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Wikimedians of Lagos User Group

Wikimedians of Lagos User Group is a group of Wikimedians in Nigeria's most populous city of Lagos. This group aims to bring together the Wikimedia community in Lagos and its surrounding areas and to promote the use of Wikimedia projects by people in and around Lagos. Membership is open to any interested person.

Wikimedians of Lagos User Group
Logo of Wikimedians of Lagos User Group
Location Nigeria
Official language(s)Nigerian pidgin, English

Objective edit

  • Group all Wikimedians living in Lagos.
  • Promote the use of Wikimedia projects by people in and around Lagos.
  • Organize in-person gatherings of Wikimedians in and around Lagos.
  • Help people in and around Lagos learn how to edit Wikimedia projects.
  • Promotion of Lagos related topics in different languages.
  • Establishment partnerships between the Wikimedia community and various cultural, science, educational, and media organizations based in Lagos.
  • Cooperating with local authorities, organizations, and individuals to receive grants and other materials to promote free knowledge in Lagos.
  • Working on the Creative Commons contents for Wikimedia Commons.
  • Involving in GLAM.

Activities edit

  • Conferences about Wikimedia projects to new members
  • Organizing wiki meetups in Lagos.
  • Organizing article contests and thematic weeks about topics related to Lagos.
  • Organizing wiki-excursions and other events for establishments relationship between the community and cultural institutions based in Lagos.
  • Massive support for the Nigerian Pidgin Language on Wikimedia projects.
  • Partnership with schools of Lagos to contribute to Wikimedia projects.
  • Organizing PhotoWalks in Lagos.

Recent Activities edit

Activities Description Timeline Type
SPARQL: Getting Data from Wikidata Wikidata training/editathon of Lagos State Students University 19 March - 16 April 2021 Physical
Wikipedia 20 Celebration at Badagry Slave Museum and Black History Museum Wikipedia Celebration at Badagry, Lagos followed by editathon 15 Jan - 15 Feb 2021 Physical

Ongoing Activities edit

Activities Description Timeline Type
Training Secondary School Teachers and Students in Ojo, Lagos on Wikipedia editing Simple English Wikipedia Training/Editathon 10 February- 3 May 2022 Physical
Training of NYSC corps members in Lagos Wikidata and Nigeria Pidgin Wikipedia Training/Editaton 3 February - 10 May 2022 Physical

Future Activities edit

Activities Description Timeline Type
Lagos Cemeteries on Commons PhotoWalk of Cemeteries in Lagos 6 May 2022 - 6 July 2022 Physical
Lagos Women on Wikipedia Writing contest to improve articles on Notable Lagos Women on Wikipedia 30 July 2022 Physical/Virtual
Wikipedia Editing in Lagos High Schools Partnership with High Schools to introduce reading and editing wikipedia in classrooms TBD Physical

Reports edit

Members edit

Simply typing four tildes (~), like this: ~~~~ below the numbered list, will automatically generate your signature and date stamp. You are encoraged to sign-up and be a member or send a quick mail to lagoswikimedians@gmail.com

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Affiliations Committee Resolutions edit

Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition of Wikimedians of Lagos User Group

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