Wikipedia Workshop, Katsina 2019

WIKIPEDIA WORKSHOP, KATSINA2019

Saturday, 27th April 2019. Katsina Tourist Lodge, Katsina

Event details • Schedule of activities • Event photos

WIKIPEDIA, is a general reference internet encyclopedia. Ubiquitous in nearly every search result of Google, Wikipedia has since inception been built and transformed into gargantuan indispensable academic resource by volunteers around the world. Everybody, irrespective of race, gender, political leaning, and/or level of education can contribute. What is needed is just the means (computer, cellphone, tablet, phablet and the internet access) and willingness to contribute in building summary of human knowlegedge — and then the knowledge of how.

This projects aims at increasing awareness and rekindling interest of Wikimedia projects and especially projects in Hausa in Northern Nigeria.

This project is funded by Wikimedia Foundation.

Event Status: Completed

Aims

Increase awareness around Wikimedia projects in Northern Nigeria.
Piquing interest of Hausa speakers and people from Northern Nigeria to edit Wikimedia projects, revive Hausa version of Wikipedia and participate in global Wikimedia movement.
Discuss strategies of sustaining communities across Northern Nigeria.

Event details

Location: Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria
Date: Saturday, 27th April 2019
Time: 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Languages: English and Hausa
Venue: Katsina Tourist Lodge, No. 21 off Mani Rd, Opposite Barhim Housing Estate, Katsina, Katsina State.

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Days, before the event

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Schedule of activities

Day 1. Schedule for Friday, 26th April 2019 (Pre-program session)

Time	Activity
8:00 am —
4:00pm — 6:00pm	Pre-event roundtable.
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Day 2. Schedule for Saturday, 27th April 2019. (Program)

Time	Activity	Speaker/Facilitator
10:00am —10:30am	Arrival and Registration
10:30am — 10:45am	Welcome remarks	Yazid Lawal, Muhammad Khalil
10:45am — 11:10am	General Introduction to Wikipedia	Ammar Abdulhamid
11:10am — 11:50am	Wikimedia family: An introduction to Wikimedia projects.	Olaniyan Olushola
12:00am — 12:50am	How to write basic Wikipedia article	Bertrand de Seissan (remotely)
1:00pm — 2:00pm	Prayers and Lunch break
2:00pm — 3:00pm	Articles creation/editing session
3:00pm — 3:30pm	Uploading Media: The Wikimedia Commons
3:30pm — 4:00pm	Sustaining Wikimedia community of volunteers in Northern Nigeria.	Olaniyan Olushola
4:00pm — 4:30pm	Closing remarks, reflection by participants
4:30pm —	Group pictures and Departures

Follow up.

Time	Activity
5:00pm — 6:00pm

Report

We were finally able to hold the second workshop in Katsina on Saturday, April 27.2019 at the conference hall of Katsina Tourist Lodge in Katsina, Katsina State.