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WikiIndaba conference 2021/Shahadusadik/Report

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Participant

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Shahadusadik

Sessions attended

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  • Community resources: How to get funded
  • Maryana Iskander's Listening Tour
  • Wikimedia Lexicography: From Word Recordings to Lexemes and Beyond
  • The Use Of QRpedia As A Tool To Generate QRcodes To Tell The Wiki Story In Africa
  • How to reach out to those offline

Connections made

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  • I was able to connect with fellow Wikimedians around the world.
  • I had the opportunity to with other Wikipedia volunteers editors from the various user groups in Africa.
  • As the main contact for the Wikimedia Language diversity booth at Wiki Indaba, I interacted with with fellow participants to learn more about their work in Wikimedia language projects

Learning points

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  • I learned about the importance of collaboration within the Wiki movement.
  • I learned how to contribute to Wikidata lexicographical in Dagbani.

Outcome

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  • I have organized 3 Wikidata lexeme edit-a-thons and I hope to continue this in 2022 at our bi-weekly community meetups.