Event:Feminism and folklore in Igala Community

FnF

Feminism kpai Folklore 2026 ojane Igala is a local writing campaign aimed at improving Igala-language Wikipedia content related to feminism, women, gender, and folklore.

The campaign focuses on documenting African folk traditions, women’s biographies, gender roles, and cultural heritage that are underrepresented on Igala Wikipedia.

This initiative supports knowledge equity by encouraging contributors to create and expand quality articles in the Moore language.

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📅 Timeline

1 February 2026 00:01 UTC – 31 March 2026 11:59 UTC

Themes

Participants are encouraged to create or expand Igala Wikipedia articles related to the themes below.

Folklore and Culture

Igala folklore and oral traditions
Festivals, dances, music, and games
Traditional clothing and cuisine
Myths, legends, and storytelling
Religion and cultural practices

Women and Gender

Biographies of Igala and African women
Women in culture, arts, and leadership
Gender roles in Igala society
Women in folklore and mythology

Rules & Guidelines

✅ Articles must be written or expanded in the Igala language.
✅ Minimum 3000 bytes and/or 300 words.
✅ Articles must be created or expanded during the campaign period.
✅ Content must align with Feminism and Folklore themes.
✅ No machine-translated or copyright-violating content.
✅ Reliable references are required.

Prizes

🌍 International Prizes

As announced by the international organizers.

📍 Local Prizes

To be announced by the Igala Wikipedia organizing team.

Organisers

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Jury Members

Report

The workshop started and ended at right time and it was quite fruitful. Participants were energetic to learn a new thing. Total of 157 articles were created and 172 articles were improved

The Outreach dashboard page is here.

The photos of the workshop were uploaded to commons [1].