Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda/Wiki For Refugees 2023

The #WikiForRefugees 2023 Editathon is aimed at gathering diverse urban refugees and stakeholders from Kampala and peri-urban areas in Uganda to co-create and collectively improve information about refugee livelihoods and refugee settlements on Wikipedia, the world’s largest collaborative knowledge base. This program will be divided into three parts as follows:

  • Intensive training: Introducing the participants to key skills and tools on how to update/ edit and add articles to Wikipedia for participants of the event.
  • Edit-a-thon - Dedicating the second day of the program to improving stub articles and creating new entries about critical topics, underrepresented groups, initiatives, and putting up-to-date figures about refugees, etc.
  • Creating content for upload on Wikimedia Commons including videos, audio, and videos to document the life of refugees in Uganda.
    Wiki For Refugees 2023 in Uganda







Events Participation

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Wikimedia Uganda and Wikimedia Botswana held a session at the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum 2023 held in Nairobi, Kenya and we discussed and explained how we are closing the digital divide through projects like Art+Feminism and Wiki for Refugees.

Details about the session are below:

What Does Digital Inclusion Look Like on Wikipedia?

Gender inequality is rife across Africa and beyond, especially online, where there is a shortage of fact-based news, information, and knowledge about women and their experiences on Wikipedia. Refugees’ and women’s knowledge and contributions to the world are invisible online due to the continuous digital divide that exists across the continent. This session intends to narrate practical stories of what is being done by East African Wikimedians through Art+Feminism in Botswana and Wikipedia For Refugees in Uganda to advance digital inclusion on Wikipedia and build a sustainable, open, free, safe, and secure environment/space for all. This panel discussion will help the audience understand the work of East African Wikimedians in closing the digital divide on Wikipedia to amplify work in other countries. The session will be captured in the form of a blog post and published on Diff to share future learnings with Wikimedians across the world.

Speakers: Candy Khohliwe (Wikimedia Community User Group Botswana), Sandra Aceng (Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda), Carol Mwaura (Wikimedia Community User Group Kenya), Alice Kibombo (Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda)

Moderator: Romeo Ronald Lomora (Wikimedia Community User South Sudan)

Partnerships

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This year's #WikiForRefugees is in collaborations with RELON (Refugee Led Organization Network). RELON is a refugee-led non-profit NGO based in Uganda which was founded in May 2016 with the primary objective of strengthening the capacity of refugees to engage and respond to the challenges faced by refugees and refugee-led organizations. RELON aims to be an independent and credible voice that influences actions towards refugee inclusion and participation in decision-making processes in Uganda and beyond.

Vision: An independent and credible voice that influences actions toward refugee inclusion and participation in decision-making in Uganda and beyond

Mission: To influence and advocate for the inclusion and participation of refugees and refugee-led organizations at all levels through policy advocacy, engagement with refugee-led organizations, coordination, and capacity-building

 
Wiki For Refugees 2023 in Uganda

Websiteːhttps://relonuganda.org/

Responsibilities

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Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda will be responsible for overseeing and executing the training sessions while also offering essential support to all the participants involved. The usergroup will play a pivotal role in ensuring the success and effectiveness of the training program plus ensuring that all logistics and facilities required for the training sessions are in place.

RELON on the other hand, will take charge of providing the necessary training space including arranging suitable venues . Additionally, RELON will play the role of coordinating with the participants, ensuring they have the information and resources needed to participate in the training sessions smoothly.

Platform Africa will handle the communications during the event such as videography, photography and etc.

Physical Training

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When: 11-12th November, 2023

Where: RELON Office

Google map to RELON Office: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/0.3711983,32.6390482/Refugee+Led+Organization+Network/@0.3333175,32.5643923,13z/data=!4m10!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x177dbd6969f8a281:0xb9e5cf991d6bd552!2m2!1d32.5949313!2d0.2946476!5i1?entry=ttu

Lead Trainers: Sandra Aceng and Micheal Kaluba.

Co-Lead: Chris Bernard, Divine Gabriella Nanteza, Shafik Mubiru.

 
Wiki For Refugees 2023







Programme

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Day 1

Time Activity Who
8:30–9:00 Arrival and registration RELON
9:00–10:00 Opening Remarks
Introduction to Wiki For Refugees
RELON and Sandra
10:00–10:30 BREAK RELON
10:30 - 11:30 Introduction to Wikipedia
Account creation and first steps
Sandra
11:30 - 13:00 Creating articles on English Wikipedia Micheal and Chris Bernard
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH RELON
14:00- 15:30 Translating articles on Refugee Settlements Micheal and Divine Gabriella
15:30- 16:00 Way forward for day 2 and closing Sandra

Day 2

Time Activity Who
8:30–9:00 Signing in and reflection Sandra
9:00–10:00 Creating Wikidata Items Micheal
10:00–10:30 BREAK RELON
10:30 - 11:30 Introduction to Wikimedia Commons Shafik
11:30 - 13:00 Photowalk Shafik and Micheal
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH RELON
14:00- 16:00 Commons upload session Micheal
15:30 - 16:00 Way forward and closing remarks RELON and Sandra

