.org/policies/)
## Communication ## Communication
Our synchronous medium of communication is (#tor-project:matrix.org) on IRC/Matrix/OFTC. If you've never been on IRC/Matrix before, ​[here are some instructions to get started](https://support.torproject.org/get-in-touch/). The Tor Project Community Team meets every **Monday** at **14 UTC** ([other timezones](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Tor+Community+Team+meeting&iso=20220211T14&p1=1440&ah=1)) in BBB. Our synchronous medium of communication is (#tor-project:matrix.org) on IRC/Matrix/OFTC. If you've never been on IRC/Matrix before, ​[here are some instructions to get started](https://support.torproject.org/get-in-touch/). The Tor Project Community Team meets every **Monday** at **14 UTC** ([other timezones](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Tor+Community+Team+meeting&iso=20220211T14&p1=1440&ah=1)) in BBB.
Our asynchronous medium of communication is the [Tor Forum](https://forum.torproject.org). Feel free to register and to post if you want to say something that you think is on topic. Our asynchronous medium of communication is the [Tor Forum](https://forum.torproject.org). Feel free to register and to post if you want to say something that you think is on topic.
## How to get involved ## How to get involved
- Relay operators meetups happens every month, keep an eye on [tor-relays mailing list](https://forum.torproject.net/c/mailing-lists/tor-relays/25). - Relay operators meetups happens every month, keep an eye on [tor-relays mailing list](https://forum.torproject.net/c/mailing-lists/tor-relays/25).
- Localization Hangouts: Tor translators meets every [3rd Friday of the month](https://community.torproject.org/localization/hangouts/) on [#tor-l10n](#tor-l10n:matrix.org) channel. - Localization Hangouts: Tor translators meets every [3rd Friday of the month](https://community.torproject.org/localization/hangouts/) on [#tor-l10n](#tor-l10n:matrix.org) channel.
- Check out our official [Tor training materials](https://community.torproject.org/training/) - Check out our official [Tor training materials](https://community.torproject.org/training/)
- [Meet us @ events](https://forum.torproject.net/c/events/20) - [Meet us @ events](https://forum.torproject.net/c/events/20)
## Sponsored Projects (2024) ## Sponsored Projects (2024)
* Sponsor 9: [Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rights](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/20). * Project 9: [Usability and Community Intervention on Support for Democracy and Human Rights](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/20).
* Sponsor 96: [Rapid Expansion of Access to the Uncensored Internet through Tor in China, Hong Kong, & Tibet](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/24). * Project 96: [Rapid Expansion of Access to the Uncensored Internet through Tor in China, Hong Kong, & Tibet](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/24).
* Sponsor 145: [Tor Secure Access Package for USAGM](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20145&first_page_size=100) * Project 145: [Tor Secure Access Package for USAGM](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20145&first_page_size=100)
* Sponsor 112: [Combating Malicious Relays](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/44) * Project 112: [Combating Malicious Relays](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/44)
* Sponsor 152: [Rapid Response Fund in TM](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20152&first_page_size=100) * Project 152: [Rapid Response Fund in TM](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20152&first_page_size=100)
* Sponsor 149: [Digital safety training for at-risk MENA communities and organizations](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20149&first_page_size=100) * Project 149: [Digital safety training for at-risk MENA communities and organizations](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20149&first_page_size=100)
## Priorities 2024 ## Priorities 2024
- Assist Network Health Team to maintain a healthy relay operators community - Assist Network Health Team to maintain a healthy relay operators community
- Improve the Tor Community Policies and governance - Improve the Tor Community Policies and governance
- Improve Community Team internal policies - Improve Community Team internal policies
- Assist Anti-censorship Team on connecting with censored users to improve censorship circumvention - Assist Anti-censorship Team on connecting with censored users to improve censorship circumvention
- Help users in high censored regions - Help users in high censored regions
- Improve user support tools and documentation - Improve user support tools and documentation
- Lead trainings with communities in the Global South: Latin America, East Africa, and MENA - Lead trainings with communities in the Global South: Latin America, East Africa, and MENA
- Look for spikes in Tor Metrics usage - Look for spikes in Tor Metrics usage
- Improve localization tooling - Improve localization tooling
- Spreading onions: spread onion sites around the world, build devops tools for onion operators and onion services health monitoring. - Spreading onions: spread onion sites around the world, build devops tools for onion operators and onion services health monitoring.
