Wikimedia Foundation Affiliates Strategy/Implementation/Affiliate health criteria/Reports/2025/Wikimedians of Lagos User Group
| Affiliate basic information | ||
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| What is the affiliate name? | Wikimedians of Lagos User Group | |
| Please list the languages supported by this affiliate | English, Nigerian Pidgin | |
| Please list countries where this affiliate operates | Nigeria | |
| Reporting timeline (e.g. January-December) | June–May | |
| Reporting year (e.g. 2024 or 2024-2025) | 2025-2026 | |
| Primary contact (user name) | Biowikician | |
| Secondary contact (user name) | Jonywikis | |
| Goal delivery | ||
| What is the affiliate mission? | To bring together the Wikimedia community in Lagos and its surrounding areas and to promote the use of Wikimedia projects by people in and around Lagos. | |
| What are the affiliate goals? Link to the strategic plan, if there is one. | Increase awareness and participation in Wikimedia projects; support content creation in underrepresented languages; and foster partnerships with cultural and educational institutions. Group all Wikimedians living in Lagos. Promote the use of Wikimedia projects by people in and around Lagos. Organize in-person gatherings of Wikimedians in and around Lagos. Help people in and around Lagos learn how to edit Wikimedia projects. Promote Lagos-related topics in different languages. Establish partnerships between the Wikimedia community and various cultural, science, educational, and media organizations based in Lagos. Cooperate with local authorities, organizations, and individuals to receive grants and other materials to promote free knowledge in Lagos. Work on Creative Commons contents for Wikimedia Commons. Involve in GLAM. | |
| Organizational development | ||
| How does the affiliate make decisions? How are decisions communicated? | Decisions are made through group discussions on WhatsApp, and finalized during online meetings. | |
| What is the current state of the affiliate finances? Link to the latest financial report, if there is one. | NA | |
Affiliate health and resilience
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| How many people participate in the decision-making process in the affiliate? | 6 | |
| Has there been any significant changes in the level of the affiliate membership body (e.g. increase/decrease of number of dues-paying members)? | There has been continued growth in active participation, especially among Nigerian Pidgin contributors and new Wikiquote editors. | |
| Are there any affiliate activities in the past year that were led by affiliate members? Please share the highlights. | Yes. Members organized and led the SheSaid 2025 Campaign (Oct–Dec 2025) on English Wikiquote, participated in the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Selection Election 2025 (Jul–Oct 2025), and coordinated sustained trainings and edit-a-thons that contributed to the approval of the Nigerian Pidgin Wikiquote subdomain pcm.wikiquote.org in November 2025. | |
| Leadership and inclusion | ||
Diverse, skilled, and accountable leadership
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| What kind of skills does the affiliate leadership possess? | Project coordination, event planning, Wikiquote editing, translation, community engagement, election awareness coordination, and mentorship. | |
| Is there any kind of succession plan for the affiliate leadership? | Yes, experienced members mentor newer volunteers and gradually involve them in organizing trainings, edit-a-thons, and community campaigns. | |
| Are there any trainings that affiliate leadership undergo before they assume their leadership position? | Trainings on Wikimedia policies, UCoC, facilitation, leadership, and project management are offered through Wikimedia programs and partner activities. | |
| Are there any requirements for affiliate leadership to disclose their conflict(s) of interests? | Yes, leaders and organizers are expected to declare any potential conflict of interest during planning and coordination activities. | |
Diversity balance (especially gender)
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| What is the diversity level of the affiliate leadership and membership body? | Balanced gender participation with inclusive representation of youth and language communities, especially Nigerian Pidgin contributors. | |
| How is the affiliate leadership encouraging gender diversity in the decision-making process(es) of the affiliate? | By encouraging inclusive participation in planning activities and supporting women and newer members in leadership and campaign coordination roles. | |
Universal Code of Conduct compliance
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| How does the affiliate leadership ensure, enforce, and evaluate compliance with the Universal Code of Conduct obligations? | All members and participants are introduced to the Universal Code of Conduct at the beginning of activities, and participants are informed about reporting and response procedures for any violations. | |
| Engagement and Collaboration | ||
| Please share the publicly available records of regular meetings, activities, events, or conference in the past year where the affiliate has participated. | Wikimedians of Lagos User Group/Annual Report 2025-2026 | |
| Community connection | ||
| How many affiliate members are active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | 37 | |
| How many affiliate members are not active contributors to the Wikimedia projects? | 5 | |
| How many affiliate members are active organizers (of projects, events, conferences, initiatives, etc) within the Wikimedia movement? | 5 | |
| How many people have participated in affiliate projects, events, conferences, and/or initiatives in the past year? | 52 | |
| Partnerships and collaboration | ||
| Please list all activities/initiatives that the affiliate has organized or co-organized in past 12 months. | SheSaid 2025 Campaign in Lagos (Oct–Dec 2025), participation in the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees Selection Election 2025 (Jul–Oct 2025), Nigerian Pidgin Wikiquote trainings and edit-a-thons (May–Nov 2025), and monthly editing meetups. | |
| What would affiliate leadership list as the top 3 (three) capacities of the affiliate? (e.g. evaluation, community governance, programs and events, organizational governance and resource policies, conflict management, partnerships, fundraising, communication and media relations, contributor development, on-wiki technical skills, policy advocacy, etc) | Programs and events | |
| Contributor development | ||
| Community engagement | ||
| What are the 3 (three) capacities that the affiliate would like to strengthen in the next 12 months? | Fundraising | |
| Conflict management | ||
| Technical training | ||
| What are the organizations, community projects, or groups that the affiliate had been working or seeking to work with to develop and support the 3 capacities? | Wiki Loves Women, Nigerian Pidgin Community, Gungbe Wikimedians User Group, NOUN | |