Well noted with thanks On Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 6:05 PM James Rhoda <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Wikimedia Community, > > We are pleased to announce that Wikimedia User Group Nigeria has onboarded > 12 fellows for the inaugural edition of the WikiHeritage Fellowship in > Lagos State. > > The WikiHeritage Initiative is a 12-week hybrid fellowship program > designed to empower Nigerian youth and transform public archival materials > into freely accessible digital content. This first edition is organized by > Wikimedia UG Nigeria in strategic partnership with the Young Innovation > Leaders (YIL) Institution and the Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau > (LASRAB). > > Out of over 500 applicants, 12 fellows were selected across diverse > disciplines and will officially commence their fellowship on July 21, 2025. > The initiative is envisioned to expand across Nigeria, in collaboration > with mission-aligned archival institutions. > > *See our fellows here > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikiHeritage_2025_Fellows.png>* > > The WikiHeritage Fellowship aims to: > > 1. Equip participants with hands-on experience in digitisation, > archival documentation, and open knowledge sharing. > 2. Make pre-Internet public materials—such as handwritten letters, > typewritten reports, historical maps, and government records—digitally > accessible. > 3. Democratize access to Nigeria's historical records for educational > and research purposes, correcting underrepresented or misrepresented > narratives. > > > *Fellowship Highlights* > > - Training in leadership values, mentoring, archival ethics, and > digitisation standards > - Cross-functional teams of curators, archivists, and Wikimedia > contributors > - Institutional partnerships with LASRAB and YIL for technical and > leadership development > - Open licensing (CC BY-SA 4.0) to ensure free public and academic use > - Publishing across Wikimedia platforms: Wikipedia, Commons, Wikidata, > and Wikisource > > > *Timeline of Activities* > Pre-Fellowship Activities: > > - Public Call for Applications: July 1–11 > - Screening & Selection: July 12–15 > - Confirmation & Onboarding: July 15–21 > > *Fellowship Phases:* > > - Phase 1: Leadership & Innovation Training (July 22 – August 6) > - Phase 2: Archival & Digitisation Workshops (August 7 – 21) > - Phase 3: Wikimedia Contribution Training (August 22 – September 6) > - Phase 4: Reporting & Documentation (September 10 – 24) > > > Showcase & Close-Out: > > - Final presentations and exhibitions: September 26 – October 13 > - Fellows inducted into the WikiHeritage Alumni Network > - The project will be executed by multidisciplinary teams, mentored by > experienced Wikimedians and supported by institutional partners. > > > 🔗 Learn More: > Meta Page – https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiHeritage_Fellowship > > Follow Us On Social Media > X (Twitter) & Facebook: @WikimediaNG > Instagram: @officialwikimediang > TikTok: @wikimediang > LinkedIn: Wikimedia User Group Nigeria > > > Warm regards, > Rhoda James > On behalf of the WikiHeritage Fellowship Team > Wikimedia User Group Nigeria > > _______________________________________________ > African-Wikimedians mailing list -- > [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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