Code for Africa Climate Change Project/Programme

Bridging The Gap:
Using Wikipedia To Fight Climate Denialism
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To bridge the content gap in climate change and its related activities, Code for Africa will spearhead the mentoring of the first cohort of Wikipedian-In-Residence fellows, who will champion activities related to climate denialism and delaysm. The Wikipedians-in-Residence will be change-makers for growing the local community of volunteer Wikipedia editors and contributors, by organising events, and facilitating technical training. The fellows will help pioneer new ways for the wider African Wikipedia community to mobilise and tackle issues such as climate denialism or delayism and related mis/disinformation. Fellows will be assigned to mentors who will guide them throughout the fellowship process in other to champion activities like Edit-a-thons or Debunk-a-thons in their respective communities.


The fellows will also be working with communities of volunteers in their respective countries.

Dates

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All dates for facilitation and engagements will be provided by WIR fellows respectively.

Nigeria 🇳🇬
Date Time Recordings Pass Code
October 5, 2022 18:00-19:00pm WAT Onboarding 55d^tb+#
October 11, 2022 18:00-20:00pm WAT Edit-a-thon lEG#HS0B
October 22, 2022 Step down Wikipedia editing training for newbies yPVgg+2F
November 25, 2022 Edit-a-thon U+Z4Rcc*
December 18, 2022
January 26, 2023 Meetup and edit-a-thon Gm%4S^CH
February 26, 2023 Edit-a-thon
March 26, 2023 Edit-a-thon
Kenya 🇰🇪
Date Time Recordings Pass Code
September 30, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT Introduction to the Project w4.piE5U
October 3, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT Edit-a-thon
October 7, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT Edit-a-thon
October 11, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT WikiCommons training
October 12, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT WikiCommons training
October 17, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT WikiCommons training
October 26, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT WikiData Training
October 30, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT WikiData Training
November 9, 2022 13:00-14:00 pm EAT WikiData Training
South Africa 🇿🇦
Date Topic Links
October 21, 2022 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
October 30, 2022 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
November 13, 2022 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
November 26, 2022 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
December 29, 2022 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
January 8, 2023 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
February 1, 2023 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
February 26, 2023 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
March 26, 2023 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
April 30, 2023 Coordination, Training and Editing Google Meet
Senegal 🇸🇳
Date Topic Links Status
March 14, 2023 Introduction to Wikipedia & Userpage creation and Wikipedia tips Google Meet   Done
March 28, 2023 Userpage creation and Wikipedia tips (recall) Google Meet Cancelled
April 11, 2023 First contribution: sources and categories Google Meet   Done
April 15, 2023 Exchange session: opinions and others + categories Google Meet   Done
April 25, 2023 Link building & Structuring a Wikipedia article Google Meet   Done
May 23, 2023 Introduction to Wikimedia Commons & Media upload Wikimedia Commons   Done
June 13, 2023 Media insertion in Wikipedia - Exchange session Closing   Done

Office Hours

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Meet your WIR if you have any challenge in your participation.

Wikimedian-In-Residence

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Wikimedia in Residence leading the climate project are:

Support

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This fellowship is stipend-based. WiRs will be supported with a monthly stipend and receive hands-on technical training, followed by one-on-one mentorship. Also, selected contributors/volunteers will be involved in honorary and non-compensated capacities to support Wikipedia editing, research, and uploading of climate-related information on a weekly basis. Contributors will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the campaign, depending on their level of engagement. The WiRs and contributors will also be added to CfA’s Slack channel for future opportunities after the campaign period elapses.