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Adegboye Barakat Olamide

Ridzaina

olamideadegboye6gmail.com

Best way to connect: Via telegram or whatsapp

Wikimedia Nigerian Community

Participating as: Individual

Nigeria • Middle East and Africa (MEA) region

Preferred times: Friday, Sunday (12 - 16 UTC, 17 - 20 UTC)

Can dedicate: Between one (1) hour and three (3) hours per week

Languages: English, Yoruba

Main Wikimedia projects: Wikipedia → encyclopedia, Wikimedia Commons → media repository, Wikiquote → collection of quotations, Wikidata → knowledge database

Areas of interests: Culture, heritage or GLAM, Education

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Skills this profile would like to learn

Preferred way of learning: Have a 1:1 online coffee/tea with someone, By being mentored by an organization with more experience

Organization skills: Leadership growth and sustainability • Program/project implementation • Knowledge management: documenting learning, organizing archives, documenting procedures • Skills to better connect with networks within the Free Knowledge Ecosystem

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: Defining learning and evaluation plans  • Methods and tools for qualitative evaluation • Designing learning /retrospective sessions  • Wikimedia tools to measure quantitative metrics

Interpersonal skills: Cultivate more inclusive and safe environments online and offline  • Processes and tools to deal with abuse and harassment control  • Use various tools related to community health • Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers

Programatic and tactic skills: Innovations in culture and heritage • Medium size editing events, campaign and contests  • International campaigns and contests

Wiki tech skills: Using Wikisource  • Wikimedia Incubator and setting up Wikimedia projects in new languages • Wikimedia Tools (PAWS, Quarry, WDQS) for running queries and scripts • Setting up templates for Wikimedia projects (Main pages, info boxes, etc.)

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Skills this profile would like to share

Preferred way of sharing: With one-to-one virtual meeting (1h with one/two people), Sharing resources via email and/or resource sharing platforms

Organization skills: Building your organisation’s plan and strategy • Proposal writing for funding  • Financial planning and management • Establishing governance

Interpersonal skills: Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers  • Processes and tools to promote healthy interactions on wiki • Community development, capacity building and skills development

Programatic and tactic skills: Effective training for newcomers/ newcomer experience • Small editing events, campaign and contests

Wiki tech skills: Basic Wikidata

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Further details about what I would like to learn.

1. Organizing International Campaigns and Contests: I aim to develop the capacity to lead and coordinate international campaigns and contests, fostering collaboration and participation across diverse communities. This involves strategic planning, cross-cultural communication, and ensuring global engagement in Wikimedia initiatives.

2. Innovations in Culture and Heritage: Personally, I am exploring creative approaches to preserving and promoting cultural heritage through my photography skill, Wikimedia Commons and other Wikimedia projects. This involves developing initiatives that highlight diverse cultural contributions and histories.

3. Organization Skills: Gaining a comprehensive understanding of creating standard budget designs for effective financial planning is a priority. I'm also focusing on developing proficiency in financial management practices and reporting to ensure the successful execution of projects.

4. Capacity to Manage Effective Fundraising Campaigns: I am working towards acquiring the ability to strategize, plan, and execute fundraising campaigns to support Wikimedia initiatives. This involves understanding donor engagement, creating compelling campaigns, and maximizing financial support. To achieve this, I aim to learn from Let's Connect sharers that are interested in sharing this skill.

5. Skills Related to Learning, Evaluation, and Communication: In my journey, I'm working on enhancing expertise in measurement tools, including quantitative metrics for program and event dashboards. Delving into tools such as Programs & Events Dashboard, Wikimetrics, Hashtag tool, Onwiki Tracking, Wiki Loves tools, Fountain, and Event Metrics is crucial for my goal to improve participant engagement, editor retention, and content contributions.

6. Designing and Developing Educational Programs: My goal is to create and implement educational programs to enhance knowledge sharing and community engagement on Wikimedia platforms and I believe I can reach this goal by learning from sharers with this skill. This includes designing curriculum, organizing workshops, and fostering a culture of continuous learning.

7. Wiki-project Related or Technical Skills: I aim to develop a strong understanding of Wikisource, encompassing concepts of editing, representing diverse knowledge formats, and leveraging tools like AutoWikibrowser and Pywikibot for process automation. Exploring innovative approaches to utilizing Wikisource for underrepresented knowledge and engaging with different content and formats is a key focus for me.

Stories about sharing

Interesting stories about applying the skills I want to share.

Organization Skills: I was able to share and use my knowledge on Organization Skills like Program/Project Implementation, Documenting Learning, and Documenting Procedures, during the first implementation of the Let's Connect Peer Learning Program in Kwara, which I lead.

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: During the first implementation of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Nigeria which I co-facilitated, I worked with the other team members to define the learning and evaluation plans, develop the appropriate methods for qualitative evaluation and Design the learning sessions.