Wikimedia Ghana User Group

Wikimedia Ghana User Group
Ghana
Location	Ghana
Country code	GH
Approval date	12 September 2014
Official language(s)	English
Other language(s)	Asante Twi Akuapem Twi Bono Dagaare Dagbani Dangme Ewe Ga Gonja Kasem Fante Nzema Wasa Talensi Frafra Hausa

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Chapters (37) AM Wikimedia Armenia AR Wikimedia Argentina AT Wikimedia Österreich AU Wikimedia Australia BD Wikimedia Bangladesh BE Wikimedia Belgium CA Wikimedia Canada CH Wikimedia CH CL Wikimedia Chile CZ Wikimedia Česká republika DE Wikimedia Deutschland DK Wikimedia Danmark EE Wikimedia Eesti ES Wikimedia España FI Wikimedia Suomi FR Wikimédia France GB Wikimedia UK HU Wikimédia Magyarország ID Wikimedia Indonesia IL Wikimedia Israel IN Wikimedia India IT Wikimedia Italia MO Wikimedia Macau MX Wikimedia México NL Wikimedia Nederland NO Wikimedia Norge PL Wikimedia Polska PT Wikimedia Portugal RS Викимедија Србије RU Викимедиа РУ SE Wikimedia Sverige TW Wikimedia Taiwan UA Вікімедіа Україна US-DC Wikimedia District of Columbia US-NYC Wikimedia New York City UY Wikimedia Uruguay VE Wikimedia Venezuela ZA Wikimedia South Africa

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Wikimedia user groups (97) A+F Art+Feminism User Group ALB Wikimedia Community User Group Albania AZ Azerbaijani Wikimedians User Group BA-SRP Wikimedians of Republic of Srpska BAK Wikimedians of Bashkortostan User Group BAQ Basque Wikimedians User Group BG Wikimedians of Bulgaria User Group BWA Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana BY Wikimedia Community User Group Belarus CMW Wikimedians of Cameroon User Group CI Wikimedia Community User Group Côte d'Ivoire CHI Wikimedians of Chicago User Group CN Wikimedia User Group China CPH Commons Photographers User Group CO Wikimedians of Colombia User Group DIG Wikimedia Digitization User Group DZ Algeria Wikimedians User Group EC Wikimedians of Ecuador EG Egypt Wikimedians User Group ESP-WE Wikiesfera Grupo de Usuarixs ELiSo Esperanto kaj Libera Scio EZY Wikimedians of Erzya language User Group GB-CYM Grŵp Defnyddwyr Cymuned Wicimedia Cymru GE Wikimedia Community User Group Georgia GH Wikimedia Ghana User Group GMG GLAM Macedonia User Group GR Wikimedia Community User Group Greece GR-WCSA Wikipedia Community Schools Association Greece HDW Hindi Wikimedians User Group IE Wikimedia Community Ireland User Group IQ Iraqi Wikimedians User Group IR Iranian Wikimedians User Group IS Wikimedians of Iceland User Group JWK Jenga Wikipedia ya Kiswahili KO Wikimedians of Korea User Group KVL Karavali Wikimedians User Group LGBT Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group LBG Wikimedians of Lëtzebuerg User Group LEV Wikimedians of the Levant User Group LV Wikimedians of Latvia User Group WPL Wikipedia Library User Group MA Wikimedia MA User Group MAI Maithili Wikimedians User Group MAP Wikimaps User Group MK-SK Shared Knowledge MLT Wikimedia Community User Group Malta MW-SG MediaWiki Stakeholders' Group MYS Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia WNAIL Wikimedians of North American Indigenous Languages User Group NP Wikimedians of Nepal NG Wikimedia Community User Group Nigeria NGA-IG Igbo Wikimedians User Group PAN Punjabi Wikimedians User Group OFWA Open Foundation West Africa PER Wikimedians of Peru User Group PH-WC Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group PK Wikimedia Community User Group Pakistan LK Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka ODW Odia Wikimedians User Group ROU-MDA Wikimedians of Romania and Moldova User Group RU-Don Don Wikimedians User Group SQ Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group SVK Wikimedians of Slovakia User Group TDG Wikimedia Tool Developers Group TH Wikimedians in Thailand TN Wikimedia TN User Group TR Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey TWG Tremendous Wiktionary User Group TZA Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania TZM Wikimedians of Tamazight User Group UGA Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda US-CAS Cascadia Wikimedians User Group US-CO Wikimedians of Colorado User Group US-FLL Florida Librarians of Wikipedia User Group US-GAP Georgia Piedmont Wikimedians User Group US-IA Wikimedians of Iowa User Group US-KY Kentucky Wikimedians User Group US-LA Wikimedians of Los Angeles User Group US-MN Wikimedians of Minnesota User Group US-NCT North Carolina Triangle Wikipedians User Group US-NE New England Wikimedians US-OH Ohio Wikimedians User Group US-SAN San Diego Wikimedians User Group UZ Wikimedians of Uzbekistan Community WB Wikibase Community User Group WBG West Bengal Wikimedians User Group WDG WikiDonne User Group W&E Wikipedia & Education User Group WGU Wikimujeres Grupo de Usuarias WK? Whose Knowledge? WNA WikiConference North America WJ WikiJournal WPM Wiki Project Med WSC Wikisource Community User Group WT Wikitongues User Group WTL WikiToLearn User Group WVA Wikivoyage Association WW WikiWomen's User Group

