Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/ Women in Wikisource

Women in Wikisource is an initiative that aims to promote inclusion on the Wikisource platform. The initiative focuses on increasing the participation of females in Wikisource, improving the diversity of content and providing training and support for women editors.

Scope and duration

Women in Wikisource will take place during the months of March to April 2025. The sessions will be in-person though some guest presenters will present online.

Objectives

1. Recruit new female editors and introduce existing editors to Wikisource
2. Increase women's participation in Wikisource through proofreading, transcribing and validating hence decreasing the gender gap
3. Provide technical training, on-going support and mentorship to new and existing female editors with a focus on female literary works

Link to contest board

Our activities will be tracked through the Wikisource contest board (follow this link here)

Activities

Period	Activity	Venue	Resources
Week 1	Introduction to Wikisource Introductions and social interactions with participants, setting expectations The Wikiverse and The Wikimedia Community UserGroup User account set up and completion Introduction to Wikisource Discussion about archives and the public domain Presentation on the meaning and importance of archives	Goethe- Zentrum Library Kampala	Link to Week 1 slides for Women in Wikisource week 1
Week 2	Major edits on Wikisource Introduction to the Wikisource interface Introduction to the Wikisource contest board Introduction to proofreading and validation Selection of texts	Goethe Zentrum - Kampala	Link to Week 2 slides for Major edits on Wikisource Link to video : Introduction to Proofreading by Sam Wilson Link to Wikisource cheatshee: Groupwork proofread  : Social Life of African Women Proofread 1 of the week : The Story of the Life of Mackay of Uganda Told for Boys Proofread 2 of the week : The Best Continental Short Stories of 1923–1924
Week 3	Adding to content on Wikisource Sources of content for Wikisource Understanding free licenses on non-wiki partner sites Selection of texts for Wikisource IA Upload tool Exporting and indexing	Goethe Zentrum - Kampala	Link to Week 3 slides : Adding content to Wikisource Link to Internet Archive Link to Hathi Trust Link to LibriVox Link to IA Upload tool : Link to video : Import books from the Internet Archive by Sam Wilson Proofread of the week : The Best Continental Short Stories of 1923–1924
Week 4	Adding value to Wikisource Transcluding and indexing Images in Wikisource and Wikimedia Commons(activating features) Proofreading and validating of selected texts	Goethe Zentrum-Kampala	Link to Week 4 slides : Adding images to Wikisource Proofread of the week : Some African highways; a journey of two American women to Uganda and the Transvaal
Week 5	Our future in Wikisource Opportunities in Wikisource (Representatives from the Wikisource UserGroup) Review of participant expectations and future plans Graduation and celebration	Goethe Zentrum-Kampala	Link to Week 5 slides : Our Journey
Week 6	Panel Discusion	Online

Recommended resources

1. Wikisource handbook
2. Tables in Wikisource

Selected texts

1. Edna, Margaret. Some Common Flowering Plants of Uganda,1902. (Restricted Access)
2. Mary D. Salter Ainsworth. Infancy in Uganda, 1967(Restricted Access)
3. Trowell, Margaret & Wachsmann, K.P. Tribal Crafts of Uganda, 1953 (Restricted Access)
4. Baskerville ,Rosetta Gage (Harvey). The flame tree and other folk-lore stories from Uganda, 1900
5. Hutton, Caroline. Reluctant Farmers, 1973 (Restricted Access)
6. The Church in Uganda