Hello!

We are really excited to announce the *first few events of the second season of the Community Sandbox Sessions*. See below for details about these events.

We will be scheduling more sessions throughout the year, so watch out for emails about these.

These sessions are open to all, so feel free to pass this onto others who may be interested in joining these sessions.

*Session 1. Hints and Tips on the Translation of articles*

Date: Wednesday 15th July

Time: 17:00-18.30 London / Europe

Duration: 1.5 hours

Presenter: Chinwendu Peace

*Link for registration - * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WMUK_Sandbox_Sessions/Hints_and_tips_o...

*About the session*

Translation plays a major role in expanding free knowledge on Wikimedia projects. Through translation, knowledge created in one language becomes accessible to speakers of other languages, thereby promoting linguistic diversity, inclusiveness, and knowledge equity.

Despite the availability of translation tools on Wikimedia platforms, many translated articles suffer from poor language structure, direct machine translation, and lack of proper references. This reduces the quality and reliability of translated content. Many new translators also lack proper orientation on best practices for article translation. Hence, this event intends to provide practical hints and tips that can improve the quality of translated articles on Wikimedia projects.

Come and find out effective methods and best practices for translating articles on Wikimedia platforms and how Wikimedia translation tools can be effectively utilized.

*About Chinwendu*

Chinwendu Peace Anyanwu (Akwugo) is a language preservation advocate, and Wikimedia contributor passionate about promoting free knowledge in digital spaces. She actively supports initiatives focused on indigenous language documentation, Women's digital literacy and community engagement.

Session 2 - Improving Wikidata References: A Hands-On Workshop with the Reference Validator Tool

Date: Saturday 15th August

Time: 17:00- 18:00 London / Europe

Duration: 1 hour

Presenters: Josef Antony and Nurah Wakili

Link for registration: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:WMUK_Sandbox_Sessions/Improving_Wikida...

*About the session*

This session will introduce the Wikidata Reference Validator tool https://wikidata-reference-validator.toolforge.org/, which helps identify whether references used in Wikidata items are still accessible or have gone offline. Reliable references are essential for ensuring the quality and trustworthiness of Wikidata, and this session will focus on practical ways to improve them.

This will be a hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop where participants can follow along, explore the tool, and work on real Wikidata items together.

*About Josef and Nurah * Josef Anthony is a Wikimedian focused on Wikidata, technical contributions, and community capacity building. He is the founder of the Arewa TechCom https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=wikimedia.org&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9tZXRhLndpa2ltZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9BcmV3YV9UZWNoQ29t&i=NjVhZmE0ZjY3MDExZmY1Y2Q3NDE3Yjhk&t=YWQ4YzBFNWEzZTZaSDAyUUpKMEYzclhZd3FUUE9ySWxnZTBlbDE0M0dCND0=&h=1cd2a21cd77d43baba9291dc8538fc1c&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZL-M2TknJe5WquSSroR_YUcozO3neD1whdrY2rpJ_iiQ initiative and has led training sessions focused on Wikimedia tools, data quality, and underrepresented knowledge.

Nurah is an emerging Wikimedian from the Arewa Techcom community with an interest in Wikidata, Wikimedia tools, and technical skills development.

Best wishes,