Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/Events & Projects
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Upcoming and ongoing events 2021[edit]
Event or activity | Date | Theme | Organiser | Contact person or Lead | Venue | Dashboard |
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Wiki 20 Countdown | 23rd January 2021 | 20 Years of Wikipedia. | Wikipedia Weekly Network (WWN) | Interested African Affiliates | Online | Africa countdown |
Movement Communications Focus Groups | 20th January 2021 | How the Foundation can better support communities with communications. | Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) | Douglas, Geoffrey, Alice, Sandra | Online | Movement communications insights |
Community Resources: Grants Strategy Relaunch 2020-2021 | 19th January 2021 - April 2021 | Aligning with the new strategic direction: Develop - Brainstorm Ideas | Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) | Douglas, Geoffrey, Samson | Online | Grants Strategy Relaunch 2020-2021 |
Wiki Loves Africa 2021 | 20th January 2021 - April 15th 2021 | Health and Wellness | User group | Douglas and Faith | Online, and offline | Wiki Loves Africa in Brief |
Wikisoccerthons 2021 | 18th June 2021 - September 2021 Dates updated due to the FUFA elections | National and Regional Outreach | User group | Douglas | Online, and offline | Meta page to be created |
NGO registration | 4th January 2021 - March 2021 | To the next level | User group | Douglas and Erina | Online, and offline | Meta page to be created |
Introdcution to the Wikimedia Community, and projects | Saturday 9th January 2021 | Stronger Together. | User group and MapUganda | Douglas | Online | Portable document Version on Commons. |
WikiIndaba 2020 | November 2021 (Tentative) | TBC. | Usergroup + WisCom + WMF | Erina | TBC | WikiIndaba Meta page |
Movement Strategy (Wikimedia 2030) | January 2021 - April 2021 | Global Transition Conversations. | WMF + The Wikimedia Movement | Douglas | Online | Global Transition events |
Wikimedia Events Office Hours | 11th February 2021 | Event Accessibility, friendly space in a virtual event context. | Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) | TBC | Online | Events team Office Hours |
Ngalabi Film Festival 2021 | TBC | TBC | Usergroup and Goethe Zentrum | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Community Board Seats | Feb 1 - March 14 | Call for feedback | WMF | TBC | Online | Meta Page |
WikiGap 2021 | TBC | TBC | Usergroup and Swedish Embassy | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Wiki4Refugees 2021 | TBC | TBC | Usergroup | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Luganda Wikipedia | TBC | TBC | Usergroup | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Wiki Loves Earth 2021 | May | TBC | Usergroup | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Literacy Week of activities | TBC | TBC | Usergroup and FEMRITE | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Wiki Loves Monuments 2021 | September | TBC | Usergroup | TBC | TBC | TBC |
GLAM 2021 | TBC | TBC | Usergroup | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Wiki For Human Rights 2021 | 24 April- May 15 | Right to a healthy environment | Usergroup | Sandra and Geoffrey | Goethe Zentrum | WikiForHumanRights 2021 in Uganda |
Activities in 2020[edit]
Event or activity | Date | Theme | Organiser | Venue | Dashboard |
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MOU with OpenStreetMap Uganda | 10 October - 15 December 2020 | Stronger Together. | Wikimedia Community User group Uganda and MapUganda | Online and offline | Portable document Version on Commons |
Movement Strategy Prioritisation events | 30 September - 14 December 2020 | Transition into implementation. | Wikimedia Community User group Uganda | Online and offline | Summary report on meta |
Wikisoccerthons | 20 August - 20 November 2020 | Community, content and outreach | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Online and offline | Campaign and course page |
Uganda.Tanzania Seeking Sources | 01 - 22 August 2020 | Uganda.Tanzania - Seeking Sources | Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania,Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Online | Ug.Tz Seeking Sources Dashboard |
Visibility Project - East Africa | 5th June - 5th July 2020 | To improve the visibility of African women and increase the number of female editors on Wikipedia | African Women in Media,Wikimedia User Group Nigeria,Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania,Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Online | Visibility Project dashboard |
