Hi,
I hope I'm not treading on any toes, but as one of my emails about this Saturday's talk in Accra was reposted, I thought it might help if I dropped by. :-)
Saturday's event is posted at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-wikipedia-in-ghana-tickets-10971368659?aff=es2 and I do not know that much more than is posted on the Eventbrite listing.
I encourage local Wikimedians to join in with the workshop and discussion. I am sure it will be fun, and it is always interesting to meet with members of the public who are not aware of the policies and complexities involved with creating Wikipedia articles or how open collaboration works on Wikimedia projects. The UK is paying for refreshments and providing some freebies, so make use of it. :-)
I have raised questions about the event on the Wikimedia UK wiki and email list as why the UK chapter has officially supported "British Black Music" or the London based BTWSC group, has remained unclear to me, and I have been unable to find independent information such as company registration or published accounts for what they do. It does seem that the organizer, Kwaku is an enthusiastic supporter of Wikimedia, but has limited experience editing Wikipedia and may need some help if he makes mistakes with Wikipedia policy or best practice; please do contribute your experience.
I am sorry that coordination between the Wikimedia UK chapter and the local group in Ghana was not better managed in advance of this event. I suggest those that do go along take time to pen down some feedback afterwards so that everyone involved can learn to do this better next time.
I would be happy to answer any question on this list. For those that are not aware, I am very active on Wikimedia Commons, but I'm also an ex-trustee of the chapter so know everyone if you want to email me or leave a note on my talk page (link below), or you can always email volunteering@wikimedia.org.uk to independently contact the UK volunteer coordinator, who is one of the full time chapter employees.
Thanks, Fae