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12 – 14 September, 2024
Abuja, Nigeria


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Themes
  • Diversity
  • Collaboration
  • Technology
  • Language
  • Engagement & Growth


Session Identifiers

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– Lecture – Workshop – Roundtable
– Panel – Lightning Talks Plenary session – Plenary
Presentation - Presentation

Wednesday 11 September

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12ː00 - 22ː00
Registration_-_The_Noun_Project Registration
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Location: Hotel Check-in
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12ː00 - 22ː00

Thursday 12 September

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Room Main Hall Room
08:00 – 10:00
Registration_-_The_Noun_Project
Breakfast / Registration

COT

08:00 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:55 Plenary session

Opening session

COT

watch live here

10:00 – 11:55
12:00 – 12:55
Plenary session

Nigeria Wikimedia movementː Our growth and sustainability

Discussion

watch live here

12:00 – 12:55
13:00 – 13:30

Lunch_-_The_Noun_Project

Break
13:00 – 13:30
Room Asaga Nwali Ball Room Board Room 2 Board Room 3 Room
13:30 – 13:45

Changing the African narrative through the use of media - A Wiki Loves Africa story

Wilson Oluoha (OtuNwachinemere)

Engaging New Wikimedians: Strategies for Growth and Sustainability

Gwanki

Presentation
Media and Wikipedia: A Symbiotic Relationship and the Role of the Media in Wikipedia

semmy 1960, zend2020, Obawinner

13:30 – 13:45
13:45 – 14:00 13:45 – 14:00
14:00 – 14:15
Presentation

How Not to Get Your Article Deleted on English Wikipedia: Lessons from Experience

Readingbeans, Safariscribe, Vandewaalforces

Mother Tongue and Brief History of Hausa Language Language

Salihu Aliyu Alhaji

Presentation
Growing small language Wikipedia: Yoruba Wikimedians User Group Approach

Agbalagba

14:00 – 14:15
14:15 – 14:30 14:15 – 14:30
14:30 - 14:45

The Role of Wikimedia in Preserving Nigerian History and Culture

Ammar Mukhtar

Presentation

Wiki Loves Names

Onyinye Onuoha


Addressing Open Knowledge challenges through the grant-making process of Wikimedia User Group Nigeria

Ashioma Medi/Ashioma (WUGN)


14:30 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:00
Presentation

Promoting inclusive Education and EiE through the Wikipedia Projects

Mariam Titilope Olugbodi

14:45 - 15:00
15:00 – 15:30
Cheese!
Group Photo
15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:30
Lunch_-_The_Noun_Project
Lunch
15:30 – 16:30
16:30 - 19:00 Break and Rest
16:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 21:00
Team_icon_-_noun_project_20586
Nigeria Wikimedia Community Distinguished Award Ceremony
19:00 - 21:00

Friday 13 September

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Each room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.

Room Main Hall Room
Room Board Room 1 Board Room 2 Asaga Nwali Ball Room
09:30 – 10:25
Plenary session
Plenary session
Discussing public Policy in Nigeriaː

Amb. Olaniyan Olushola (Wikimedia UG Nigeria); Dr Nkem Osuigwe(Aflia); Tochi Precious (Igbo Wikimedians User Group); Franziska Putz(WMF), Boye Adegoke (Paradigm Initiative)

09:30 – 10:25
10:30 - 10:45

Leveraging Wikimedia Commons to enhance Global reach of Heritage Archives in Nigeria

Asuru Lutherking Petercan/Lutarchitecture

Volunteerism; Effective Management and Retention Strategies.

Okoloneli Chekwube Anselm (Senator Choko) & NZUBECHUKWU ERNEST (Ennydavids)

Peer Learning from the Let’s Connect Lens

Bukola James/Bukky658 Barakat Adegboye/Ridzaina Musa Umar/Musa Vacho77

10:30 - 10:45
10:45 - 11:00 10:45 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:15

Contributing to Nigeria Language Wikipedia: What You Should Know

Kaizenify (Moderator), Gwanki (Hausa), Mercyjamb (Igbo), Dorcas Omolade (Yoruba), Grace2903 (Tyap), Apdoull (Fulfulde)

Presentation

Championing Inclusion in the Wikimedia Movement

Ruby D-Brown and Peggy

11:00 - 11:15
11:15 - 11:30
Presentation

Empowering Knowledge Equity through Vlogging: Storytelling to Strengthen the Nigerian Wikimedia Community

Kwesike Nkwachukwu Nuria

Presentation

Review of Impact (ROI) of the Wikimedia Fan Club Project after 7 years

Daniel Damilola Obiokeke

11:15 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00 Latte_-_The_Noun_Project
Tea Break
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 – 12:15
Presentation

Translating the Undocumented Language on Wiki

Kambai Akau, Friday musa

Who is missing on Wiki?- The Queer Nigeria story

Bisi Alimi

The Power of Collaboration in the Yoruba Community

Dorcas Omolade

12:00 – 12:15
12:15 – 12:30

Knowledge is a Human Right; Embracing the Movement Strategy

Ehi Enabulele

Presentation
Wikibase, A Game Changer for Libraries and Cultural Institutions: Experiences from Nigeria and Ghana

