The Wikimedia User Group Kenya community seeks to mobilize and organize a new generation of volunteers in Kenya, who are passionate about Free Knowledge, for meaningful engagement in the Wikimedia Community.

Our focus will be on English (En:Wiki) and Swahili Wikipedia (sw:wiki). The User Group is also quite deliberate on shrinking the Gender Gap on Wikipedia and in the internet at large and will therefore be keen on projects that advance Gender Equality.

Prior to our affiliation in September 2022, we have been involved in edit-a-thons, photo walks, training new editors, Movement Strategy Discussions, Wikimania, Wiki Indaba and we plan to continue to leverage on these activities to contribute to the growth of Wikimedia projects in Kenya.

Collaboration is also a value we hold dear, that has contributed a great deal to the growth of this group. We've been beneficiaries of mentorship and the goodwill of the Wikimedia Community User Group Tanzania and the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda and we plan to leverage on collaborating with communities within the East Africa Region and the movement at large to achieve our goals in line with the Movement Strategy 2030.

The User group's primary contacts are User:Cmwaura User:Ms Kabintie

Objectives

To grow the Wikimedia Community in Kenya and provide structure as well as community representation in Decision making within the Movement.
To promote Wikimedia projects and free Knowledge in general and to encourage the use of Wikimedia resources in community empowerment.
To synergize and collaborate with other affiliates, regionally and globally in the implementation of the 2030 strategy
To Invest in Capacity Building of members
Organizing of conventions, conferences, meetings, workshops and contests in line with Movement's vision.
Train and recruit newcomers
Shrink the Digital Gender gap

Proposed Activities

Organising Thematic Wikimedia Projects that include Edit-a-thons, Worshops and Photowalks in Kenya
Trainning more youth in Kenya on how to contribute to Wikipedia and champion Free Knowledge
Advancing the growth of Swahili Wikipedia
Media Relations for press coverage in our events
Creating Partnerships with like-minded communities and organisations
Collaboration with regional and global communities to achieve the 2030 strategy
Capacity building workshops

History

The idea to form the Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya started in September 2019 when five Kenyans, including User:Ms Kabintie, User: FaithMwanyolo and User:TeriWanderi met in Kampala during the East Africa Strategy Summit. We learned from the communities present that there had been a Kenyan Wikimedia Chapter that is nolonger in good standing with the community. We resolved to synergise once back in Kenya and see how we could carve a new identity for ourselves and grow into the movement as a new generation of like-minded individuals.

We have since been able to bring more members onboard, majority of whom have been recruits from the afrcocine edit-a-thon 2020 and 2021 while some have been recommended by our neighbouring wikimedia communities. This include some librarirans such as Carol Mwaura and Raymond Chepkwony that had worked with User:AKibombo in the 1Lib1ref project.

Contact Us

Email: wikimediausergroupkenya@gmail.com Twiter https://twitter.com/WikimediaK

Our Primary Contacts: Winnie Kabintie Carol Mwaura

Current Members

Inactive members past 14 months as at March 2024

Abdulahi Abdi
Noreen Likimani
Cosmas Chumba
Sarah Itenya
[[User:Leonard Kisuu |Lenny Kisuu]
Teri Wanderi

Interested in Joining the UG? Please sign up below

Wikimedia User Group Kenya
Wikimedia User Group Kenya
	; Kenya
Location	Kenya
Country code	254
Official language(s)	Swahili, English

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Activities and Projects

2020/2021 Wikipedia Editing Tainnings, Edit-a-thons, Photowalks, Workshops, community meet ups etc.

Months of African Cinema [[1]]

Wiki Loves Africa [[2]]

Wiki Loves Folklore[[3]]

1Lib1Ref [[4]]

Movement Strategy [[5]]

Wikimania [[6]]

Wiki Indaba [[7]]

Wiki For Universities

2022 Events

EA Regional and Thematic Hub (EARTH) East African Regional Hubs Research and Planning - Ongoing
WIki Vibrance - January - February 2022
Igniting Swahili Wikipedia and Capacity Building in Kenya/Project - February 2022
Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2022 in Kenya - Feb 15, 2022 - April 15,2022
Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya/Events & Projects/Wiki for Human Rights 2022 -April 2022
Wikimania 2022/Scholarships/Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya/Report
Months of African Cinema 2022 (October-November)
Wiki Loves Earth 2022 (15 June, 2022 to 31 July,20222)
Art+Feminism Campaign in Kenya 2022 (August -September 2022)
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom 2022-2023
Wikidata:Wikidata10th Birthday 2022 Celebration Kenya

2023 Events/Activities

Advocacy - participated and hosted sessions in the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum(DRIF)2023 on "Internet Sustainability in Practice: Experiences from Wikimedians in Eastern Africa" [8]. Our members shared their experiences on this Diff Blog post [9]

Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya/Project/ African Day Campaign in Kenya 2023

Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom 2022-2023
Sucessfully bid to host Wikimania 2025
Representation in WikiWomenCamp 2023
Representation at GLAM Wiki Conference
Code for Africa Climate Change Campaign September 2022-June 2023
Hosted Indaba 2023 Plenary Session on ''How to Nurture Female Leadership & Inclusivity in the movement - Case of Wikimedia Kenya User Group

2024 Events/Activities

Affiliations Committee Resolutions

Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition of Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya