The Wikimedia Commons community is organizing a training for Cameroon Women to teach them how to contribute to Wikipedia. Though it is primarily for women, men wishing to participate in the event are welcomed.
Participants will learn about Wikimedia Commons and how they can contribute to it.
What is Wikimedia Commons?
Wikimedia Commons (short form “Commons”) is a media repository that is created and maintained by volunteers. It provides a central repository for freely licensed photographs, diagrams, animations, music, spoken text, video clips, and media of all sorts that are useful for any Wikimedia project, the most well-known of which is Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The name “Wikimedia Commons” is derived from the umbrella project Wikimedia that manages all Wikimedia projects and the word “common” as it is a common project (commons) that stores media for use on all Wikimedia projects.
Can I put material on this site?
Yes, you definitely can! In fact, that’s what we want you to do. Just start with the First steps in order to join the project.
What materials can I upload?
Any freely licensed media file (images, sound, video, etc.) that is useful for any Wikimedia project can be uploaded. For acceptable file types, see Commons:File types. The licenses must allow for commercial use and the creation of derivative works.1 See also the copyright question for the required license conditions. If you are interested in uploading images, you may find it helpful to read Commons:Image casebook.
This is the second session of the last year training ; We will contribute to Wikipedia, insert image on article, discover Wikimedia Commons, think about local projects.
