Wiki Loves Women/SheSaid/Goethe Institut Collaboration
The first session happened on 9th October, 2021 at Cheche Bookshop in Nairobi, Kenya. Being a collaboration with the Goethe Institut, we had a representative present. The aim of this session was to familiarize participants with the campaign and all the Wiki projects in general.
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First Event
Opening Session edit
- Date: Saturday October 9, 2021
- Venue: Cheche Bookshop, Nairobi.
- Time: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Activities edit
Introduction edit
Introduction to Wikipedia and Its objectives, Wikimedia Projects, Wiki Loves Women(Gender Gap and about #SheSaid Campaign, Wikiquotes, Wikicommons.
Signing up to the dashboard here https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Kenya_Community/Wiki_Loves_Women_-_SheSaid
Wikimedia Projects edit
Covered: A brief presentation of Wikimedia projects
Introduction to Wikipedia edit
- The Five Pillars
- How to make an edit on Wikipedia
- The structure of a Wikipedia article
Introduction to Wikiquotes edit
- What is Wikiquote and the rules
Introduction to WikiCommons edit
- What is WikiCommons
- Rules for uploading images
- How to upload an images
Outcomes edit
- 7 participants out of the expected 10. 4 had previously contributed to Wikipedia while the other 3 had not.
- One of the managers of the bookshop known as Uba was also in attendance just to get a brief of the campaign.
- All participants already had Wikipedia accounts.
- Participants were able to grasp the rules of the Wikimedia projects especially Commons and Wikipedia. They began to familiarize themselves with WikiQuotes as well.
- 6 prominent Kenya women identified for their Wikipedia articles to be created
Women Suggested edit
- Field Marshal Muthoni
- Dr Ruth Nduati
- Aisha Jumwa Karisa Katana
- Catherine Kasavuli
- Elizabeth Itotia
- Emma Miloyo
Facilitator edit
Participants edit
- User:DorahMwanyolo
- User:Juneakhwale
- User:Bgithaiga
- User:Mlisa15
- User:Ann-kawira
- User:Bobbzzy
- User:Lenny Kisuu
Photos edit
Follow-up sessions
Follow-up Sessions edit
After the first event, I proceeded to conduct weekly follow-up sessions in order to track the participants' progress and establish the challenges they faced. All sessions were held on Google Meets.
I noted that a lot of my participants needed a refresher on how to contribute to Wikiquote since it was all their first time interacting with the project. I also noted that the new Wikipedians struggled with the markup language and this was hinderance at the beginning, with some opting not to contribute at all.
The sessions were very fruitful and enlightening; both on my part and that of the participants.
Articles Created edit
- Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye (Kenya)
- Micere Githae Mugo (Kenya)
- Catherine Kasavuli (Kenya)
- Nanjala Nyabola (Kenya)
- Muthoni Likimani (Kenya)
- Effie Owuor (Kenya)
- Juliana Rotich (Kenya)
- Emma Miloyo (Kenya)
- Catherine Nyongesa (Kenya)
- Elizabeth Itotia (Kenya)
- Muthoni wa Kirima (Kenya)
Wikipedia Articles Improved edit
Conclusion
End of 2021 SheSaid campaign edit
- Date: Friday December 3, 2021
- Venue: The Emory Hotel, Nairobi.
- Time: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
A closing ceremony was held on 3 December, 2021 ,however, the campaign officially ended on 22 December,2021. I have shared the day's program in the gallery. During this session, there was a brief overview of the campaign.
Facilitator edit
Items Discussed edit
- What the participants expectations from the campaign were and whether these expectations were met.
- Personal experiences while taking part in the campaign.
- What the participants learnt and what challenges they faced.
- Goals for future campaigns.
We added a few quotes to Wikiquote and then concluded the day with an award ceremony, giveaways and refreshments.
Articles Created edit
- Fardosa Ahmed (Kenya)
- Shitsama Nyamweya (Kenya)
- Beth Wambui Mugo (Kenya)
