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Wiki Loves Women in Uganda
editThe Wiki Loves Women project is a content aggregation project that is being implemented in six sub-Saharan Africa countries: Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania. It started at the beginning of 2016.
Core Team
edit{{User WikiProject Wiki Loves Women}}
- Erina Mukuta
- Mulumba Ivan
- Kateregga Geoffrey
- Bukulu Steven
- Douglas Ssebagala
- Alice Kibombo
- Donah Mafabi
Project Participants
editFirst name | Last name | Username |
---|---|---|
Susan | Malinga | Susan Malinga |
Susan | Ngabirwe | create or add a username |
Mercy | Mirembe | create or add a username |
Patricia | Kisesi | create or add a username |
Helga | Nagaba | create or add a username |
Lillian | Linda | create or add a username |
Irene | Nakitto | ChiLlitUG |
Proscovia | Akello | vincepross |
Katherine | Winifred | create or add a username |
Joyce | Wolayo | Joy wolayo |
Hilda | Twongyeirwe | Twongyeirwe Hilda |
Ingrid | Aguti | create or add a username |
Deborah | Angona | create or add a username |
Segawa | Nakisanze | create or add a username |
Shillah | Nampewo | create or add a username |
Philo | Nabweru | create or add a username |
Patience | Nitumwesiga | create or add a username |
Anibel | Turyagumanawe | create or add a username |
Sharon | Namukwaya | create or add a username |
Jackson | Dre | create or add a username |
Vincent | Jjingo | create or add a username |
Manzi | Surumani | create or add a username |
Lucy | Lunyolo | to be created |
Praise | Namara | Praise Namara |
Brian | Kawooya | KAWOOYA B |
Accounts created
editWartson - Wartson Atukwatse ChiLlitUG - Nakitto Irene Nakisanze - Nakisanze Segawa Susan Malinga - Susan Malinga Praise namara - Praise Namara Joywolayo - Joyce Wolayo Kawooya b - Kawooya Brian Twongyeirwe - Twongyeirwe Hilda nabweru - Nabweru Philomena
Partners
editThe Wiki Loves Women project in Uganda would not be possible without several key partners. These partners include;
- Femrite
- Women In Technology Uganda
- Ugandan Bloggers
- Hive Colab
- Goethe Zentrum - Kampala
- Kawempe Youth Centre (KYC)
- High Sound Uganda
- Luganda Department, Makerere University
- Women of Uganda Network
- School of Women and Gender Studies - Makerere University,
- Embassy of Sweden Kampala,
- Internet Society - Uganda Chapter
- Girl Up Initiative Uganda
- Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association (UWEA)
Upcoming and past events
edit1st June 2019 : #1Lib1Ref Uganda 2019
edit- When: Saturday 1st June , 9am - 4pm
- Where: Goethe Zentrum - Kampala Library
- What: Training and improvement of articles through referencing and relevant citation
- Partner: Various , Kawempe Youth Centre (KYC)
- Register here: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/1Lib1Ref_Uganda_2019?enroll=
- Recommended resources
- List of women without articles: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Missing_articles_by_nationality/Uganda
- List of women with articles: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Blue/Existing_articles_by_nationality/Uganda
- Index of Uganda-related articles : https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Index_of_Uganda-related_articles
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Uganda : https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Uganda#Article_alerts
- Articles created during the event:
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
9:00 - 9:30 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9:30 - 10:00 | Introduction to WikiLovesWomen and # 1Lib1Ref campaign |
10:00 - 10:30 | Basic Rules of referencing and citation and acceptable sources |
10:30 – 11:00 | Creation of accounts, joining dashboard, Userpages |
11:00 – 1:00 | Review of suggested resources, Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Edit-a-thon |
3:00 - 4:00 | #1Lib1Ref campaign and next steps ,Conclusion |
Project Participants
editFirst name | Last name | Username | |
---|---|---|---|
Catherine | Amia | Catherine Amia | Kawempe Youth Centre |
Joyce | Nabasirye | Joynabasirye | EASLIS ,Makerere University |
Judith | Mugume | Bananajudith | EASLIS ,Makerere University |
Sharon | Nakaweesi | Sharon Nakaweesi | Kawempe Youth Centre |
Umusalamah | Nakamanya | Nakamanya Umu | EASLIS ,Makerere University |
Geoffrey | Kateregga | Kateregga1 | WCUG |
Alice | Kibombo | AKibombo | WCUG |
23rd March 2019: Training and Editathon Kawempe Youth Centre (KYC)
edit- When: Saturday 23rd March 9.00am till 4.45pm
- Where: Kawempe Youth Centre ,Ttula Road ,Kawempe
- What: Training and Edit-a-thon
- Partner: Kawempe Youth Centre (KYC)
