Event:Wikimedia Awareness in Akwa Ibom State University

Objective

Wikimedia Awareness in Akwa Ibom State University is a project aimed at introducing students and lecturers to Wikipedia and its sister projects. It focuses on creating awareness about Wikimedia, educating participants on its purpose, and training them on how to contribute to the open source movement

Action Points

Create awareness across online platforms and on campus.
Support participants to Sign in or Create a New Account on Wikipedia.
Introduce Wikimedia projects – Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons
Hands-on training:

-Editing articles on English Wikipedia

-Adding and improving Wikidata items

-Uploading images to Wikimedia Commons

Community building – foster a local Wikimedia community on campus

Project Timeline

Doing... July 16 - July 27: Notify the general public on the program.
Done July 21 - July 27: Roll out Google Form to invite participants.
Done July 21st - July 22: Pay a courtesy visit to the University Authorities.
Done July 23 - July 25: Select 50 Undergraduates and Post Graduates to participate.
Done July 31st: Hold a virtual onboarding session with selected participants.
Done August 1st: Physical Training on Campus (Day 1)
Done August 2nd: Physical Training on Campus (Day 2)
Done August 8th: Virtual Session on Wikipedia
Done August 13th: Virtual Session on Wikidata

Project Team

Andikan Eduok- Project Lead
Idoghor Melody - Wikipedia Trainer
TessiDon - Communications and Outreach Officer
Orokbest1 - Logistics Coordinator

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