Wikimedians of Lagos User Group
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Official language(s) | Nigerian pidgin, English |
Chapters (37)
- CH Wikimedia CH
- GB Wikimedia UK
- KR 위키미디어 한국
- RU Викимедиа РУ
- US-NYC Wikimedia New York City
- CAT Amical Wikimedia
Wikimedia user groups (153)
- ESP-WE Wikiesfera Grupo de Usuarixs
- H-GAPS H-GAPS User Group
- MK-SK Shared Knowledge
- NGA-HA Hausa Wikimedians User Group
- NGA-IG Igbo Wikimedians User Group
- RU-Don Don Wikimedians User Group
- US-NE New England Wikimedians
- WJ WikiJournal
- WK? Whose Knowledge?
Wikimedians of Lagos User Group is a group of Wikimedians in Nigeria's most populous city of Lagos. This group aims 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. Membership is open to any interested person.
Objective
[edit]- 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.
- Promotion of Lagos related topics in different languages.
- Establishment partnerships between the Wikimedia community and various cultural, science, educational, and media organizations based in Lagos.
- Cooperating with local authorities, organizations, and individuals to receive grants and other materials to promote free knowledge in Lagos.
- Working on the Creative Commons contents for Wikimedia Commons.
- Involving in GLAM.
Activities
[edit]- Conferences about Wikimedia projects to new members
- Organizing wiki meetups in Lagos.
- Organizing article contests and thematic weeks about topics related to Lagos.
- Organizing wiki-excursions and other events for establishments relationship between the community and cultural institutions based in Lagos.
- Massive support for the Nigerian Pidgin Language on Wikimedia projects.
- Partnership with schools of Lagos to contribute to Wikimedia projects.
- Organizing PhotoWalks in Lagos.
Recent Activities
[edit]Activities | Description | Timeline | Type |
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SPARQL: Getting Data from Wikidata | Wikidata training/editathon of Lagos State Students University | 19 March - 16 April 2021 | Physical |
Wikipedia 20 Celebration at Badagry Slave Museum and Black History Museum | Wikipedia Celebration at Badagry, Lagos followed by editathon | 15 Jan - 15 Feb 2021 | Physical |
Ongoing Activities
[edit]Activities | Description | Timeline | Type |
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Training Secondary School Teachers and Students in Ojo, Lagos on Wikipedia editing | Simple English Wikipedia Training/Editathon | 10 February- 3 May 2022 | Physical |
Training of NYSC corps members in Lagos | Wikidata and Nigeria Pidgin Wikipedia Training/Editaton | 3 February - 10 May 2022 | Physical |
Future Activities
[edit]Activities | Description | Timeline | Type |
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Lagos Cemeteries on Commons | PhotoWalk of Cemeteries in Lagos | 6 May 2022 - 6 July 2022 | Physical |
Lagos Women on Wikipedia | Writing contest to improve articles on Notable Lagos Women on Wikipedia | 30 July 2022 | Physical/Virtual |
Wikipedia Editing in Lagos High Schools | Partnership with High Schools to introduce reading and editing wikipedia in classrooms | TBD | Physical |
Reports
[edit]Members
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- Pingponging (talk) 09:12, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- DonKevin (talk) 15:23, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
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- Sagbosam (talk) 15:46, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- Ogbasaramu (talk) 17:49, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- Biowikician (talk) 17:51, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- Jonywikis (talk) 17:54, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- Opeolade (talk) 17:56, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
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- Gadarawamo (talk) 18:00, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
- Wikitician (talk) 18:02, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
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- Obedmakolo (talk) 07:52, 24 December 2022 (UTC)
- Teminisybaglod (talk) 10:29, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
- Royalesignature (talk) 02:40, 15 November 2023 (UTC)
- IjDon (talk) 13:35, 8 June 2024 (UTC)
- Aji-Toluwa (talk) 00:33, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
- AdoLad1 (talk) 11:55, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
- Dahviano (talk) 05:09, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
- Mercyjamb123 105.113.63.73 09:48, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
Affiliations Committee Resolutions
[edit]Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition of Wikimedians of Lagos User Group