Wikipedia:Meetup/WikiForHumanRights 2023 in Nigeria
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WikiForHumanRights 2023 is aimed at writing about human rights, environmental health, and diverse communities impacted by environmental issues around the world.
About: This is a global writing contest aimed at creating and improving existing articles across various Wikimedia projects related to human rights and topics related to the triple planetary crises: Climate Change, Pollution and Biodiversity.
'WikiForHumanRights 2023 in Nigeria supports the WikiForHumanRights with a similar national campaign in Nigeria to improve and contribute to Wikipedia, stories of rights which enable safe and stable climate, healthy ecosystems and a non-toxic Environment in Nigeria.
Hence, stories of Nigerian environmental defenders, Nigerian legal systems/treaties about human rights and environmental rights, and Nigerian organizations championing environmental protection among others will be improved by participants.
Duration: The writing challenge will run from; 17th June until 23:59 PM WAT on 17th August 2023.
Event details[edit]
Location of offline events[edit]
- Anambra:
- Kwara: UNILORIN
- Kwara: KWASU
- Osun: 17th June, 2023.
- Owerri:
Physical event [edit]
- 'Event Details
- Date:
- Venue:
Campaign Timeline[edit]
- Start Date: 17th June, 2023
- End Date: 17th August, 2023
- Results announcement: 30th September, 2023
Campaign Rules[edit]
 Edits must be made between 25th March 2023 to April 25th 2023. |
 Articles improved or created must be related to the theme Right to a Healthy Environment. |
 Participants must be a registered user on any Wikimedia project. Sign in or Create a new account on Wikipedia (You can create an account on any language Wikipedia, for use in your own WP and on all Wikimedia projects). |
 Edits must be quality edits that is not contrary to Wikipedia's norms and policies such as poor sourcing, copyright violations, overlooking or plainlinks. |
 Participants must include the hashtag #W4HRKWA23 for KWASU, W4HROWR23 for Owerri Hub, and #W4HRUIL23 for UNILORIN alongside a one sentence explanation of edit made in the Edit summary of all articles improved or created. For example: "Added Citation #W4HROWR |
What to bring[edit]
Kindly bring your internet enabled phones and laptops. If you do not already have a Wikipedia user account, you may want to create one before you arrive (you can do so here).
Coordinators[edit]
- Ptinphusmia - Advisor
- James Moore200 Campaign Lead
Organizing team[edit]
Imo Network[edit]
This involves local organiser and facilitator for both fan club and hub in Imo State.
- Emmanuel Obiajulu -Local Organiser
- Iwuala Lucy - Local Organiser
- Dolphyb -Co-facilitor
- Chiziqa - Co-facilitator
- Sommy kemdi - Co-facilitator
- Aminwa 21 - Co-facilitator
Anambra Network[edit]
Osun Wikimedians[edit]
- RukayatAjeigbe- Local Organiser
- OTim75
Wikimedia Fan Club KWASU[edit]
Wikimedia Fan Club UNILORIN[edit]
- Pojo07 - Local Organiser
- James Moore200 - Fan Club President
Participants[edit]
Imo Network[edit]
Anambra Network[edit]
Osun Wikimedians[edit]
Wikimedia Fan Club KWASU[edit]
Wikimedia Fan Club UNILORIN[edit]
- James Rhoda (talk) 12:05, 17 June 2023 (UTC)