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WikiGap/2021/Global kickoff

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Welcome to join the Global Kickoff of WikiGap 2021!
Great speeches, training on how to edit for those who need, and plenty of time to write new articles on women on Wikipedia!
Find out more in the Facebook event and register for the event on Eventbrite!




Get started


link 5 minutes
Step 1: Create Wikipedia account or Log in to Wikipedia
Step 2: Register for the event with the Outreach Dashboard
Step 3: Add you Wikipedia username to the Etherpad


Choose one of the activities


Improve and expand an article Help make improvements to Women's biographies on Wikipedia. link 20 minutes
Improve with a reference Improve Women's biographies with citations. link 20 minutes
Translate articles to other languages Translate Wikipedia articles from one language to another. link 45 minutes
Create a new Wikipedia article Choose a person you want to write a new Wikipedia article about. link 60 minutes

Extra activities


Share! Share your contribution in social media. Use #wikigap as hashtag. link 5 minutes
Upload to Commons! Upload your event photos under a free license on Wikimedia Commons. Please add them to the category c:Category:WikiGap 2021. link 10 minutes