- 2024 Elections monitoring, training, and user support - 2024 Elections monitoring, training, and user support
## Roadmap (Q1-Q2 2024) ## Roadmap (Q1-Q2 2024)
### [SPONSOR 9](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/community/-/boards?scope=all&label_name[]=Sponsor%209) ### [Project 9](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/community/-/boards?scope=all&label_name[]=Sponsor%209)
* Virtual meetups with Tor digital security trainings, journalists and human rights defenders in the Global South. * Virtual meetups with Tor digital security trainings, journalists and human rights defenders in the Global South.
* Privacy Resilience Grants cycle (East Africa and MENA) * Privacy Resilience Grants cycle (East Africa and MENA)
* User Support: Assist and help Tor users * User Support: Assist and help Tor users
* Update and maintain Tor user documentation: * Update and maintain Tor user documentation:
* Support portal * Support portal
* TB-Manual * TB-Manual
* Translators documentation * Translators documentation
* Localization: * Localization:
* Improve and maintain the localization infrastructure. * Improve and maintain the localization infrastructure.
* Cultivate a community of translators and reviewers * Cultivate a community of translators and reviewers
* Keep resources up to date on target languages * Keep resources up to date on target languages
### [SPONSOR 96](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/community/-/boards?scope=all&label_name[]=Sponsor%2096) ### [Project 96](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/community/-/boards?scope=all&label_name[]=Sponsor%2096)
* Increase the number of bridges * Increase the number of bridges
* Assist anti-censorship team on monitoring bridge health in the target region. * Assist anti-censorship team on monitoring bridge health in the target region.
* Localize all UI modified in this project. * Localize all UI modified in this project.
* Build region-specific outreach, distribution, and user support. * Build region-specific outreach, distribution, and user support.
### [SPONSOR 112](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20112&first_page_size=20) ### [Project 112](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20112&first_page_size=20)
- O2.2: Evaluate promising solutions for relay operator code of conducts, policies, agreements and methods for enforcement. - O2.2: Evaluate promising solutions for relay operator code of conducts, policies, agreements and methods for enforcement.
- O2.3: Develop and implement solutions for operator codes of conduct, policies, agreements, and methods for enforcement. - O2.3: Develop and implement solutions for operator codes of conduct, policies, agreements, and methods for enforcement.
- O2.4: Document relay community governance processes. - O2.4: Document relay community governance processes.
### [SPONSOR 145](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20145&first_page_size=100) ### [Project 145](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues/?sort=created_date&state=opened&label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor%20145&first_page_size=100)
* Train journalists and editorial staff on use of Tor and Onion Services * Train journalists and editorial staff on use of Tor and Onion Services
* Build and improve tools for developers * Build and improve tools for developers
* Improve documentation around Onion Services * Improve documentation around Onion Services
* Deploy new services * Deploy new services
[Previous Priorities and Roadmaps](previous-priorities) [Previous Priorities and Roadmaps](previous-priorities)
## Previous projects ## Previous projects
* Sponsor 30/Sponsor 60: [Empowering Communities in the Global South to Bypass Censorship](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/trac/-/issues/31265). * Sponsor 30/Sponsor 60: [Empowering Communities in the Global South to Bypass Censorship](https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/trac/-/issues/31265).
* Sponsor 123: [Tor Secure Access Package for USAGM](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/34) * Sponsor 123: [Tor Secure Access Package for USAGM](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/34)
* Sponsor 134: [Localizing Tor tools and documentation into Arabic, Chinese, and Swahili](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/45) * Sponsor 134: [Localizing Tor tools and documentation into Arabic, Chinese, and Swahili](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/45)
* Sponsor 139: [Rapid Response Fund for Iran censorship circumvention](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/47) * Sponsor 139: [Rapid Response Fund for Iran censorship circumvention](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/milestones/47)
* Sponsor 144: [Creating a public bank of user stories](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues?label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor+144) * Sponsor 144: [Creating a public bank of user stories](https://gitlab.torproject.org/groups/tpo/-/issues?label_name%5B%5D=Sponsor+144)
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