On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Dagbani Wikimedians User Group celebrated Wikidata’s birthday in Tamale with a learning session, an editing activity, and a cake-cutting session.

The celebration brought together participants to learn more about Wikidata and how they can contribute to the free knowledge movement. The program focused on the basics of creating Wikidata items and adding statements, allowing participants to understand how information is organized and represented on the platform.

Learning the Basics of Wikidata

The training session was led by Alhaj Darajaati, who introduced participants to the process of creating Wikidata items. Participants learned about the importance of items and how they represent people, places, organizations, and other subjects in the world.

The session also covered how to add statements to Wikidata items. Statements help describe an item by providing information about its properties and values.…