Wikipedians of Nigerian Pidgin

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Wikipedians of Nigerian Pidgin is a group of Wikipedians who are working on Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia.. The group is working to promote Nigerian Pidgin Language and spreading its written content on the Internet. Wikipedians of Nigerian Pidgin is dedicated to working for Wikimedia movement in Nigeria Pidgin Language. Anyone interested can join the group.

Objectives[edit]

  • To strengthen Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia and make it better.
  • To enrich Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia.
  • To encourage people to become contributors in Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia.
  • To make friendship and collaboration with other Wiki communities and other institutions or organisations.
  • To develop the other Wikimedia projects in Nigeria Pidgin Language.

Activities[edit]

  • Organize regular Meetup, edit-a-thons, workshops and contests to enrich Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia.
  • Identifying the needs of the community and creating tools/resources for the community.
  • Participation, collaboration and resources exchange on a regular basis with other regional and global movement affiliates and co-create initiatives that will benefit the Wikimedia projects and the communities.

Upcoming Meetups/Events[edit]

Recent activities[edit]

Activity Description Timeline Type
Localization of Nigerian Pidgin Language Meetup followed by editathon to translate 1,000 Nigeria Pidgin phrases on translatewiki.net 15 April 2022 - 15 August 2022 Physical/Virtual
Wikipedia plus Nigerian Pidgin Meetup followed by Training/Edit-a-thon to Create and improve contents/articles on Nigeria Pidgin in incubator 1 March 2022 - 30 April 2022 Physical/Virtual
Wuman-dem an Kolsho-dem 2023 Feminism and Folklore 2023 writing competition 1 February 2023 - 31 March 2023 Physical/Virtual
Mek wi gro Naijá Wikipedia Meetup followed by Translate-a-thon to Create and improve contents/articles on Nigeria Pidgin Wikipedia 1 September 2023 - 31 October 2023 Physical/Virtual

Ongoing planned activities[edit]

Activity Description Timeline Type

Future activities[edit]

Activity Description Timeline Type
1Lib1Ref in Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia Editathon to add references to articles in the Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia 15 January 2024 - 15 February 2024 Online/In-person
Activity Description Timeline Type
Feminism and Folklore 2024 in Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia Feminism and Folklore 2024 writing competition in Nigerian Pidgin Wikipedia 1 February 2024 - 31 March 2024 Online/In-person

Contact information[edit]

  • Email: pcmwikipedians@gmail.com
  • Group's Username: Wikipedians of Nigerian Pidgin

Members[edit]

Simply typing four tildes (~), like this: ~~~~ below the numbered list, will automatically generate your signature and date stamp. You are encoraged to sign-up and be a member or send a quick mail to pcmwikipedians@gmail.com

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