Wikimania 2024

Mohammed Awal Alhassan

My Wikimedia Username is Alhassan Mohammed Awal. I am a dedicated Wikimedia volunteer and digital language Activist contributing to organizing many Wikimedia projects and events in Ghana and playing leading roles in executing those projects. I am a regular organizer of Wiki Loves projects and Art+Feminism campaigns in Ghana in the past four years. I volunteered in the communication team for WikiIndaba 2021, hosted by Uganda online. I am a dedicated volunteer for LD4 Affinity Group and served as a conference planning committee member for the LD4 2023 virtual conference and I am Co-chairing the same Conference this year which is scheduled to take place in October. I am a Dagbani language Expert and participate in various Wikimedia translation projects from English into Dagbani. I am also interested and committed to contribute to the Wikimedia Technical projects as well. I am a regular volunteer member at CC Open Culture and a Winner of this year's CC activity fund.
Outside of the Wikimedia community, I am an educationist and a mentor providing services to young and upcoming teachers and students. I am an activist for child rights and girl-child education. A volunteer at E-Governance and Internet Governance Foundation for Africa and Ghana School on Internet Governance Fellow, member of Europeana Network Association, and Community Council Member of Global Voices.
Dagbani is my native language but feel free to engage with me in the English Language which is the official language of my country Ghana


Session

08-10
11:00
55min
Meet the 2024 Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees candidates
Mahuton Possoupe (WMF), Nhu Phan, Tesleemah, Mohammed Awal Alhassan, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Farah Jack Mustaklem, Victoria, Lorenzo Losa, Deon Steyn, Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz (Nadzik)

Elections are an important tool for the community to participate in the selection of leaders who will guide the Wikimedia Foundation for a three-year term. Who are this year’s candidates, and what are they bringing to the Board to advance the whole movement?

Join us to learn more!

Governance & Strategy (alternatively, Governance or Strategy)
Tbilisi (7)