Wiki For Refugees
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| Description | Using Wikipedia for accessing and sharing knowledge with refugees in Uganda. The projects aims at making Wikipedia accessible to under represented communities, not only to gain knowledge but also to contribute to free knowledge. |
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| Primary recommendation | 6. Invest in Skills and Leadership Development |
| Secondary recommendation(s) | 4. Equity in Decision-making |
| Regional focus | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Language focus | English |
| Links | https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/WikiForRefugees_Editathon_in_Uganda https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Community_User_Group_Uganda/WikiForRefugees_Editathon_in_Uganda_2021 |
| Stage | Pilot (e.g., testing idea or model) |
| Seeking collaboration? | Yes |
| Seeking collaboration with | Anyone interested in making Wikipedia accessible to Refugees |
| Collaboration needs | Exchange to learn from each other • Co-design a new activity |
| Contact person | Kateregga1 |
| Wikimedia affiliation | Affiliate (user group, thematic org, chapter) |
| Affiliate | Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda |
The major challenge we face in working with refugees in Uganda to contribute to Wikipedia is poor connectivity and lack of devices. So anyone who has worked on offline access to Wikipedia or knows of a device grant program that can be helpful for our project, please share.