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    "Wikimedia Ghana User\nGroup",
    "Notable Women in Highlife Campaign",
    "Wikipedia",
    "Wikipedia Highlife @ 100 Project",
    "FindHerHighlife Contest",
    "Wikimedia Ghana UG Women’s Month Wikipedia\nWorkshop",
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  "textContent": "New female editors from the “Learn to edit Wikipedia” Women’s Workshop, hosted by WMGH in Accra, Ghana.\n\nThis March at Wikimedia Ghana User\nGroup (WMGH), women took center stage! As part of Women’s Month and Ghana’s Independence Month, the Wikimedia Ghana User Group (WMGH) launched the \nNotable Women in Highlife Campaign and organized a public contest inviting submissions of notable women in Highlife who do not already have Wikipedia articles. We also focused on growing our community of editors!\n\nHere’s a look at what we accomplished during the month:\n\n## Notable Women in Highlife Campaign\n\nIn commemoration of Women’s Month and Ghana’s Independence Month in March 2026, (WMGH) launched the \nNotable Women in Highlife Campaign as part of the broader \nWikipedia Highlife @ 100 Project. The campaign focused on documenting women who have made significant contributions to Highlife music but were not yet represented on Wikipedia.\n\nFrom 5th to 31st March 2026, WMGH dedicated its regular bi-weekly edit-a-thons, held every Tuesday and Thursday to women-only editing sessions. These sessions were focused on creating and improving Wikipedia articles on female Highlife artists.\n\nWomen editors, supported by WMGH Admin team, improving articles of female Highlife artists in a women-only editathon.\n\nThe campaign also featured the \n#FindHerHighlife Contest, which invited members of the public to submit names of notable women in Highlife who did not already have Wikipedia articles. The contest, which is now concluded, helped surface notable highlife artists who have not been documented on Wikipedia. Winners will be contacted regarding their prizes.\n\n## Learn to Edit Wikipedia Women’s Workshop – Accra\n\nAs part of efforts to increase the participation of women contributing to knowledge on Wikipedia, WMGH hosted ten women at its Accra office for a Learn to Edit Wikipedia Workshop on 21st March, 2026. The session was facilitated by Stella Sessy Agbley (User:SAgbley), the community representative on the WMGH Board, and supported by Sandister (User:Sandiooses).\n\nParticipants were introduced to the basics of Wikipedia editing and were guided to make simple edits immediately. This approach helped demystify the editing process, build participants’ confidence and gradually prepare them to make more substantial edits after the main Wikipedia 101 session. Active participants were awarded with Wikipedia 25 merchandise including T-shirts and tote bags, designed by WMGH.\n\nWMGH Wikipedia 25 Tote bag awarded to participant\n\nBy the end of the session, participants had collectively improved 12 articles, made 29 edits, and added 69 words. The workshop was highly interactive, with facilitators sharing their personal editing journeys and participants actively engaging in discussions, research, and hands-on editing exercises.\n\nPhotos from the session are available on Wikimedia Commons: Wikimedia Ghana UG Women’s Month Wikipedia\nWorkshop\n\n\n## Learn to Edit Wikipedia Women’s Workshop – Takoradi\n\nOur regional Ghana Edits Wikipedia workshop was extended to Takoradi in the Western region of Ghana on 28th March, 2026 at Duapa Werkspace. The workshop was led by Elkannah Nicholas Aboagye (User: Elkan21),who, in February 2026, was awarded an honorary recognition at the \nGhanaian Wikimedia Community Awards for his contributions as Western Node Lead. He was supported by another community member, Joseph Ampofo (User: Kofi Ampofo).\n\nThe workshop at Takoradi was aimed at introducing new editors to Wikipedia and how to effectively participate in improving content.\n\nThe session mirrored the same approach used in the women’s workshop in Accra, with participants first making simple edits before the main Wikipedia 101 session. The approach was adopted due to its success in helping participants quickly understand the editing process while building confidence.\n\n\nParticipants getting ready to begin the Wikipedia 101 Session at Duapa Werkspace in Takoradi\n\nAs the workshop progressed, participants were guided through Wikipedia editing with additional emphasis on the importance of reliable sourcing, neutrality, and proper citation practices.\n\nAt the end of the session, participants collaboratively improved 23 articles, made 49 edits—including 15 references—and added 814 words!\n\nPhotos from the session are available on Wikimedia Commons: \nWikimedia Ghana UG Takoradi Wikipedia 101 Workshop\n\n## Looking Ahead\n\nMarch was impactful for WMGH, marked by intentional efforts to address content gaps about women online and to grow a more inclusive and diverse community of contributors.\n\nWe thank our women editors and all volunteer efforts that made this possible. As we move forward, WMGH remains committed to expanding its editor base with more workshops around the country, supporting new contributors, and improving content about Ghana online.",
  "title": "March @ WMGH: Documenting Women in Highlife and Growing Our\nWikipedia Editing Community"
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