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The WikiForHumanRights 2023 program is aimed at writing about human rights, environmental health, and diverse communities impacted by environmental issues around the world.

It is a global writing contest aimed at creating and improving existing articles across various Wikimedia projects related to human rights and topics related to the triple planetary crises: Climate Change, Pollution and Biodiversity.

At the University Of Ilorin Wikimedia Club, emphasis will be laid on available Wikimedia platforms; to add to existing information on environmental health in Nigeria, as well as to add undocumented catalogues of information relating to the theme, Right To A Healthy Environment.

'WikiForHumanRights 2023 in Nigeria supports the WikiForHumanRights with a national campaign in Nigeria to improve and contribute to Wikipedia, stories of rights which enable safe and stable climate, healthy ecosystems and a non-toxic Environment in Nigeria.

Hence, stories of Nigerian environmental defenders, Nigerian legal systems/treaties about human rights and environmental rights, and Nigerian organizations championing environmental protection among others will be improved by participants.

You can join the dashboard by clicking here

Duration: The writing challenge will run from; 7th July until 23:59 PM WAT on 17th August 2023.

Event details[edit]

Physical event [edit]

  • Time: 4 PM
  • Date: 7th of July
  • Venue: Bukatee Restaurant, University of Ilorin

Campaign Timeline[edit]

  • Start Date: 7th July, 2023
  • End Date: 17th August, 2023


Campaign Rules[edit]

Edits must be made between 7th July and 17th of August Articles created must be related to the theme; Right To a Healthy Environment.

Participants must be registered Wikimedia users (new members are advised to sign up, and will be walked through the sign-up process)

Edits and contributions must be quality edits that do not contravene the norms of the Wikimedia platform.

Participants must include the hashtag, #W4HRUIL23, alongside one sentence explanation of edit made in the Edit Summary.

What to bring[edit]

Kindly bring your internet enabled phones and laptops. If you do not already have a Wikipedia user account, you may want to create one before you arrive (you can do so here).


Organizing team[edit]

  1. Hopilo12- Local Organizer
  2. Pojo07 - Local Organizer
  3. James Moore200 - UNILORIN Wikimedia Fan Club President and #WikiForHumanRights Nigeria Campaign leader

Participants[edit]

  1. Akintundedaniel (talk) 00:56, 4 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Jeseephu (talk) 11:20, 6 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  3. BJ 77 (talk) 15:42, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  4. James Rhoda (talk) 15:46, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Emharx (talk) 15:59, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  6. James Diffson) 16:52 7 July 2023 (UTC)
  7. Marviie (talk) 16:02, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  8. A.Dorcas (talk) 16:34, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Mhiz omowumi (talk) 16:35, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Olatunde praise akora (talk) 16:44, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Oyedepo Joshua (talk) 17:21, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Kojodavid (talk) 01:29, 9 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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