Hello. It's a good time for Wikipedia Election 2016 Project

*Aim of project*

*Simplify the search for information on Ghana's 2016 general elections, making Wikipedia the one stop shop for knowledge on the polls

*Wikimedia Ghana Usergroup will use the opportunity to recruit new editors by inviting citizens to join edit-a-thons and also improve information on the wiki

*Who can participate in edit-a-thons?*

*Everyone and open to public

*Team to run project*

We need a team of about 10 volunteers to fill the positions of

Project Lead(Vacant)

Social Media Lead (Justice)

Events Lead (Georgina)

Grants/Finance Volunteer (Vacant)

Volunteers (2 for articles on people) (Vacant)

Volunteers (2 for articles on places) (Vacant)

Volunteers (2 articles for issues) (Vacant)

*Criteria to volunteer*

Please have about 100 Wikipedia edits and you should be interested in election-related issues.

*Deadline* for expressing interest is Wednesday 14 September midnight

*First meeting* is on Saturday 17 September 2016. Please if you intend to participate, once you are selected, you must attend unless you don't live in Accra.

Regards, -- Sandister Tei Video Journalist | Head of Social Media – Citi FM | Rep – Wikipedian Community (Gh)

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