Wikimedia Ghana UG Participation is as follows:

Friday 28th September – 14.00-15.30 

Venue: La Palm

Wikipedia 101: A Practical Session

The session will give an in-depth understanding to participants on how the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, works – the editorial principles (policies and guidelines) that shape the content, its governance system and the communities behind it.

Session speakers: Enock Nyamador, Justice Kpakpo Allotey, Sandister Tei

Group members are invited to attend. Organizers say there are limited seats. RSVP here by 12 noon.

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Wikimedia related but not group activity:

Thursday 27th September – 16.00-17.30 

(Re)setting Online Narrative on Africa panel/session

While efforts are being made to increase connectivity on the continent, what type of content is available on African issues? Who is creating this content and who is consuming it? Is this content a true representation of Africa and its people or does it perpetuate long-established misrepresentations and stereotypes?

This session will look at efforts underway to address the local content gap online, the extent to which language access is reflected in unmet user needs, the importance of localizing and prioritizing Internet education tools and the limitations of localization as a band-aid for the lack of local content support, and how improving representation can improve access.

Panel participant: Sandister Tei /Speaking from a journalistic and Wikimedian perspective

Thank you.