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Wikimania 2022/Individual Reports/Sindiept

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Welcome back from Wikimania 2022! Please write your report here. Once you have completed the application, please email the link to wikimania(_AT_)wikimedia.org (by 30 September 2022). If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email us.

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How did you attend Wikimania (virtually or in-person)?

I attended Wikimania virtually.

What did you spend the scholarship funds on?

I spent the scholarship funds on internet data and refreshments.

Takeaways – choose 3 specific Wikimania sessions you attended and describe your key take-aways per session.

I attended a couple of sessions the 3 that i will talk about are: 1)Getting started with Wiki loves monuments As a newcomer in organising WLM this helped me with more tips on how the competition is organised 2)The challenges and opportunities of building a community, Zimbabwe has a lot of newcomers and that being the case we are still in the process of forming a user group. In this session I noted that the challenges we face are similar to those of Botswana, but with time, patience and help from experienced Wikimedians we will make it. 3)Understanding DEI in Wiki loves monuments. I learnt how other countries overcome the challenges they face when organising WLM. Also learnt of the different ways WLM is organised in other countries.This gave me ideas hoe the competition can be organised in my country to make it interesting each year.

How did you connect with other people during Wikimania 2022? How did you celebrate at Wikimania 2022?

I had challenges with using Pheedloop hence i attended most sessions live on YouTube

(Optional) Please share link(s) to your social media post(s) about Wikimania