1Lib1Ref African Librarians Week | 24th May - 30th May 2020 | Promoting African Scholars to the World | African Libraries & Information Associations & Institutions | Online | Dashboard |
Wiki Loves Earth 2020 | 4th May - 31 July 2020 | Help Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia for you to win! | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Online | Wiki Loves Earth 2020 in Uganda |
Wiki Loves Africa 2020 events | 15th February - 11th May 2020 | Transportation - Africa on the move! | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Goethe Zentrum-Kampala and online | Wiki Loves Africa 2020 on Wikicommons |
WikiGap 2020 in Uganda | 1st - March 31st 2020, Editathon on 7th March | I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Makerere University | Dashboard |
WikiForRefugees Editathon in Uganda | February 22-23, 2020 | Wikipedia editor training | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Rhino Refugee Settlement, Arua | Dashboard |
WikiForHumanRights Editathon | January, 25th-30th, 2020 | To claim your rights, you need to know your rights | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Goethe Zentrum-Kampala | Dashboard |
Activities in 2019[edit]
Event | Date | Theme | Organiser | Venue | Dashboard |
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Sensitisation of GLAM institutions in Uganda | 07 December 2019 | GLAM | WCUGU | Goethe Zentrum - Kampala | Sensitisation of GLAM Institutions in Uganda |
Wiki Loves Monuments Gift ceremony and edit-a-thon | 30 November 2019 | Wiki Loves Monuments | WCUGU | Goethe Zentrum - Kampala | |
Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy Salon Uganda | 29 June 2019 | Wikimedia 2030 Movement Strategy Salon | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Pope Paul Memorial Hotel | |
Wikimania 2019 | 18 September 2019 | Wikimania 2019 | |||
WLW meets Kawempe Youth Centre | 23 March 2019 | Wiki Loves Women | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Kawempe Youth Centre, Kawempe | |
WLW meets Girl-Up Initiative | 16 March 2019 | Wiki Loves Women | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda | Goethe Zentrum - Kampala | Girl-Up Initiative |
AUGA-DAAD Scientific Writing and Publishing Workshop | 16 March 2019 | Presentation/Tools | Makerere University | Entebbe/Uganda | See Presentation |
WikiGap 2019 Kampala | 8 March 2019 | WikiGap | WUGU | Makerere University Main Campus Library | WikiGap 2019 |
Wikigap - pre event | 02 March 2019 | WikiGap | WUGU | Makerere University Main Campus Library | |
WOUGNET | 13 February 2019 | Wiki Loves Women | WOUGNET offices | WLW meets WOUGNET | |
Meet the Journalist | 8 February 2019 | Wiki Loves women | WUGU | Goethe Zentrum - Kampala | WLW meets Journalists |
Wiki-Translate | 8 February 2019 | Wiki loves Women | WUGU | Goethe Zentrum - Kampala |
Activities in 2018[edit]
Event | Date | Theme | Organiser | Venue | Dashboard |
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WLW Meets Ugandan Bloggers | 15 December 2018 | Wiki Loves Women | Alice Kibombo | Goethe Zentrum - Kampala | Bloggers event |
Wikidata in Mbarara | 27 October 2018 | Wiki Loves Women | Geoffrey Kateregga ,Steven Bukulu , Alice Kibombo | Hive Colab ,Mbarara | Wikidata in Mbarara |
Wiki Loves Monuments Uganda | 1st September- 30th September | Kateregga Geoffrey | |||
WLW meets Women In Technology | 8 September 2019 | Women in Technology ,Wiki Loves Women | Geoffrey Kateregga , Alice Kibombo | WITU Offices | WITU Edit-a-thon |
Wikipedia workshop with Femrite (WLW) | 26th July | Editing Wikipedia for writers | Erina Mukuta | ||
Wikimania | 20/07/2018-22/07/2018 | Ubuntu | wikimedia | Southern Sun Cape Sun capetown | |
WikimeetsACCT | August | Three day conference | Fabian Von Bubnoff | Kabale | |
Wikiday with femrite | 26/07/2018 | Wiki loves women | Erina Mukuta | Uganda Museum | |
Monthly Meet up | 30/06/2018 | User group meeting with Femrite | Douglas Sebagala | Femrite | |
Monthly meet up | 28/04/2018 | WikiData | Geoffrey Katerrega | Goethe | |
Art+ Feminisim | Art+Feminism | Douglas Sebagala | Goethe | ||
Wiki Loves Women | Steve bukulu | ||||
Wiki Loves Monuments | Erina Mukuta | ||||
Wiki Loves Africa | Alice Kibombo |
- Wikipedia Editathon (Femrite Literacy Awareness Week)
- Art + Feminism
- March Meetup
- February meetup
- WikiGap