Empowering Youth Council in Bulqiza through editathons
This event introduced high school students to free knowledge platforms of Wikipedia, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons, trying to empower them with research, writing, and media literacy skills.
We collaborated closely with Eva Koltraka, European Union Integration Coordinator, and Aishe Tufa, Public Relations Officer from the Municipality of Bulqiza. Both officers played an important role in getting the group together and creating a smooth-running editathon on their behalf.
Throughout the event, the students learned the essentials of Wikipedia, including how to create and edit articles and the importance of reliable sourcing and verifiability. They also explored Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons to gain insight into Wikimedia projects.
At the end of the event, we had a short Q&A session that allowed the students to reflect on their experiences. They appreciated the opportunity to learn new skills and discussed what they could do in the future to better improve the content on Wikipedia.
Some statistics from the editathon are:
- Wikipedia: 17 articles edited
- Wikimedia Commons: 12 uploads
- Wikidata: 32 total revisions
