Wikipedia Promotion in Yobe

WIKIPEDIA PROMOTION IN YOBE STATE
Project's organizer
Saturday, 11th December 2021. Damaturu Yobe State.

It is a four-days program; in the first three days, we have tour in Potiskum and other parts of Yobe State especially the Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges as well as some Secondary Schools in the state for Wikipedia promotions campaign and awareness. While on the fourth day, we organized a workshop to teach how to edit Wikipedia to the participants. This project is funded by Wikimedia Foundation.

Event Status: Completed

Aims

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  • Online promotion of Wikimedia project(s)/campaign(s)
  • Offline promotion of Wikimedia project(s)/campaign(s)
  • Engage new users
  • Add and improve contents

Trips

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Visited Places

  • Gashua Town
  • Potiskum Town
  • Damaturu City
  • Federal University Gashua
  • Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum
  • College of Administration Management and Technology (CAMTECH)
  • Al-ma'arif College of Health Science and Technology
  • Arabic and Islamic College of Education Potiskum
  • Yobe State University Damaturu

Event's Details

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  • Location: Potiskum, Yobe State
  • Date: Sunday, 11th July, 2021
  • Time: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
  • Languages: English and Hausa
  • Venue: Faiza Events and Recreational Centre Klm 4 Kano Rd, 622101, near Airport, Potiskum
-1099
Days, after the event

Schedule of activities

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Time Activity Speaker
10:00am —10:30am Arrival and Registration
10:30am — 10:45am Welcome remarks and introduction of guests. Abubakar Adamu
10:45am — 11:45am General Introduction to Wikipedia and other projects Muhammad Mustapha Aliyu
11:45am — 12:30pm How to Write Basic Wikipedia Articles Abubakar A Gwanki
12:30pm — 1:30pm Prayers and Lunch break
1:30pm — 2:00pm Prayers and Lunch break
2:00pm — 2:30pm Sustaining Wikimedia community of

volunteers in Yobe State

M.I Musaddam
2:30pm — 3:00pm Closing remarks, reflection by participants
3:00pm — 3:30pm Group Picture and Departure
4:30pm — 6:00pm Follow up

Event's Photos

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