Event:EduWiki Nigeria 12th Wikidata Birthday Anniversary

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EduWiki Nigeria Celebrates Wikidata Birthday

This event is run with reference to the Wikimedia Friendly Space Policy

Aim

The Wikidata birthday celebrations is an occasion to recognize the community's achievements, foster connections among community members, and showcase the project's potential to the general public. This milestone event honors the collective efforts and progress made in advancing free and open knowledge. By bringing people together, the celebrations aim to strengthen community bonds, inspire new contributors, and share Wikidata's vision with the world. Ultimately, this event serves as an opportunity to reflect on past successes and look forward to a brighter future for Wikidata, empowering a stronger and more diverse community to drive positive change.

Focus

• Introduction to Wikidata and its impact on the Open Knowledge Space to Beginners.
• Train participants how to contribute to Wikidata.
• Organize an Edit a thon to add and improve Items on Wikidata.

The Edit-a-thon will focus on improving contents on Nigerian educationist and activists on Wikidata.

Activities Timeline

Online training

• Date: 12th and 19th October, 2024
• Time: 5:00pm UTC+1
• Venue: Zoom

Edit a thon

• Start date: 1st October, 2024
• End date: 5th November, 2024