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Participant

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Sessions attended

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  • Affiliation Committee: How to create and support an affiliate in the Movement
  • Privacy and security online
  • WMF Communications Department Roundtable
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Wiki Heritage in Africa
  • Wiki GLAM Awareness for Librarians in Kwara State
  • Wiki For Refugees in Uganda
  • Wiki For Refugees in Uganda
  • Appreciating GLAM through Showcasing Ghana's Lighthouses
  • CEE Meets African Wikimedians: Regional Hubs Implementation Perspectives and Challenges
  • African Wikimedians Volunteer Support Network
  • Building a Wikimedia Community in African Educational Institutions: Experiences of Wikimedians in Africa
  • Wikipedia in African Libraries: milestones attained, challenges and outcomes
  • How to reach out to those offline
  • The future of knowledge creation in Africa through partnerships
  • East Africa Wiki Communities Collaboration Discussion
  • The Use Of QRpedia As A Tool To Generate QRcodes To Tell The Wiki Story In Africa
  • Swahili Wikipedia for SADC Countries
  • Who governs the Wikimedia Movement (and why you should care)
  • Making Wikipedia Accessible to all
  • State of Wikimedia in Africa

Connections made

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It was an amazing experience, I met really many guys. Some I knew some I didn't. Am really happy to have connected to such committed people

Learning points

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  • Partnerships are key for the Movement
  • Scholarship opportunities for activities
  • Even a small activity matters for the movement
  • Learnt about the diversity of the movement
  • Online security conceousness

Outcome

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  • Planning a documentation campaign of Palaeontological, Archaeolocial and Historical sites of Uganda