Shahadusadik, Omorodion1

Technological Innovations in Indigenous Language Education

Nigerian Language Affiliates Community Leaders

12:15 – 12:30
12:30 – 12:45 12:30 – 12:45
12:45 - 13:00
Presentation

New Wikipedia Editors in Hausa Community: Our Challenges and a Way forward

Saifullahi AS

Presentation

Wikidata catch up (How to use wikidata gadgets and script for fast and efficient contribution)

Makwa Mark Lapang

12:45 - 13:00
13:00 – 13:15

Telling the stories of Nigeria on Wiki through images: why you should contribute

MediaMOF, Dappasolomon001

How to recruit native speakers for small language Wikipedia: The Recruit Readers model.

Isaac Olatunde

Empowering and Documenting Minority Groups: Wiki for Minority

Ismail ATIBA, José Ignatius, Nikos Likomitros, Agnes Abah

13:00 – 13:15
13:15 – 13:30 13:15 – 13:30
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch_-_The_Noun_Project
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Room Board Room 1 Board Room 2 Asaga Nwali Ball Room Room
14:30 – 14:45

Organizing Made Simple: New Tools for Running Events and WikiProjects on Wikimedia

Udehb-WMF, EUwandu-WMF

Language Tools and Onboarding at Wikimedia

MMunyoki (WMF), Accuratecy051, UOzurumba (WMF)

Library and Wikipedia: the librarians perspective

Inyor4mr , Dr. Ngozie

14:30 – 14:45
14:45 – 15:00 14:45 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:15

Engaging the Youth: Strategies for Growing a Vibrant Nigerian Wikimedia Community

User:King ChristLike

Reimagining Lagos' Cultural Heritage: Initial Findings from the Wiki Imagine Lagos Project - A Wikipedian in Residence Experience

Ridzaina

15:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 16:15
Plenary session
Developing Indigenous Nigerian language Wikipedia: Community Insights

Isaac Olatunde (facilitator), Carolyn Seaman (facilitator)

15:15 – 16:15
16:00 – 19:00
Excursions
16:00 – 19:00
20:00 (Until late)
Team_icon_-_noun_project_20586
Meet Ups
20:00 (Until late)

Saturday 14 September

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Each room is live streamed. Catch live streams here.

Room Main Hall Room
Room Board Room 1 Board Room 2 Itumo Uguru Conference Hall Room
7ː00 - 8:00 Latte_-_The_Noun_ProjectAerobics 7ː00 - 8:00
8ː00 - 10:00 Latte_-_The_Noun_ProjectBreakfast 8ː00 - 10:00
10:15 - 10:30

Fostering Diversity and Inclusion on the English Wikipedia: Strategies and Best Practices for the Nigerian Wikimedia Community

Vanderwaalforces

WUGN Kaduna Network Engagement 2023

Ramatu A Haliru: Inyor4mr

The Role of Kiwix in Ensuring Wikipedia Usage in Africa to Advance Education

Ibrahim Yakubu, Haweey7575, Hajjo30

10:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 10:45 10:30 - 10:45
10ː45 – 11ː00

Five blocks for Building Sustainable Knowledge Online Communities - The IG Commons analogy

Wilson Oluoha (OtuNwachinemere)

Presentation

Women Digital literacy:Wikimedia projects, a Resourceful Tool

Iwuala Lucy & Akwugo

Presentation

Queerpedia and Wiki: Bridging LGBTQ+ Knowledge Gap

Bisi Alimi, Nell Thompson, Ademola Adebambo

10ː45 – 11ː00
11ː00 - 11:15
Presentation

Impact of Digital Technology In Wikipedia

Pharouqenr

11ː00 - 11:15
11:15 – 11:30

The Story Behind Train the Trainers Nigeria: Empowering Editors, Building Possibilities

Ayokanmi (WUGN), Ashioma (WUGN)

Building a Sustainable Wikimedia Community: Gombe Experience

Atibrarian

Presentation
Make it open for effective community engagement: The climate change scenario in Anambra Network

Ngozi Perpetua Osuchukwu (Ngostary2k) and Chioma Bibiana Okeke (Bibisuccess)

11:15 – 11:30
11:30 – 11:45 11:30 – 11:45
11:45 - 12:15 Latte_-_The_Noun_ProjectTea Break 11:45 - 12:15
12:15 – 13:10
Plenary session

Our Nigeria, Our Future

Felix Nartey (Moderator), Dr. Nkem Osuigwe (Moderator), Shola Olaniyan, Ammar, Mikael Sodiq, Tochi Precious, Levi Kambai

12:15 – 13:10
13ː10 - 14:00
Community Reflections & Closing Session
13ː10 - 14:05
14ː00 - 16:00
Team_icon_-_noun_project_20586
Meet Ups
14ː00 - 16:00
15:30 - Onwards Lunch & Departures 15:00 Onwards