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WikiConference Nigeria 2024

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12 – 15 September, 2024
Abuja, Nigeria


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WikiConference Nigeria 2024 is the national conference for all Nigerian Wikimedia contributors, which provides a common platform to learn, meet, connect, and share experiences, best practice and challenges related to the Wikimedia movement in Nigeria. The 2024 and maiden edition of the conference will happen on 12-15 September 2024 in Abuja, FCT, Nigeria.

Theme of WCN 2024[edit]

Empowering Knowledge Equity: Building a Stronger Nigerian Wikimedia Community

Aims[edit]

  • to build capacity for Nigerian Wikimedians
  • to promote, develop, strengthen, and support the collaboration between Wikimedia users, projects, communities, affiliates, and stakeholders in Nigeria.
  • to support sharing the knowledge, experience and best practices among participants, and offer a space to improve their skills, discuss persistent issues and cherish each other’s work.
  • to document the learning from various activities, which include projects, campaigns, events, etc. by various community members in the past four years, for later use.
  • to strategize for the next few years, on how we can together shape up the movement in Nigeria.

Timeline[edit]

  • The call for committee volunteers opened on 23 May 2024.
  • And to close on 30 May 2024.

Location and Event dates[edit]

  • Location: Abuja, Nigeria
  • Date: 12‒15 September 2024

Organizers[edit]

Wikimedia Nigeria User Group
Igbo Wikimedians User Group
Yoruba Wikimedians User Group
Hausa Wikimedians User Group
Tyap Wikimedians User Group

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