Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/WikiGap 2023 in Uganda


Background

Wikipedia is the world’s largest online and user-generated encyclopaedia. Knowledge is power, and Wikipedia has the potential to colour our view of the world. But there is great imbalance between men and women on the website, like in society at large.

Ninety per cent of those who add content to Wikipedia are men. There are four times as many articles about men as there are about women. The figures vary regionally, but no matter how you look at it, the picture is clear: the information about women is less extensive than that about men. Regardless of which language version of Wikipedia you read. We want to change this.

WikiGap is an event during which people around the world gather to add more content to Wikipedia about women figures, experts and role models in various fields. Similar events have already been arranged worldwide to improve women’s representation on the internet.

Together, we want to bring about a more gender-equal internet – and a more gender-equal world.

Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, Wikimedia Sverige Internet Society of Uganda Chapter and four education institutions are planning to organize a Wikigap Contest starting on 8th March to 8th April 2023.

Organizers and partners

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Events

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Same as last year we are organizing 4 regional events in Kampala, Gulu, Mbarara, and Tororo.

8th March - Kampala: Makerere University Main Library, Computer Lab

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Programme

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Time Activity
8.30 - 9.00 Arrival and Registration of participants
9.00 - 9.30 Welcome Remarks – Hosting University
9:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00

Tea break

11:00 – 12:30 Edit-at-thon
12.30 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 Completion of Wikipedia articles
3:00 Closure

Participants

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No. Name Sex Role Wikimedia User Name
1 Micheal Kaluba M Trainer Micheal Kaluba
2 Kwera Faith F Organiser kyakwera
3 Erina Mukuta F Trainer Erinamukuta
4 Mpaka Moses Isreal M Attendee Mpakamoses
5 Joan Nantumbe F Attendee Nantumbwejoana
6 Catherine Nanyange F Attendee CaStevey
7 Nyamuhaki Allen F Student Nyamuhaki Allen
8 Tumwesigye Andrew M Student Kafureeka
9 Kiranda Sharifa F Student Kiranda Sharifa
10 Ikyiriza Gold F Student Nabona 2023
11 Annitah Nimusima F Student Namusiima

Date 8th March 2023 - Gulu University

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Program

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Time Activity
8.30 - 9.00 Arrival and Registration of participants
9.00 - 9.30 Welcome Remarks
  • Hosting University
  • Wikimedia Community Usergroup Uganda
  • Q&A
9:30 - 10:30
10:30 – 11:00 Tea break
11.00 – 1:00 Edit-at-thon
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch break
2:00 - 3:00 Completion and review of updated Wikipedia articles
3:00 - 3:30 Closure and next steps

Participants for Gulu

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List of Students who participated
Names Wikimedia Username Role
Douglas Douglaseru Student
Mucunguzi Samuel Mucusam Student
Geriga micheal koma Gerigimicko student
ASIIMWE IVAN LUCKY LUCKY555 STUDENT
Mukisa Emmmanuel EmmaMukisa student
Okello stephen Okstephen student

11 March - Mbarara at Hive Colab

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Programme

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Time Activity
9:00 - 9:30 Arrival and registration of participants
9:30 - 9:50 Welcome Remarks
  • Organisers
  • Wikimedia Community Usergroup Uganda Representative
9:50 - 10:20 Tea Break
10:20 - 13:00


13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14.00 – 15:00 Edit-at-thon

Participants

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No. Name Sex Role Wikimedia User Name
1 Kateregga Geofrey M Trainer Kateregga1
2 Baluku Brian M Organiser & Trainer BalukuBrian
3 Macholi Chris Benard M Trainer & Organiser Macholi
4 Ategyeka Alvin M Trainer Alvinategyeka
5 Nuwahwera Phionah F Organiser NUWAHWERA PHIONAH
6 Frankmqk M Attendee Frankmqk

Saturday 18th March - Busitema University, Tororo

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Program

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Time Activity
8.30 - 9.00 Arrival and registration of participants
9.00 - 9.30 Welcome Remarks
  • Host Institution
  • Wikimedia Community Usergroup Uganda
  • Q&A
9:30 - 10:30
10:30 – 11:00 Tea break
11.00 – 1:00 Edit-at-thon
1:00 - 2:00 Lunch break
2:00 - 3:00 Review of work done
3:00 - 3:30 Closure and next steps

Participants

List of people who attended the Luganda event
No Name Wikimedia Username
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Missing articles/articles need to improve on notable Women in Uganda

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List of articles TBA

Get started


link 5 minutes
Step 1: Create Wikipedia account or Log in to Wikipedia
Step 2: Join the Outreach Dashboard
Step 3: Assign your self article in the Spreadsheet


Choose one of the activities


Improve and expand an article Help make improvements to Women's biographies on Wikipedia. link 20 minutes
Improve with a reference Improve Women's biographies with citations. link 20 minutes
Translate articles to other languages Translate Wikipedia articles from one language to another. link 45 minutes
Create a new Wikipedia article Choose a person you want to write a new Wikipedia article about. link 60 minutes

Extra activities


Share! Share your contribution in social media. Use #wikigap as hashtag. link 5 minutes
Upload to Commons! Upload your event photos under a free license on Wikimedia Commons. Please add them to the category c:Category:WikiGap 2023. link 10 minutes
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