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Oluwaseyi Ogbonlaiye

Savvyseyi

oluwaseyiogbonlaiyegmail.com

Best way to connect: Via email

Nigeria Wikimedia User Group

Participating as: For my whole organisation or group

Nigeria • Middle East and Africa (MEA) region

Preferred times: Thursday, Saturday (12 - 16 UTC)

Can dedicate: Between one (1) hour and three (3) hours per week

Languages: English

Main Wikimedia projects: Wikipedia → encyclopedia, Wikimedia Commons → media repository, Wikidata → knowledge database, MetaWiki: central site for coordinating all projects and the Wikimedia community

Areas of interests: Culture, heritage or GLAM, Education

Other peer learning/training initiatives participating in: I am currently training to be a professional executive assistant. I have also undergone trainings for communications, social media, Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. I also have knowledge of using online educational platforms and OERs like Canvas

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Skills this profile would like to learn

Preferred way of learning: Share resources through emails / platforms …, Through formal training

Organization skills: Building your organisation’s plan and strategy • Proposal writing for funding  • Establishing governance • Capacity to manage effective fundraising campaigns

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: Wikimedia tools to measure quantitative metrics • Engaging in social media, press, and broadcast media

Interpersonal skills: Cultivate more inclusive and safe environments online and offline  • Processes and tools to promote healthy interactions on wiki • Processes and tools to manage conflicts • Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers

Programatic and tactic skills: Volunteer management and development • Effective training for newcomers/ newcomer experience • Innovations in culture and heritage • Medium size editing events, campaign and contests

Wiki tech skills: Using Wikisource  • Basic Wikidata  • Setting up templates for Wikimedia projects (Main pages, info boxes, etc.)

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Skills this profile would like to share

Preferred way of sharing: Sharing resources via email and/or resource sharing platforms, Organise face-to-face workshops

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: Defining learning and evaluation plans  • Methods and tools for qualitative evaluation • Building a communications strategy to reach key stakeholders

Interpersonal skills: Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers

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I would like to learn how to effectively use Wikipedia and other sister projects for the advancement of education and technology.

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I lead a team of 20 volunteers of diverse age group and cultural values and would like to share how I have effectively done this over the years and the challenges involved. I also work as a communication expert and will like to share my skills and experiences.