- Register here: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/Wiki_Loves_Women_Uganda_Edit-a-thon_with_Kawempe_Youth_Centre_(Saturday_23_March_2019)?enroll=ylmtfvak (due to technical issues, accounts were not recorded in the dashboard during that event)
- List of women without articles: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Missing_articles_by_nationality/Uganda
- List of women with articles: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Blue/Existing_articles_by_nationality/Uganda
- Articles created during the event:
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
9:00 - 9:30 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9:30 - 10:00 | Introduction to WikiLovesWomen and Wikipedia |
10:00 - 10:30 | Basic Rules of Wikipedia, and Anatomy of a Wikipedia Page |
10:30 – 11:00 | Creation of accounts, joining dashboard, Userpages |
11:00 – 1:00 | Creating a Draft Article, Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Edit-a-thon |
3:00 - 4:00 | WikiGap Challenge and Next Steps |
4:00 - 4:30 | Conclusion |
Participants
edit16th March 2019: Training and Editathon with GirlUp and UWEAL
edit- When: Saturday 16th March 9.45am till 1.45pm
- Where: Goethe Zentrum Kampala, 52 Bukoto St, Kampala
- What: Training and Editathon
- Partner: GirlUp Initiative Uganda and Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association (UWEA)
- Register here: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Girl_Up_and_UWEA/Wiki_Loves_Women_Uganda_-_Edita-t-hon_with_Girl_Up_and_UWEA
- List of women without articles: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Missing_articles_by_nationality/Uganda
- List of women with articles: https://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Blue/Existing_articles_by_nationality/Uganda
- Articles created during the event:
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
9.45 - 10.00 | Arrival and registration of participants |
10.00 - 10.30 | Introduction to WikiLovesWomen and Wikipedia |
10:30 - 11:00 | Basic Rules of Wikipedia, and Anatomy of a Wikipedia Page |
11:00 – 11:30 | Creation of accounts, joining dashboard, Userpages |
11.30 – 12:30 | Creating a Draft Article, Edit-at-thon |
12:30 - 13:00 | WikiGap Challenge and Next Steps |
13:00 - 13:30 | Refreshments and Closure |
Participants
editWikiGap 2018
editMain Event
edit- When: 8th March. 9.30am till 5.00pm
- Where: Makerere University
- What: International Women's Day Editathon and Launch of WikiGap Challenge
- Partner: School of Women and Gender Studies - Makerere University, Embassy of Sweden Kampala, Internet Society of Uganda
- Register here: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/Wiki_Loves_Women_Uganda_and_WikiGap_2019_Kampala
- list of articles:
- notes:
Pre-event
edit- When: 2nd March. 9.30am till 5.00pm
- Where: Makerere University
- What: International Women's Day Editathon and Launch of WikiGap Challenge
- Partner: School of Women and Gender Studies - Makerere University, Embassy of Sweden Kampala, Internet Society of Uganda
- Register here :
- list of articles:
- notes:
2nd March Editation with School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University
edit- When: 2nd March. 9.00am till 5.00pm
- Where: Makerere University
- What: Training and edit-a-thon event, Wikigap pre-event
- Partner: School of Women and Gender Studies - Makerere University, Embassy of Sweden Kampala, Internet Society of Uganda
- Register here :
- list of articles:
- notes:
16th February: Training and Editathon with WOUGNET
edit- When: 16th of February. 9.00am till 1.00pm
- Where: WOUGNET
- What: Training and edit-a-thon event
- Partner: Women of Uganda Network
- Register here : https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Women_of_Uganda_Network/Wiki_Loves_Women_Editathon_at_WOUGNET_-_Uganda
- list of articles:
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
8.30 - 9.00 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9.00 - 9.30 | Introduction to Wikimedia projects(creation of accounts) |
9:30 - 10:00 | Outreach and Dashboard |
10:00 – 10:30 | Creation of structure of article |
10.30 – 12:30 | Edit-at-thon |
12:30 - 13:00 | Next steps and social media |
13:00 - 13:30 | Refreshments and Closure |
Project Participants
editFirst name | Last name | Username |
---|---|---|
Susan | Atim | H. Susan Atim |
Alice | Nankwalu | Alice Nankwalu |
Sandra | Aceng | Sandra Aceng |
Isaac | Amuku | Isaac's Amuku |
Isaac | Amuku | Amuku Isaac |
Goretti | Zavuga Amuriat | zgamuriat |
Patricia | Nyasuna | Patricia Nyasuna |
Sandra | Ainemukama |
9th February: Wiki-translation
edit- When: 9th of February. 10am till 6pm
- Where: Geothe- Zentrum
- What: Training and edit-a-thon event
- Partner: Luganda Department Makerere University
- Dashboard : https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Makerere_University/Wiki-Translate
- list of articles:
