Volunteer With Wikimedia Nigeria
Join thousands of volunteers across Nigeria documenting our heritage, languages, cultures, and notable figures. Whether you write articles, take photographs, translate content, or organize campus edit-a-thons, your time empowers free knowledge for millions.
We provide free mentorship, training webinars, data support for approved campaigns, and recognition certificates for community contributors.
Choose Your Volunteering Pathway
Volunteering with Wikimedia User Group Nigeria is flexible and suited to your passions—whether you prefer researching history, capturing photos, translating indigenous languages, or organizing local student hubs.
Wikipedia & Content Editor
Research, create, and verify Wikipedia articles about notable Nigerian people, history, arts, sciences, landmarks, and literature. Help eliminate information gaps about Africa.
Indigenous Languages & Translation
Help preserve and digitize Nigerian mother tongues. Contribute to Yoruba Wikipedia, Hausa Wikipedia, Igbo Wikipedia, Tyap projects, and Wikimedia incubator languages.
Photography & Visual Heritage
Document Nigerian architecture, landscapes, festivals, and cultural traditions. Upload your high-resolution photos under Creative Commons licenses to Wikimedia Commons.
Campus Hubs & Youth Outreach
Found or mentor a Wikimedia Fan Club in your university or polytechnic. Organize campus edit-a-thons, onboard fellow students, and build community leadership.
Wikidata, Tools & Open Tech
Query Linked Open Data using SPARQL, write Pywikibot automated scripts, build data visualisations, and integrate institutional databases with Wikidata knowledge graphs.
GLAM & Cultural Archiving
Partner with Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (GLAM) across Nigeria. Assist curators to liberate out-of-copyright documents and digitize public collections.
How to Get Started as a Volunteer
You can start contributing to free knowledge in four simple steps from anywhere in Nigeria.
Create Wikipedia Account
Register a free global username on Wikimedia that works across Wikipedia, Commons, and Wikidata.
Join Wikimedia Nigeria
Register as an Associate Member / Volunteer to receive campaign alerts, certificates, and travel grant notifications.
Join Live Edit-a-thons
Participate in national contests, online webinars, and physical workshops listed on our Upcoming Events page.
Express Your Interest in Volunteering
Fill out the brief form below and our Community & Outreach Directorate will follow up with relevant campaign groups and training resources.
Meet Nigerian Wikimedians Making Global Impact
From uncovering unrecorded heritage to mentoring student editors, read authentic stories from everyday volunteers across the 36 Nigerian states.
