Yoruba Wikimedia Fan Club/Lagos State University

The Yoruba Wikimedia Fan Club – Lagos State University is a community of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff at Lagos State University who are committed to contributing to the Yoruba Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. The club operates both on-campus for full-time students. It is led by a student-appointed leadership team and functions under the guidance of a designated staff advisor and in collaboration with the Yoruba Wikimedians User Group.

Wiki FanClub meetup at University of Lagos (UNILAG)

Objectives

The objectives of the Yoruba Wikimedians User Group Wiki Fan Clubs are described below

To promote the use of Wikimedia projects by among the students of the Lagos State University (LASU)
To bridge the gap between academic staff of LASU and the Wikimedia movemenet
To increase volunteer editors for Wikimedia projects
To increase the quantity of contents on Yoruba Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects
To help LASU students learn how to contribute to the Yoruba Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects
To promote the use of Wikipedia as part of students course work in LASU.
To increase the reach of Wikimedia projects
To advance the mission and vision of the Wikimedia Foundation, Yoruba Wikimedians User Group and the global Wikimedia movement. in LASU and beynd
Promote digistal literacy among the studnets of LASU
To advance free knowledge in Yoruba language

Proposed Activities

The activities of the Wikifan club varies from one academic institutions to another. The common activities carried out in all the institutions include the following

Weekly meetups
Edit-a-thons to create contents
Participation in thematic Wikimedia contests such as WPWP, 1Lib1Ref, Wiki loves X Contests etc
Organing social events to attract and recruit new members
Organizing Capacity building (Training) sesions
Collaborating with Yoruba Wikimedians user group and other Wikimedia affiliates to advance free knowledge in Yoruba
Creating awareness about Wikimedia projects within the campus
The represent the Yoruba Wikimedians User Group where necessary
They organize other events that aligns with the vision of the Yoruba Wikimedians User Group

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