Wiki Fundi Editing Wikipedia Offline
Owula kpakpo WikiFundi is ...
… the offline editing environment that mimics the experience of editing Wikipedia to navigate context-specific challenges, and encourages a bridging experience and space for training, creation and collaboration.
Orange Foundation Each dot represents a geotagged article on WikiData
Addshore 66% of world uses the internet … less than 20% in Africa
Source: Spring 2015 Global Audience survey. Q70 and Q72. PEW Research Center What currently is on Wikipedia
More edits originate from Hong Kong each quarter than do from the entire continent of Africa over the same period.
There are, on average, 100 times more geotagged articles on France than in Africa. Why it matters what is on Wikipedia
When looking on the internet, what do the ½ billion people across Africa below the age of 18 see about themselves? …. very little.
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Islahaddow How WikiFundi gets Africa’s knowledge onto Wikipedia
● Build a culture of contribution to the internet ● Move beyond the challenges to access ● Teach users how to: ○ Research thoroughly and understand the importance of citable sources ○ Analyse outcomes ○ Learn about copyright and plagiarism ○ Collaborate ○ Write real articles in an encyclopedic style for a global audience ○ Develop the technical and editorial skills to add content on local subjects to Wikipedia ○ Know that their knowledge is valuable and valued. Welcome page on the wikifundi hotspot WikiFundi V2 Home page How WikiFundi is making a difference
Primary Schools in: ● Madagascar ● Tunisia ● Guinée ● Mali ● Senegal ● Cameroon ● Niger
Wikimedia usergroups and organisations: ● Algeria ● Nigeria Secondary schools in: ● Cameroon ● South Africa ● South Africa … ● Côte d'Ivoire ● Tanzania, and ● Egypt ● Uganda ● Ghana Videos to help set up the hardware
WikiFundi hardware Set up in English : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0PaS3g8Skk&t=6s
WikiFundi hardware Set up in French : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZMgoHogoeE
WikiFundi hardware Set up in Arabic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qazU2slLqLE&t=4s
WikiFundi hardware Set up in Arabic 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxEM_lNtB9w&t=2s Videos to help understand use in schools
WikiAfrica Schools video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKpoZIOzjfQ&t=62s Who is involved?
WikiFundi was conceptualised by Wiki In Africa’s Florence Devouard and Isla Haddow-Flood.
It was implemented by Florence and several community members, in collaboration with Wikimedia CH, Kiwix and Ynternet.org.
WikiFundi is a Wiki In Africa project supported by the Orange Foundation and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Wiki In Africa initiates projects in support of the WikiAfrica movement. Thank you! WikiFundi
www.wikifundi.org
Florence Devouard
[email protected] @wikiafrica www.wikiafrica.org www.wikiinafrica.org