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Mboa Forward May 20 Community Days
Theme: Amplifying Underrepresented Cameroonian Knowledge on Wikimedia
The Mboa Forward Campaign 2026 is a community-driven Wikimedia initiative focused on improving the representation of Cameroonian history, culture, women, heritage, languages, public figures, and geography across Wikimedia projects.
This campaign aims to bridge content gaps relating to Cameroon by creating, translating, and improving articles on English Wikipedia and contributing structured data on Wikidata. The campaign also serves as an onboarding and training opportunity for new contributors interested in the Wikimedia ecosystem.
Create articles about underrepresented Cameroonian topics and figures.
Improve and translate existing Wikipedia entries into English.
Guide and mentor new editors through core structural guidelines, reliable sourcing, and notability parameters.
Activities and Timeline
Date/Time
Activities
Trainer
Moderator
Zoom link/Recording
Presentation slide
Welcome Session and Introduction to the Wikimedia Ecosystem
Introduction to the campaign
Understanding Wikimedia projects
Participant onboarding
Wah Vanessa
Community Facilitators
Shared in Session
Creating Wikipedia Articles and Understanding Article Structure
How to create an article
Anatomy of a good Wikipedia article
Reliable sourcing and citations
Salah Mel-Catherine Atuma
Community Facilitators
Shared in Session
Wikipedia Notability Guidelines and Content Policies
Understanding notability criteria
What makes a topic eligible
Avoiding deletion & keeping NPOV
Chinonso Chidi
Community Facilitators
Shared in Session
Edit-a-thon and Contribution Session
Live editing support
Article review and translation help
Wikidata contributions
Community Facilitators
Community Facilitators
Shared in Session
Articles to Create or Expand [ edit ] [ edit ]
Track 1: New Articles to Write & Expand
Focus: Bridging the gender gap by documenting influential Cameroonian women and key public figures.
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Track 2: New Articles to Write
Focus: Documenting the rich traditions, festivals, and cultural symbols of Cameroon.
S/N
Article Title
Target Project
Status/Action
1
Nyang Nyang Festival English Wikipedia
Create New Article
2
Tchieng Dance English Wikipedia
Create New Article
3
Messi Martin English Wikipedia
Create New Article (Legendary musician)
4
John Salle English Wikipedia
Create New Article (Musician/Ambassador)
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Track 3: New Articles to Write
Focus: Mapping the diverse ethnic groups, linguistic landscapes, and regional locations.
S/N
Article Title
Target Project
Status/Action
1
Villages of Cameroon English Wikipedia
Create General Overview/List
2
Ngumba people English Wikipedia
Create New Article (South Region group)
3
Mendakwe English Wikipedia
Create New Article (Bamendakwe community)
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Track 4: New Articles to Write
Focus: Significant historical milestones, colonial records, and national infrastructure.
Articles to Translate [ edit ] Click the source link to read the existing French article, then use the target link to create the English translation.
[ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] This event is open to open-knowledge advocates, translators, and students of all technical levels. Contributions will be focused across:
**English Wikipedia** & **French Wikipedia**
**Wikidata** & **Wikimedia Commons** 
