Event:Shesaid 2024 in the Igbo community

#Shesaid:Give her a voice

The #SheSaid initiative is driven by Wiki in Africa, Which is a part of the Wiki Loves Women (WLW) project. The #shesaid campaign aims to celebrate and recognize inspirational women throughout by focusing on generating, translating, and improving their presence on Igbo Wikiquote, Wikipedia, and Wikidata. By doing so, it aims to close the gender gap on Wiki projects, ensuring that the achievements and voices of women are properly documented and easily accessible to audiences worldwide. Through #SheSaid, there is a concerted effort to promote a more diverse and inclusive open knowledge base. During the 2023 #shesaid drive for Igbo Wikimedians, a total number of 1,320 entries was recorded on the Igbo Wikiquote from 46 participants) contributors. The 2022 Igbo community's #Shesaid drive, which was for two weeks, engaged both new and existing participants. Contributors successfully created a total of 472 new Igbo Wikiquote entries.

Join us

Steps to take when contributing on igbo Wikiquote are:

• Register if you are a new user.
• Use the to-do list to create entries or search for quotes from notable women. Quotes should be sourced from reliable sources, i.e. news site, book, newspaper, journal, etc. Remember to add references
• Participate during the launch and use the resources provided .
• Translate the quotes to Igbo and ensure that there is a short biography about the woman you are translating.
• Remember to use the #SheSaid hashtag in the Edit Summary so that we can track it
• Add external links and categories.

Igbo Wikiquote translation steps

Note: Remember to publish changes to save edits

1. Click on the name you wish to translate from the provided list.
2. Verify that the entry is not already available in Igbo, either by checking the 'language tab' or searching on Igbo Wikiquote to confirm its absence.
3. If the entry is non-existent, click on the red name. Add the {{databox}} template in the provided text box.
4. Copy the description or lead from the English entry, translate it, and then edit and paste it into the Igbo Wikiquote text box.
5. Link the name in the description to the Igbo Wikipedia article.
6. Introduce a heading (Okwu okwuru) and proceed to add quotes in a bulleted list.
7. Place references under the quotes in an indented format.
8. After translating and adding all quotes, include a heading (Njikọ mpụga). Under this heading, add templates: {{wikipedia}}, {{commonscat}}, {{DEFAULTSORT: surname, other names}} and the category [[Category:Ụmụ nwanyị]]. (see recording/video for proper guidance)
9. From the English Wikiquotes entry, click on "add languages," then select 'edit interlanguage links,' and add the sitelink on Wikidata under Wikiquote. (see recording/video). If you are using the Vector legacy skin, click on the languages at the left panel, add igwikiquote as the language, then the page name, then link
10. Lastly, review the Wikiquote translation to ensure readability and correctness, correcting any errors as needed.

Schedule

• Launch: 1st October, 2024
• Contest date: 1st to 30th October, 2024
• Location: online

To-do list

• Wikiquote translation list
• Wikipedia translation list
• Wikidata

• For Wikidata you can create an item for a notable person or use the Wikipedia list, to update items by adding descriptions in Igbo, adding references, images, or more details of the subject

Prizes

Upon the conclusion of the contest, accolades await participants in the form of prizes. Prizes will come in the form of gift vouchers in Naira

First prize

• Wikiquote ₦70,000
• Wikipedia ₦50,000
• Wikidata ₦30,000

Second prize

• Wikiquote ₦50,000
• Wikipedia ₦30,000
• Wikidata ₦20,000

Third prize

• Wikiquote ₦30,000
• Wikipedia ₦20,000
• Wikidata ₦10,000

Consolation prize

• Wikiquote ₦5000
• Wikipedia ₦5000
• Wikipedia ₦5000
• Wikidata ₦5000
• Wikidata ₦5000

Outcome

TBD

See also

• Shesaid 2024 on Igbo Wikiquote
• m:Shesaid 2023 in the Igbo Community
• m:SheSaid 2022: Igbo Wikimedians User Group

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