Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/WikiGap 2022 in Uganda
W I K I G A P 2022 Uganda
Background
Wikipedia is the world’s largest online and user-generated encyclopaedia. Knowledge is power, and Wikipedia has the potential to colour our view of the world. But there is great imbalance between men and women on the website, like in society at large.
Ninety per cent of those who add content to Wikipedia are men. There are four times as many articles about men as there are about women. The figures vary regionally, but no matter how you look at it, the picture is clear: the information about women is less extensive than that about men. Regardless of which language version of Wikipedia you read. We want to change this.
WikiGap is an event during which people around the world gather to add more content to Wikipedia about women figures, experts and role models in various fields. Similar events have already been arranged worldwide to improve women’s representation on the internet.
Together, we want to bring about a more gender-equal internet – and a more gender-equal world.
Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented through the Swedish embassy to Uganda, and Internet Society of Uganda Chapter are planning to organize a Wikigap Contest starting on 8th March to 8th April 2022.
Organizers and partners[edit]
- Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda
- Wikimedia Sverige
- Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented through the Swedish embassy to Uganda
- Swedish Institute (Svenska Institutet)
Events[edit]
Same as last year we are organizing 4 regional events in Kampala, Mbarara, Tororo and Gulu.
8th March - Kampala: Makerere University Main Library[edit]
Programme[edit]
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.30 - 9.00 | Arrival and Registration of participants |
| 9.00 - 9.30 | Welcome Remarks – Hosting University, Embassy of Sweden Representative |
| 9:30 - 10:30 |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Tea break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Edit-at-thon |
| 12.30 – 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 3:00 | Completion of Wikipedia articles |
| 3:00 | Closure |
Participants[edit]
- Ancel Ochino Bwire
Date 10th March 2022 - Gulu University[edit]
Program[edit]
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.30 - 9.00 | Arrival and Registration of participants |
| 9.00 - 9.30 | Welcome Remarks
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| 9:30 - 10:30 |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea break |
| 11.00 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch break |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Completion and review of updated Wikipedia articles |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Closure and next steps |
Participants for Gulu[edit]
| Names | Wikimedia Username | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth | Student | |
12 March - Mbarara University of Science and Technology[edit]
Programme[edit]
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9.30 - 10.00 | Arrival and registration of participants |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Welcome Remarks
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| 10:30 - 13:00 |
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14.00 – 16:00 | Edit-at-thon
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19th March - Busitema University[edit]
Program[edit]
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.30 - 9.00 | Arrival and registration of participants |
| 9.00 - 9.30 | Welcome Remarks
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| 9:30 - 10:30 |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea break |
| 11.00 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch break |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Review of work done |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Closure and next steps |
Register here
Slides are here
Participants
| No | Name | Gender | Wikipedia Username |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Aceng | Female | Sandra Aceng |
| 2 | Alice Kibombo | Female | AKibombo |
| 3 | Micheal Kaluba | Male | Micheal Kaluba |
| 4 | Christopher Opio | Male | |
| 5 | Ddamulira Emmanuel | Male | DDAMULIRA EMMANUEL |
| 6 | Lutalo Wycliff Henry | Male | Zzaabu |
| 7 | Josh Erias Lubuulwa | Male | josherias |
| 8 | Nantale Tracy Cynthia | Female | |
| 9 | Wanyenye Elesie Esther | Female | Elsie Esther |
| 10 | Ngabirano Titus | Male | Titus Smiles |
| 11 | Alexander Akugizibwe | Male | Xander Mieskol |
| 12 | Tamale Ronald | Male | Tamale Ronald Davids |
| 13 | Ezama Sunday | Male | Ezama123 |
| 14 | Wasswa Ashiraf | Male | Tbhaffy |
| 15 | John Vianney Kabalega | Male | JohnVianney10 |
| 16 | Lukwago Robert | Male | Lukwago Robert |
| 17 | Iisa Josephine Emuge | Female | Iisa josephine |
| 18 | Beteise Richmond | Male | BETEISE RICHMOND |
| 19 | Sserwangga Edirisa | Male | Eddie Sserwanga |
| 20 | Ikonde Arnold Nekemiah | Male | Ikonde |
| 21 | Nanyonga Scovia | Female | Scovia Shyke |
Saturday 19th March - Hive Colab, Kampala[edit]
Program[edit]
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8.30 - 9.00 | Arrival and registration of participants |
| 9.00 - 9.30 | Welcome Remarks
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| 9:30 - 10:30 |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Tea break |
| 11.00 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch break |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Review of work done |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Closure and next steps |
Participants
| No | Name | Wikimedia Username |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 |
Missing articles/articles need to improve on notable Women in Uganda[edit]
List of articles TBA
Get started
5 minutes
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Step 1: orStep 2:Step 3: |
Choose one of the activities
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Improve and expand an article | Help make improvements to Women's biographies on Wikipedia. | 20 minutes
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Improve with a reference | Improve Women's biographies with citations. | 20 minutes
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Translate articles to other languages | Translate Wikipedia articles from one language to another. | 45 minutes
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Create a new Wikipedia article | Choose a person you want to write a new Wikipedia article about. | 60 minutes
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Extra activities
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Share! | Share your contribution in social media. Use #wikigap as hashtag. | 5 minutes
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Upload to Commons! | Upload your event photos under a free license on Wikimedia Commons. Please add them to the category c:Category:WikiGap 2021. | 10 minutes
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