Wiki In Africa/Resources
All the resources created by Wiki In Africa for its various programs over the years. Where helpful, we have also included links to additional materials or training to increase knowledge.
We have several of these training videos and more collated on YouTube. Check out the full playlists here:
You can also find excellent organiser training and support resources from Let’s Connect.
Here is the category for Wiki Loves Africa training material.
Creating and Organising Campaigns
[edit]Organise a Wikimedia Contribution Event
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How to: Central Notice Banners by User:Ciell
- Watch it on YouTube
- Other Central Notice Banner Resources:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WLW_training_Banner_campaigns,_20231129.pdf
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Request
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CentralNotice/Calendar
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WLW_training_Banner_campaigns,_20231129.pdf
- https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Communications/Staff_and_contractors/pt-br&banner=TestWLA2024&force=1&uselang=en
How to Create an ISA Campaign by Isla Haddow-Flood, ISA Tool 2020
Translation system
[edit]WikiPage Translation 101: training webinar in English by User:Anthere for Wiki Loves Africa 2022
Create a Safe Space
[edit]- Safe Space policies
- Safe, Brave Space from Art+Feminism
- Security and safety toolkit
- WMF Friendly Space Policy
- Universal Code of Conduct/Policy text
What to do with IP Blocks
[edit]- Wiki Loves Africa 2023/Tools#Blocks
- Understanding the Six Account Limit
- How to request account creator status to prevent IP block
Tools used to support campaigns
[edit]Wikimedia Knowledge and Training
[edit]Getting started on the Wikimedia projects
[edit]Outreach Dashboard
[edit]Introduction to Outreach Dashboard was hosted by Euphemia Uwandu for Africa Environment 2023
How to Contribute to Specific Topics
[edit]Improving Wikipedia’s coverage of climate change facilitated by Su-Laine Brodsky for Africa Environment 2023
In English (with French, Portuguese and Arabic translation)
- Watch it on YouTube
- Presentation slides: the link
Navigating Sources and other Media Gaps for Underrepresented Peoples by Betty Kankam-Boadu and Sherry Antoine for Wiki Loves Women's Focus Group Working Session, 2022
Working OFFLINE
[edit]WikiAfrica Offline Resources ideal for Education and Training Programs
WikiFundi And When You Should Use It by Isla Haddow-Flood for the WikiFundi project
WikiData
[edit]Introduction to Wikidata hosted by Yamen Bousrih for Africa Environment 2023
- Watch it on You Tube
- Presentation slides: Link of the presentation
Introduction to Wikidata: Creating items by Nassima Chahboun for Wiki Loves Women's Focus Group Working Session, 2022
WikiQuote
[edit]How to add an entry on Wikiquote by User:Anthere for SheSaid Campaign
Démo de création d'article en français by User:Anthere for SheSaid Campaign
Editing Wikiquote with #SheSaid Campaign by User:Anthere with User:Rosiestep and User:Camelia.boban for SheSaid 2021 Campaign
Wikiquote in Italian with English subtitles
- Watch it here: Wikimedia Italia - WikiGuida 4 - Wikiquote
Additional event management and training resources
[edit]Art + Feminism Resources
[edit]- Art+Feminism's Virtual Meeting Guide
- Art+Feminism's Organizing a meetup, panel or conversation
- Art + Feminism Quick guides for organisers + Lesson plans and tutorials for in-person training
- Art+Feminism's Editing and Organising Materials
Whose Knowledge? Resources
[edit]- Resources to understand, practice, critique, and teach with Wikipedia
- Resources on open licenses and digital repositories
- Framework for mapping your knowledge
- Edit-a-thon checklist
- Resource for tracking edit-a-thon contributions
Understanding Licences and Attribution
[edit]Creative Commons Licences
[edit]Creative Commons - Share Your Work
- Licenses provided by Creative Commons provide a simple, standardized way to give you permission to share and use your creative work on sites like Wikipedia.
- Useful for: Choosing an open license that will work best for your context and content.
Video: Creative Commons - Wanna Work Together?
- Useful for: Understanding why Creative Commons alternatives to standard copyright are important tools for sharing knowledge.
IP, copyright, and licenses on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
[edit]Masterclass: How IP, copyright, and licenses work on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons by User:Anthere for Wiki Loves Africa 2021
Webinar : Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing Policy on Commons by User:Anthere for Wiki Loves Africa 2024
Droits d'auteur et Licences sur Wikimedia Commons (formatrice User:Serieminou) for Wiki Loves Africa 2024
Created by User:Anthere that teaches school children about authors' rights, Creative Commons licences, and licensing attribution. The course includes teaching resources, lesson plans and printable guides designed for offline learning. Funded by Creative Commons Education Platform.
Qu’est-ce qu’une oeuvre de l’esprit ?
[edit]Qu’est-ce qu’une oeuvre de l’esprit ? (What is a work of authorship?) created by User:Anthere for the
Photography and Wikimedia Commons
[edit]All Wiki Loves Africa webinars, training and masterclasses found here.
All tools used during Wiki Loves Africa contest found here.
All resources for Nos Jardins in French.
Commons Upload Wizard
[edit]How to upload images to Wiki Loves Africa by Isla Haddow-Flood for Wiki Loves Africa 2020
- Watch the full session: Link on YouTube
Adding Categories to Images on Commons
[edit]Wikimedia Commons Categories - The Basics by Christel Steigenbeger
- Links to Meeting Recording and Transcript
Adding Category to Image by Gabriel Joe Amuzu for Wiki Loves Africa 2022
- Watch the full session: Link on YouTube
How to Make Images more Useful on Commons
[edit]Masterclass: How to make images on Wikimedia Commons more useful for Wikipedia by User:Anthere and Isla Haddow-Flood for Wiki Loves Africa 2020
- Watch the full session: Link on YouTube
Running Local Jury processes
[edit]Photography Training
[edit]Mobile photo photography by Wasiul Bahar for Wiki Loves Africa 2024
Mobile phone photography for Commons by Wasiul Bahar for Wiki Loves Africa 2023
- Links to Meeting Recording and Transcript.
Workshop: Photo Processing using Mobile phones presented in collaboration with Commons Photographers User Group
Resources shared by participants during Image Description Week 2022
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| Analyze a Photograph by National Archives |
| The Digital Image Guide (DIG) Method by Dana Thompson |
| Guidelines for Image Description by Sina Bahram, Anna Chiaretta Lavatelli, and Cooper Hewitt |
| Veronica with Four Eyes alt text archives |
| Alt Text as Poetry workbook by artists Bojana Coklyat & Shannon Finnegan |
| Decolonizing the Internet's Structured Data by Whose Knowledge? |
| “It’s Complicated”: Negotiating Accessibility and (Mis)Representation in Image Descriptions of Race, Gender, and Disability by Cynthia L. Bennett and others |
| Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice by OCLC |
| Concadia: Tackling Image Accessibility with Descriptive Texts and Context by Elisa Kreiss, Noah D. Goodman, and Christopher Potts |
| Estructurando datos para revertir brechas by Wikimedia Argentina |
| Texto alternativo: la guía definitiva by DALAT Desarrollo Accessible Latinoamericano |
Communications
[edit]Communications 101: training webinar in English by Isla Haddow-Flood for Wiki Loves Africa 2022
- Watch it on YouTube
Online Issues
[edit]Being Safe Online - The Digital First Aid Toolkit
Solving Online Harassment by Katherine Maher at MozFest (not created by Wiki In Africa, but of interest)