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WikiIndaba conference 2021/Erasmus Kamugisha/Report

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Participant: Erasmus Kamugisha Rukantabula


Sessions attended:

1.Opening Ceremony

2.Photography in Wikimedia Movement

3.East Africa Wiki Communities Collaboration Discussion

4.Community resources: How to get funded

5.Wiki Heritage in Africa

6.Entertainment Video Session


Learning Points

1.Usage of Airmeet platform

2.A need of EAC communities to partner with different community organizations for more impact is crucial


Networks made

Connecting with Swahili Wikipedians and photographers across Africa .

Outcomes


I learned and has helped me on the value of networking and collaboration regarding coming Wikimedia projects among African wikipedians. For the organizers they should consider doing both in future online and physical conferences to reach greater audience than in person conferences that will limit the audience attendance.