Wikimedia Ghana User Group is a community of volunteers who improve and promote Wikimedia Foundation's knowledge projects in Ghana – especially the English Wikipedia.

The community is also dedicated to – recruiting and training others to contribute to the wikis, creating opportunities for people interested in volunteer work, and forming partnerships that will promote Wikimedia projects in Ghana.

Create An Account

Create your Wikipedia account here.

Members

Find a list of our members here.

Our Work

• 2018 Activities – Annual Report '18

• 2017 Activities – Annual Report '17

• 2016 Activities – Annual Report '16

• 2012 – 2015 Activities

Contact Us

Hours

• Mondays – Fridays: 9am – 5pm

Contact Persons

• Sandister Tei [+233204266290]

Address

• Impact Hub Accra

F 393/4 Otswe Street, Osu Ako-Adjei, Accra, Ghana

Email & social media

• Email: communitywmgh.org
• Mailing list: Wikimedia-gh@lists.Wikimedia.org
• Twitter: WikimediaGh
• Facebook: Wikimedia Ghana User Group
• Instagram: Wikimediaghana
• LinkedIn: Wikimedia Ghana User Group

Partnerships & Support

• Impact Hub Accra – Phase II of Impact Hub partnership for 2017

– Venue for weekend trainings

– One desk in co-working space for a period of 3-months for our interns/Wikimedians in Residence/staff etc

– Use of facility as available for co-working space renters

– Use of the Impact Hub Accra as our organisation's address

• Wikipedia Day 2017 - Meeting and Celebration grant from Wikimedia Foundation
• Art+Feminism - Accra 2017 Grant from Wikimedia Foundation
• Grant from Wikimedia Foundation – Presentation at Gimpa by Owula kpakpo (2017)
• Grant from Wikimedia Foundation – Wikimedia Ghana User Group Wikipedia Education program (2017)
• Grant from Wikimedia Foundation – Weekly workshop grant for December 2016
• Prizes for participants of Wikipedia Election 2016 Project – MTN Group (a Wikipedia Zero partner)
• Solarkiosk – User group training for kiosk operators to help others access Wikipedia offline for free
• Free venue and internet for events for 2016 – Impact Hub Accra

Affiliation

Geographic based affiliates of the Wikimedia Movement

As of 17 October 2015

      Wikimedia chapters (blue)       Wikimedia user groups with a geographic focus (green)

Recognitions & Resolutions ^. Wikimedia Ghana User Group Recognition ^. Approval List ^. 2015 WMCon Eligibility Presence in Ghana: GIMPA WEP ^. Wikipedia Club GIJ ^. Kumasi volunteers ^. Ho node ^. Tamale volunteers