Here is your article for improvement for the week of 18th - 23rd October
2021.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Dagbon
Each week, the community comes together to select one article from the
Dagbani Wikipedia and casually collaborate to improve it to attain A-Class
status.
**What you can do:**
✓ Expand the content of the Article of the Week
✓ Add new sections
✓ Add more references
✓ Add images
✓ Add categories
✓ Correct grammatical errors and improve the overall quality of the article.
And if you’re craving for more, improve their Wikidata item or English
Wikipedia article too
Get involved in deciding future articles
Nominate your favourite article every Sunday either via the public
community mailing list dagbani-wikimedians(a)googlegroups.com or the
WhatApp group.
Nominations should be in by 3pm
A deciding poll will be created and people can vote until 8pm before the
next article of the week is announced.
Forwarding:
Dear Community members,
Transitioning WikiIndaba online this year offers an unparalleled
opportunity to expand representation but it also requires participants to
have access to a quality internet connection to meaningfully and fully
engage and contribute.
THE CONNECTIVITY SCHOLARSHIP
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2021/Scholarships>
For Wiki Indaba 2021, the first virtual edition of WikiIndaba Online, we
are launching a Connectivity Scholarship to provide direct financial
support for participants to connect and engage.
Session organizers, speakers, and participants can apply for 2 levels of
funding support ($50 USD or $100 USD), which they can use for:
- Direct connecting: Purchasing internet data or contributing to the
cost of internet access and use;
- Support connecting: Travel to access computers and internet points;
- Secure connecting: Purchasing privacy screens or VPNs;
- Other support: Cost of childcare or other services that enable active
participation.
Apply Now
You can apply to receive funding by clicking
https://bit.ly/wikiindaba2021scholarships The deadline for scholarship
applications is October 7, 2021 at 11:59pm EAT.
This is the first time a fund of this nature has been offered at Wiki
Indaba. We deem it necessary as we transition from the familiarity of
in-person conferences of yesteryear to the possibilities we are about to
explore at the online Wiki Indaba 2021. We welcome your questions and
feedback. You can reach out to our team by email at wikiuganda(a)gmail.com
Kind regards,
Geoffrey Kateregga, on behalf of the Wiki Indaba 2021 Local Organizing Team
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*MozFest Wrangler*
Mozilla Festival 2021 <https://www.mozillafestival.org/>
*Co-Founder |*
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Open Initiative <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Open_Initiative>
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*Member |*
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*Yes, we can!*
From Aiti-Kace:
Hello
Trust this email finds you in good health,
The Ghana- India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE
<https://aiti-kace.com.gh/>) is pleased to invite you to this year’s
Software Freedom Day (SFD) on the theme ‘*Open Source for Digital
Sovereignty’* on Saturday September 18, 2021 at 10am.
SFD is organised in partnership with Linux Accra User Group
<http://linuxaccra.org/>, Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA
<https://digitalpublicgoods.net/>) and UNICEF <http://unicef.org/> with
activities scheduled to climax on *Saturday September 18, 2021*.
Software Freedom Day <http://softwarefreedomday.org/> (SFD) is an annual
grassroots effort to educate the public on the virtues of Free/Open-Source
Software (FOSS), including Digital Public Goods (DPG), and encourage its
use, also in solving the world’s biggest societal challenges
The event which will be held in Bolga, Sunyani, Accra and in educational
institutions across Ghana is intended to create awareness about the value
and prospects of FOSS and DPGs for Ghana.
Activities to take place within the week and issues to be discussed during
the celebration include:
- State of open source in Africa— Inter-country experiences
- Public awareness on impact of open-source technology on Ghana’s growth
- Introduction to Digital Public Good Alliance and Digital Public Goods
- Exhibition of open-source software projects
- Workshop on installation of Linux distributions
- Harnessing open source to achieve organisational goals
This years event you can join in person or remote
Please register *HERE* <http://www.aiti-kace.com.gh/software-freedom-day> to
be part of this years SFD celebration *in person* or *virtual*
We look forward to welcoming you for a successful event, while leveraging
ICT for national development. For further information, please contact 024
408 8537, 020 214 2943 or email info(a)aiti-kace.com.gh
Regards,
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*Sadik Shahadu *
*MozFest Wrangler*
Mozilla Festival 2021 <https://www.mozillafestival.org/>
*Co-Founder |*
Dagbani Wikimedians
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Dagbani_Wikimedians_User_Group> / Global
Open Initiative <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Open_Initiative>
*Regional Ambassador* (*Indigenous Communities*) |
Art + Feminism Inc <https://www.artandfeminism.org/>
*Member |*
Project Management Institute <http://www.pmi.org/>, Europeana network
association
<https://pro.europeana.eu/network-association/members?country=Ghana&domain=>
*Call/Whatsapp: +233244666136*
*Skype: Sadik Shahadu <https://secure.skype.com/portal/profile>*
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Dear All,
We humbly invite you to our training sessions in the coming weeks. Do not
hesitate to reach out as we are eager to have you join us.
Details are as follows;
Gurene [Frafra] Edits Wikipedia
Be part of this history in digitizing our rich Gurenɛ [Frafra] heritage.
Activities
- Introduction to Wikipedia.
- Translating MediaWiki messages into the Gurenɛ Wikipedia.
Register here: https://bit.ly/GureneWiki
For more inquiries contact: 047486167/0547189152, Email:
gurenewikimedia(a)gmail.com
Social Media: Facebook: Gurene Wikimedia Community Twitter and Instagram:
@GureneWikimedia
Thanks for the email.
I have been thinking along the same lines.
I met a photographer filmmaker who lives in Ghana. I can in contact with
him while working on an article about Shiare.
While working on the article I discovered that a lot of the towns in the
northern district (Nkwanta) were had no wikidata items or Wikipedia
articles.
I thought it would be great if at these the towns could have Wikicommons
photos.
Ishmeal is professional and would need to at have a stipend.
https://youtu.be/KdxPZu4MnfY.
https://youtu.be/SDvWLU6zy8Ihttps://youtu.be/_4DuoSaKHE8https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiare
Ismael sent me photos he took that are on his Google drive. Because most
of them were stamped copywritten I could not use them. He uploaded 3
photos to Wikicommons that I was able to use.
I had a zoom edit session with him in regards to Shiare.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkwanta_South_Municipal_District. If you
notice all bit one of the villages had a Wikipedia article and that is
Shiare.
His work is professional and beautiful in still photography and filming.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/potable-water-for-shiare-hanging-village?utm_sou…
I can be reached on WhatsApp at 646-730-4332.
Sincerely,
Linda Fletcher Dabo
in Brooklyn.
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