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
8.00 - 8.45 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9.00 - 10.00 | Introduction to Wikimedia projects(creation of accounts) |
10:00 - 11:00 | Outreach and Dashboard |
11:00 – 12:30 | Creation of structure of article |
12.30 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Edit-at-thon |
3:00 - 3:30 | Next steps and social Media |
3:30 - 4:00 | Closure |
9th February: Meeting with Journalists
edit- When: 9th of February. 10am till 6pm
- Where: Geothe- Zentrum
- What: Training and edit-a-thon event
- Partner: High sound Uganda
- Register here : https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_User_group_uganda/Wiki_loves_women_Ugandan_Journalists_(9th_February_2019)
- list of articles:
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
8.00 - 8.45 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9.00 - 10.00 | Introduction to Wikimedia projects(creation of accounts) |
10:00 - 11:00 | Outreach and Dashboard |
11:00 – 12:30 | Creation of structure of article |
12.30 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Edit-at-thon |
3:00 - 3:30 | Next steps and social Media |
3:30 - 4:00 | Closure |
15th December: Ugandan Bloggers
edit- When: 15th of December. 10am till 6pm
- Where: Geothe- Zentrum
- What: Training and edit-a-thon event
- Partner: Ugandan Bloggers
- Register here : https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_User_group_uganda/Wiki_loves_women_Ugandan_bloggers_(saturday)
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
8.00 - 8.45 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9.00 - 10.00 | Introduction to Wikimedia projects(creation of accounts) |
10:00 - 11:00 | Outreach and Dashboard |
11:00 – 12:30 | Creation of structure of article |
12.30 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Edit-at-thon |
3:00 - 3:30 | Next steps and social Media |
3:30 - 4:00 | Closure |
24th October: Wikidata in Mbarara
edit- When: 24th of October. 8am till 16pm
- Where: at Hive Collab
- What: Training and edit-athon event
- Partner: Hive Colab
- Register here : https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Mbarara_University_of_Science_and_Technology/Wiki_Loves_Women_Uganda_-_Wikidata_Edit-a-thon_Mbarara_(26th_of_October_2018)
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
8.00 - 8.45 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9.00 - 10.00 | Session 1 |
10:00 - 11:00 | Outreach and Dashboard |
11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2 |
12.30 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Session 3 |
3:00 - 3:30 | Next steps and social Media |
3:30 - 4:00 | Closure |
8th September: Wikipedia workshop with Women in Technology
edit- When: 8th of September. 10am till 16pm
- Where: WITU(Women in technology Uganda) , Kanjokya street (map ? address ?)
- What: Training and edit-athon event
- Partner: Women in Technology
- Register here :https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Women_in_Technology_Uganda/Wiki_Loves_Women_Uganda,_WITU_Editathon
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
10:00 - 11:00 | Introduction and registration |
11:00 – 12:30 | Account and profile creation |
12.30 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Introduction to Commons |
3:00 - 3:30 | Next steps |
3:30 - 4:00 | Closure |
Register here :
10th- 12th August: WikiGOESACCT
editwikiGOESACCT https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/African_College_of_Commerce_and_Technology/WikiGoesACCT
26th July: Wikipedia workshop with Femrite at Uganda Museum
edit- When: 26th of July. 8am till 16pm
- Where: at Uganda Museum (map ? address ?)
- What: Training and edit-athon event
- Partner: Femrite
- Register here : https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Uganda/Wiki_Loves_Women_Uganda_-_Wikipedia_workshop_with_Femrite_-_Uganda_(26th_of_July_2018)
- notes:
Program for the day
Time | Activity |
---|---|
8.00 - 8.45 | Arrival and registration of participants |
9.00 - 10.00 | Session 1 |
10:00 - 11:00 | Outreach and Dashboard |
11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2 |
12.30 – 1:00 | Edit-at-thon |
1:00 - 2:00 | Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 | Session 3 |
3:00 - 3:30 | Next steps and social Media |
3:30 - 4:00 | Closure |
Key project focus areas and links
editThe activities are organized around ediathons open to all for the general presentation of the project, the writing of articles and the uploading of the sources.
Press coverage
editOnline
Radio
- Alice Kibombo is interviewed at Western Uganda's Biggest Radio Station 91.2 Crooze FM on EIHANGA RYAITU (Translating To: Our Country Show) hosted by Sir Khoi Khoi. (Language used is Luganda)as seen on facebook