Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/Wikipedia in African Libraries - Uganda meetup April 2021

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Introduction[edit]

The Wikipedia in African Libraries - Uganda meetup April 2021 is a community outreach event of the Wikimedia User Group in Uganda aimed at gathering Ugandan-based students in the AfLIA-organised Wikipedia in African Libraries in order to

  1. Meet and interact with members of the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda as part of outreach;
  2. Give Ugandan participants in the course an opportunity to interact with each other,address challenges they are finding as a group and also receive in-person help for the same.

This event will be divided into these parts as follows

  • Course review: Review the course with the participants in order to identify challenges and provide solutions.
  • In-person interaction with AfLIA's Wikipedian in Residence,AfLIA committee member(s) based in Uganda, course participants and members of the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda .

Participants[edit]

Program for the day[edit]

Time Activity
8:30–9:00 Arrival and registration
9:00–9:20 Introduction by Wikimedia Community User Group, AfLIA
9:20–11:00 Review of course and discussion of Sections 1-3
11:00 - 11:20 Break
11:20 - 13:00 Review of course and discussion of Sections 4-5
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch, interaction ,meet & greet
14:00 - 15:30 Discussion and group work
15:30 - 16:00 Closing remarks and next steps