Dear Wikimedians,
We are thrilled to announce a specially curated Wikipedia training series
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwoOaFg4NKHtjTOvOmuzUKEU9cY4StBFA…>
for
all, with a warm shoutout to our budding Wikimedians.
📌Get ready to boost your Wikipedia skills in our upcoming sessions:
📆 *Session 1: Introduction to Wikipedia and its Misconceptions*
- Date: Wednesday, 22nd November 2023
- Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm WAT
- Objectives: Understand Wikipedia's history, basics, principles, facts,
misconceptions, and its structure.
*Trainer: Barakat Adegboye, (Volunteer, Wikimedia Nigeria)*
📆
* Session 2: Getting Started on Wikipedia*
- Date: Friday, 8th December 2023
- Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm WAT
- Objectives: Learn how to join Wikipedia, create an account, use an
outreach dashboard, search for articles, and configure editing tools.
*Trainer: Miracle James (Media & Publicity, Wikimedia Fan Club Unilorin)*
*📆 Session 3: Performing Edits on Wikipedia I*
- Date: Wednesday, 17th January 2024
- Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm WAT
- Objectives: Build a Wikipedia page, create a lead section, and add new
section headings effectively.
*Trainer: Muib Shefiu (Founder Afromedics)*
📆 *Session 4: Performing Edits on Wikipedia II*
- Date: Wednesday, 7th February 2024
- Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm WAT
- Objectives: Create Wikilinks, cite sources, and master creating
categories on Wikipedia.
*Trainer: Yusuf Adamu (Volunteer, Gombe Wikimedia Network)*
📆* Session 5: Performing Edits on Wikipedia III*
- Date: Wednesday, 21st February 2024
- Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm WAT
- Objectives: Create Info-boxes, add images, and incorporate WikiLinks
into Wikipedia articles.
*Trainer: Bukola James (Community Coordinator, CfA WiR)*
*📆 Session 6: Performing Edits on Wikipedia IV*
- Date: Wednesday, 13th March 2024
- Time: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm WAT
- Objectives: Add citations, create and expand articles and access
resources supporting your learning journey.
*Trainer: Rhoda James (Creative Director, Wikimedia Nigeria)*
📝 Registration
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwoOaFg4NKHtjTOvOmuzUKEU9cY4StBFA…>
is
Just a Click Away!
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwoOaFg4NKHtjTOvOmuzUKEU9cY4StBFA…>
Let’s make Wikipedia more vibrant, one edit at a time. We can’t wait to see
you there!
#WikiTraining #CfAWiR #LearnWithUs 🌐📚
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*P.S. Share with friends and colleagues who might benefit. Let’s grow our
African Wiki community together!*
Bukola James <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bukky658>
Community Coordinator,
Code for Africa <http://codeforafrica.org/> (Knowledge Team/ WiRs
Initiatives)
Dear community members,
We are thrilled to share the annual report of the Yoruba Wikimedians User
Group with you. 2022 was a year of learning and community building for us
and we are happy about how it went.
One of the major highlights of our project in 2022 - 2023 was the
audiovisual recording of Yoruba Indigenous vocations which were donated to
major academic and cultural institutions in Nigeria.
These academic institutions (University of Lagos, University of Ibadan,
Ajayi Crowther University and the International Centre For Yoruba Arts and
Culture) are now interested in the work we do as a Wikimedia community in
Nigeria.
A big thanks to members of the Yoruba community for their dedication and
commitment to promote free access to knowledge in Yoruba language.
The report can be accessed on Commons through this link : Yoruba
Wikimedians User Group annual report 2022-223
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yoruba_Wikimedians_User_Group_annua…>
Thank you.
Mikaeel Sodiq, President Yoruba Wikimedians User Group.
Dear African Wiimedians,
The organization team of Wiki Indaba 2023 is pleased to inform you that the
preparation for this hybrid conference is going as planned, and we have now
set up the YouTube links where everyone can watch and interact with the
conference.
Please find at our channel the list of links/streams
<https://www.youtube.com/@wikimediamorocco/streams> that can be used to
watch the conference live. These channels will also have the chat option
for questions to be asked. The links are set per conference room. You can
find which session takes place in which room by consulting the program that
is updated on Meta
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2023/Program>.
We will be looking forward to seeing all of you very soon towards the end
of this week, and wish you a good evening until then!
Kind regards,
Wiki Indaba 2023 Organization Team