The Wikimedia Fulfulde Community; a non-recognized group of Wikimedia editors with a mission to promote Wikimedia projects in Fulfulde language has empowered its community members with extensive tri-weekly capacity building workshops with each taking place in of its designated hubs/fan clubs.
The workshops cover three of the most popular Wikimedia projects including; Fulfulde Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons with aim of boosting the skills semi-experienced editors and newbies. It also equipped the leaders of the hubs/fan clubs with the skills in leadership and governance.
Project Goals
- Strengthen the community sustainability
- Focus on Diversity and Inclusion
- Community members motivation and engagement
Activity Breakdown
The Wikimedia Fulfulde community organized seven (7) events in total spanning across its 4 hubs/fan clubs. Here is the breakdown of the activities carried out
- Recruitment-Focused: three (3) of the overall events focused on recruiting new editors while emphasizing diversity and inclusion.
- Capacity Building: four (4) of the total events focused on capacity building and volunteer skills enrichment to deepen the skills of the existing editors in the community (targeting the established Fulfulde Wiki fans clubs and hubs).
- Online Events: Out of the total events two (2) of which were conducted online.
- In-Person Events: Total of five (5) events were physical events.
Gallery
Some random pictures from the events
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