Dashboard

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Join the dashboard

Participants

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No. Name Organisation Username
1. Divine. G. Nanteza Wikimedia Uganda DivineGaby
2. Joyeux Mugisho PPDR Uganda Joyeux Mugisho
3. Eliya Cigiriza Women and Children at Risk Eliya Cigiriza
4. Caesar Bishovu World Youth Organization (WYO) Caesar2023
5. Odette Sinaimwo Bridge of Solidarity kazungu@
6. Espoir Balezi A.V.P.I.D, Humanitarian Organization, Uganda. Nabiriga
7. Macholi Chris Benard Wikimedia Uganda Macholi
8. Mubiru Shafik Wikimedia Uganda Fiktube
9. Micheal Kaluba Wikimedia Uganda Micheal Kaluba
10. Awidi Catherine Catherine Awidi
11. Niragira Eliane Mirror Group Network Eliya Cigiriza
12. Adolph Mulume Hope of Children and Women victims of violence (HOCW)
13. Dyna R. Binezero Binetero
14. George Levi Platform Africa George Levi
15. Jaiksana Soro Platform Africa @JambuJack
16. Ssekandi James Association of Refugees with Disability SsekandiJames
17. Siham Roraye Refugee Women Network
18. Sandra Aceng Wikimedia Uganda Sandra Aceng
19. Ibrahim Mohamed SYDP Adifatah91
20. Ntwari John Nick Bridge of Solidarity Ntwari nick
21. Kobusinge Sylvia Wikimedian kobusingesyi

Results

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Wikipedia
Article Name Editor
Action Africa Help International Micheal Kaluba
Nduta Refugee Camp Micheal Kaluba
Mtendeli Refugee Camp Micheal Kaluba
Aw-barre Refugee Camp Micheal Kaluba
Katumba Refugee Camp Micheal Kaluba
Mishamo Refugee Camp Micheal Kaluba
Pugnido Refugee Camp Micheal Kaluba
Robert Hakiza Micheal Kaluba
Micheal Kaluba
Ayilo 1 Refugee settlement Micheal Kaluba
Hagadera Refugee Camp Micheal Kaluba
Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya Micheal Kaluba
Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement Micheal Kaluba
Refugee Consortium of Kenya Micheal Kaluba
Young African Refugees for Integral Development Micheal Kaluba
Lobule Refugee settlement Micheal Kaluba
Rhino Camp Extension Refugee settlement BalukuBrian
Refugee-Led Organisation Network Uganda DivineGaby
Ifo Refugee Camp Macholi
Bwagiriza Refugee Camp Macholi
Gasorwe Refugee Camp Macholi
Bwagiriza Refugee Camp Macholi
Gihinga Refugee Camp Macholi
Cishemeye Transit Center Macholi
Gatumba Refugee Camp Macholi
Achieng Akena Sandra Aceng
Saadia Idris Sandra Aceng
Mary Maker Sandra Aceng
Gatwal Gatkuoth Sandra Aceng
Owiny Hakim Sandra Aceng
Wikidata
New Items Editors
Q123458030 Micheal Kaluba
Q123517749 Micheal Kaluba
Q123560288 Micheal Kaluba
Q123560293 Micheal Kaluba
Q123525297 Micheal Kaluba
Q123536570 Micheal Kaluba
Q123651635 Micheal Kaluba
Q123692157 Micheal Kaluba
Q123735349 Micheal Kaluba
Q123745032 Micheal Kaluba
Q123758809 Micheal Kaluba
Q123822043 Micheal Kaluba
Q104510834 Micheal Kaluba
Q123520678 Micheal Kaluba
Q123459616 Micheal Kaluba
Q123557221 Sandra Aceng
Q106179061 Sandra Aceng
Q66142225 Sandra Aceng
Q123557570 Sandra Aceng
Q123557633 Sandra Aceng
Q123557701 Sandra Aceng
Q123557722 Sandra Aceng
Q113729171 Sandra Aceng
Q113606163 Sandra Aceng
Q123412954 Balezi Espoir
Q123413029 PPDR Uganda
Q123412859 Hope Of Children and Women victims of violence (HOCW)
Q123509253 Community Empowerment And Rehabilitation Initiative For Development
Q123412854 Center For Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT)
Q123412843 Ssekandijames
Q123821791 macholi
Q123760084 macholi
Q123751200 macholi
Q123760617 macholi
Q123760084 macholi
Q123751200 macholi
Q123560293 macholi
Q123560288 macholi
Q123517749 macholi
Q1007680 macholi
Q1007680 macholi
Q123631791 DivineGaby
Q123631770 DivineGaby
Q123631471 DivineGaby
Q123631410 DivineGaby
Q123412984 DivineGaby
Q123412854 Catherine Awidi
Q123509253 Catherine Awidi