WikiIndaba conference 2021/Dnshitobu/Report

Event Name

WikiIndaba conference 2021

Participant

User:Dnshitobu

Sessions attended

I attended some sessions in the pre-conference and some of which are:

• Community resources: How to get funded
• Affiliation Committee: How to create and support an affiliate in the Movement
• Privacy and security online

Due to network issues, I resorted to watching the youtube and facebook feeds and these are the sessions I watched:

• Opening Ceremony
• The Use Of QRpedia As A Tool To Generate QRcodes To Tell The Wiki Story In Africa
• Exploring Wikivoyage to improve travel information about the African continent
• Building a Wikimedia Community in African Educational Institutions: Experiences of Wikimedians in Africa

Connections made

I had the opportunity to speak to some Wikipedia volunteers editors from the various user groups in Africa have continued the relationship via social media.

Learning points

• I learnt about the different types of grants, general support funds, the funds for groups and communities.
• I learnt about WikiTravel vs WikiVoyage, history of Wikivoyage and the necessity for Wikivoyage.

Outcome

I keep mentioning and highlighting the things I learnt in the training sessions I organize for newbies and experienced editors for the Dagbani Wikimedian User Group and the Gurenɛ Wikimedia Commnunity.