WikiIndaba conference 2021/DaSupremo /Report

Participant

DaSupremo

Sessions attended

• African language Wikipedias - indicators for development, growth and renewal
• Wiki Loves Africa 2022
• Privacy best practices for contributors and event organizers
• Leveraging local holidays as a topical campaign to bridge content gaps on Wikipedia
• Universal Code of Conduct:The Enforcement Draft Guidelines Roundtable
• African Wikimedians Volunteer Support Network
• Wikimedia Lexicography: From Word Recordings to Lexemes and Beyond
• Wikipedia in African Libraries: milestones attained, challenges and outcomes
• Wikimedia and African Libraries: envisioning future pathways
• How to reach out to those offline
• Building Organizer Tools for the Future of Campaigns
• Movement Strategy: Opportunities for African communities and the Implementation Grants
• Plans for the revitalization of the endangered indigenous African languages: A look at the roles of Wikimedia projects in language preservation
• Add your country to the WikiProject Govdirectory
• The Use Of QRpedia As A Tool To Generate QRcodes To Tell The Wiki Story In Africa
• State of Wikimedia in Africa

Connections made

I have been able to connect with amazing Wikimedians including Yop Rwang Pam, Alice Kibombo-Ekanya, Jan Ainali, Veronica Thamaini, Florence Devouard etc

Learning points

I learnt how to create or improve lexemes with additional information like statements, senses and forms on Wikidata in Hausa.

Outcome

I have planned to introduce others to the Wikimedia Movement as I have started the Ghanaian Pidgin Wikipedia in the Incubator.