User:Gayobah13

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Gayo Bah
Gayo Bah , Library Professional


My Wikimedia Roles

Conferences

My Contributions

Wikipedia Articles Created

  1. Bakary Bunja Darbo
  2. John Colley Faye
  3. Seedy S.K. Njie
  4. Talib Ahmed Bensouda

Wikidata Contributions

I edit Wikidata since mid-2023. My work includes:

  • Creating new items (people, names) relevant to Gambian heritage.
  • Adding and improving labels, aliases, and native language descriptions.
  • Setting or refining claims such as writing system, family name, and place of birth for Gambian persons.

Wikisource Uploads

  1. Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa
  2. Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa. Volume II
  3. Travels in the Interior of Africa, to Sources of The Senegal and Gambia

Wikipedia Fulfulde

  1. Dawda Kairaba Jawara
  2. Yahya Jammeh
  3. Adama Barrow
  4. Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang
  5. Ebrima Solo Sandeng
  6. Seedy S. K. Njie
  7. Ousainou Darboe

Outreach and Community Work

  1. Organized two edit-a-thons in The Gambia (2024–2025): WikiGambia: The Gambia Stub Challenge, and Wikimedia Projects Awareness and Edit-a-thon in The Gambia
  2. Conducted onsite Wikimedia training sessions in The Gambia
  3. Established communication channels for Wikimedia User Group The Gambia:

Publications & Reflections

  1. Wikimedia User Group Gambia Embarks on Awareness Raising Campaign (Gambia Daily, July 31, 2025)
  2. Local language media coverage (YouTube) (Besel Media)
  3. Wikimedia Awareness Campaign Report (YouTube) ( Fulbe TV)
  4. My First Wikimania: Lessons, Inspiration, and a Renewed Mission (Diff)
  5. Putting The Gambia on the World’s Digital Knowledge Map: Reflections from Wikimania 2025 (Diff)
  6. Expanding Wikimedia Awareness in the Gambia(Diff)

Current Focus

  • Supporting the growth of Wikimedia User Group the Gambia.
  • Advancing Gambian languages projects on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Incubator.
  • Building partnerships between libraries and Wikimedia for sustainable knowledge preservation.


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