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Africa Wiki Challenge 2022 in Nigeria


This project aims to support the Africa Wiki Challenge 2022 global campaign with a similar national campaign in Nigeria to improve and contribute to Wikipedia the beauty of Africa root from the consolidation of rich cultures and the sundry of diverse lifestyles in Nigeria. Nigerians culture and Africans culture as a whole are underrepresented on the internet.

The theme of the AWC 2022 campaign is "Projecting African Culture".

This project aims at not only projecting Africa’s culture as a whole but also to serve as an inspiration to document our own story.

Event Details

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Location: Ilorin, Kwara State Date: Saturday 23th July, 2022 (Edit-a-Thon) – 09:00 UTC+1

Location: Owerri, Imo State Date: Wednesday 27th July, 2022 (Edit-a-Thon) – 10:00 UTC+1

Location: Ikeja, Lagos State Date: Saturday 3rd September, 2022 (Edit-a-thon) - 09:00 UTC+1

Organizing Team

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Registration

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Activities

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This is a list of objectives we hope to achieve

  1. Improve Wikipedia local contents about festivals, foods, rituals, rites and, culture
  2. Add citations to articles lacking citations
  3. Support and bridge the underrepresented articles on Nigeria related contents.


How to participate

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  1.   Sign in or Create a New Account on Wikipedia.
  2.   Enroll on [Outreach Dashboard] to track your contributions.
  3.   Sign up in the participants section on this page.
  4.   Attend the training and edit-a-thon.

Participants

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Ilorin Participants

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To add your name, edit this section and type '#~~~~' below without quotes, then publish changes. For example

  1. Hopilo12 (talk) 09:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Jimoh Jamiu Muhammed (talk) 09:11, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Praze02 (talk) 09:12, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Isaacayodele32 (talk) 10:13, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  5. James Rhoda (talk) 09:14, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Mgr MOOBBY (talk) 09:17, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Adeshina Abdulsamad Olajide (talk) 10:19, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Profayobami (talk) 09:20, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Miss garvia01 (talk) 09:23, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Promicis (talk) 09:25, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Lioneditor2015 (talk) 09:28, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Talk2Faves (talk) 09:30, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Favourdare123 (talk) 09:31, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Major Lyte (talk) 09:32, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Linason Blessing (talk) 09:33, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Darmola (talk) 09:35, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Kojoclicks (talk) 09:37, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Black Joe03 (talk) 10:45, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Gbolahanphilip (talk) 10:46, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Pee5ive (talk) 11:03, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Atinuke04 (talk) 10:12, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Marvellous SUNMIBOYE (talk) 10:12, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Jide Oladele (talk) 11:16, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Bukky658 (talk) 10:31, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  25. BJ 77 (talk) 10:36, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Ee nn yy (talk) 10:54, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Kojodavid (talk) 10:58, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Polymath003 (talk) 11:22, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Owerri Participants

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To add your name, edit this section and type '#~~~~' below without quotes, then publish changes. For example

  1. Kulestjr (talk) 10:10, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Assumptagift (talk) 10:11, 27 July 2022 (UTC
  3. Onwuka Glory (talk) 10:13, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Princefest2 (talk) 10:14, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Chimezieezechukwu (talk) 10:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  6. TamBarinkeenam (talk) 10:16, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Angelaeze (talk) 10:17, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Jerrydestiny (talk) 10:17, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Chinemeremprince (talk) 10:18, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Richardthiongo (talk) 10:20, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Iwuala Lucy (talk) 10:22, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Onyeike Izuchi (talk) 12:38, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Amarachukwuokere (talk) 10:13, 27 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Iwuala Lina (talk) 9:30, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Lagos Participants

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To add your name, edit this section and type '#~~~~' below without quotes, then publish changes. For example

  1. Kingaustin07 (talk) 09:39, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Favourdare123 (talk) 09:40, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Ọmọladéabídèmí99 (talk) 10:22, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Enitanade (talk) 10:34, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  5. TheAanuoluwa (talk) 10:47, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Àìná - TheSymbyat (talk) 11:10, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Ruth-4life (talk) 12:19, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Miderhap123 (talk) 12:51, 3 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested Articles to improve/create

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The articles listed below needs improvement:


FOODS

1. Ofada rice

2. Fried plantain

3. Eba

4. Irvingia gabonensis

5. Moin moin

6. Peanut stew

7. Afang soup

8. Atama soup

9. Pepper soup

10. palm nut soup

ETHNIC GROUPS

11. kanuri people

12. Tiv people

13. Ibibio-Efik languages

14. Edo people

15. Yorubaland

16. Igboland

17. Fula people

18. Hausa people

19. Ijaw people

20. Egba people

RELIGION

21. Christians

22. Muslims

CULTURES

23. Carniriv

24. Ekpo Society

25. Eyo festival

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