Articles on Nigerian Office Holders

English to Karekare Wikipedia Translation Drive

This project focuses on translating biographical and administrative articles on Nigerian Local Governments and Office Holders from English to Karekare Wikipedia. Through in-person workshops, we aim to raise community awareness of Wikimedia projects, recruit new contributors, upskill existing editors, and expand open knowledge in the Karekare language.

Project Targets & Metrics

Target Group	Target Count	Scope
New Editors	15	Recruit and train through in-person sessions
Existing Editors	10	Upskill in advanced editing and translation tools
Total Participants	25	Combined workshop capacity

Workshop Agenda

Module 1: Wikimedia Basics — Account setup, policy orientation (NPOV, Verifiability), and local Wikipedia rules.
Module 2: Translation Workflow — Using the Content Translation tool for English to Karekare translation.
Module 3: Advanced Editing — Adding infoboxes, categories, and reliable references to office holder pages.
Module 4: Live Edit-a-thon — Supervised translating, editing, and publishing session.

Participants

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