Wikimedia Ghana User Group / 2017 Events & Projects


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    Month Event Purpose Trainer/Resource Person(s) Resources Members/Participants Notes
    July 15 & 17, 2017 A Wikidata workshop organised by Wikimedia Ghana User Group at the Africa Open Data Conference, Accra
    • Mohammed Sadat Abdulai 
    • Felix Nartey
    23 on July 15

    30 on July 17

    July 1, 2017 Post WMCON meeting
    • Justice Okai-Allotey
    • Sandister Tei
    • Raphael Berchie
    17
    May+June Wikimedia Movement Strategy discussions cycle 2 Involve user group members especially those that missed WMCON 17 to join the 2030 vision movement discussions. Sandister Tei Source pages:

    Google doc & Meta page

    9
    May Gender Diversity Mapping Sandister Tei 7 referrals
    February – May Wikipedia Education Program – GIMPA Justice Okai-Allotey Wikipedia Education Project 2017 programs 60
    March+April Wikimedia Movement Strategy discussions cycle 1 Involve user group members especially those that missed WMCON 17 to join the 2030 vision movement discussions. Sandister Tei Source pages: Mailing list & Meta page 6
    March Art+Feminism Workshop Sandister Tei 16
    February+March Workshops/Online editathon: 16 African Women Translate-a-thon An attempt to revive local language Wikipedias Efforts towards language And expanded project is in proposal stages
    February Wikipedia 16 Celebration Georgina Ofori-Dwumfuo 32
    January Impact Hub Accra Wikipedia Training Mohammed Sadat Abdulai  14
    January Huddle Around Asaf #WikiHuddle The group's first wiki data training Asaf Bartov 11

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    PENDING/ONGOING/COMING SOON
    Month Event Purpose Trainer/Resource Person/Team Resources Members/Participants Notes
    August 23 Mobex 2017 Breakout session Ato Ulzen-Appiah, Mawuli Cherubim
    April+May Bringing Surfline onboard Wikipedia Zero Expanding Wikipedia Zero beyond one MTN Sandister Tei + Mawuli Awaiting final decision by Surfline
    February–Ongoing Bringing Vodafone Ghana onboard Wikipedia Zero Sandister Tei Awaiting intermediate meeting/engagement
    May–Ongoing Bringing Busy 4G onboard Wikipedia Zero Sandister Tei + Deborah Awaiting response from Busy
    Now– December Weekly workshops The Gap Project
    2017 Barcamp Wikipedia Projects Accra | Kumasi | Tamale
    Exploring GLAM
    Wiki Loves Monuments (AMA or #WikiHuddle required) Roadmap on Google docs
    Chaptership discussion
    Second education programme
    Warming up GIJ Wikipedia Club
    #DontPay4WikipediaEdits